Inspection Results » North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation Center

  1. Health Inspection on April 24, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2019-05-23)
      • 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 2019-05-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2019-05-23)
      • 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 2019-05-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • 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 2019-05-21)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. (Corrected 2019-05-21)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-05-21)

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