Inspection Results » Josephine Caring Community

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

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-05-11)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-05-11)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2018-05-11)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-05-11)

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