Inspection Results » Trucare Living Centers

  1. Health Inspection on July 12, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-07-27)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-07-27)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2018-07-18)
      • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2018-07-13)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-07-13)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • 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 2018-07-18)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-18)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-07-13)
      • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected 2018-07-13)

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