Inspection Results » Avalon Care Center - Federal Way

  1. Health Inspection on December 6, 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 2019-01-18)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • 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 2019-01-18)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • 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 2019-01-18)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-01-18)

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