Inspection Results » Alameda County Medical Center Distinct Part Skilled Nursing Facility

  1. Health Inspection on August 9, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • 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 2018-09-09)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-09-09)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-09-09)

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