Inspection Results » Spring Branch Transitional Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on April 25, 2019 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2019-05-16)

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