Inspection Results » Focused Care of Gilmer

  1. Health Inspection on January 18, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-02-23)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-02-23)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-02-23)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-02-06)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2019-02-06)

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