Inspection Results » Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation

  1. Health Inspection on November 30, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-12-19)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-12-19)
      • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Corrected 2018-12-19)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (Corrected 2018-12-19)

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