Resident Complaints » Cedar Ridge Center

Health Inspection on October 8, 2018 ^[1]

1. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety

   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-24)

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

   • 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 2019-01-09)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
   • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2019-01-09)

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

   • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
   • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-12-04)
   • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • 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 2019-01-09)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-04)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-12-04)
   • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-24)

4. Isolated: 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 2019-01-09)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-12-04)
   • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • 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 2019-01-09)
   • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. (Corrected 2018-12-04)
   • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
   • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (Corrected 2019-01-09)