Inspection Results » Covington Care and Rehabilitation Center

  1. Health Inspection on November 20, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with residentÂ’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of schedu (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
    5. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-12-20)

To be part of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nursing homes have to meet certain requirements set by Congress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has entered into an agreement with state governments to do health inspections and fire safety inspections of these nursing homes and investigate complaints about nursing home care. [2]

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Health-Inspections.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Inspection-Results.html