Inspection Results » Palm Garden of Pinellas

  1. Health Inspection on June 14, 2018 [1]

    1. 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 2018-07-14)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • 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 2018-07-14)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-07-14)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-07-14)

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