Inspection Results » Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 11, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • 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 2018-11-23)

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]

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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