Inspection Results » Norfolk Health and Rehabilitation Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 17, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. (Corrected 2017-09-27)
      • Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly. (Corrected 2017-09-27)

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