Inspection Results » Balch Springs Nursing Home

  1. Health Inspection on November 9, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-09)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-09)
      • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (Corrected 2018-12-09)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-09)

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