Inspection Results » Health & Rehabilitation Center at Thomas Circle

  1. Health Inspection on August 15, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • 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 2018-10-30)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • 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 2018-10-30)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-10-30)

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