Inspection Results » Virginia Highlands Health and Rehab

  1. Health Inspection on July 23, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
      • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-08-23)

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