Inspection Results » Avalon Valley Rehabilitation

  1. Health Inspection on November 29, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2019-01-23)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2019-01-23)

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]

About The Inspection Process


References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Health-Inspections.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Inspection-Results.html