Inspection Results » Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center

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

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-09)

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