Inspection Results » Life Care Center of South Hill

  1. Health Inspection on August 8, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-09-12)

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