Inspection Results » St Joseph's Medical Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 27, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2018-04-07)
      • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2018-04-07)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-04-07)
      • Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-04-07)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-04-07)

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