Inspection Results » Avalon Care Center - Pullman

  1. Health Inspection on July 27, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • 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 2018-08-28)
      • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
    5. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-08-28)

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