Inspection Results » Luling Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on September 27, 2018 [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 2018-09-28)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-09-28)

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