Inspection Results » United Medical Nursing Home

Health Inspection on November 14, 2017 ^[1]

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

   • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life. (Corrected 2017-12-29)

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

   • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Send unopened mail from residents and promptly deliver unopened mail to residents. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2017-12-29)

3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm

   • Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Let residents talk to and get information from agencies acting on their behalf. (Corrected 2017-12-29)
   • Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (Corrected 2017-12-29)