Inspection Results » Lafayette Nursing Home

  1. Health Inspection on January 25, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
      • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
    2. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
      • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Corrected 2019-03-04)
      • Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Corrected 2019-03-04)
    5. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected 2019-03-04)

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