Inspection Results » Braxton Health Care Center

Health Inspection on January 10, 2019 ^[1]

1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2019-02-11)

2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2019-02-11)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • 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 2019-02-11)
   • 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 2019-02-11)
   • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. (Corrected 2019-02-11)
   • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2019-02-11)