Inspection Results » Uptown Health Center

  1. Health Inspection on January 17, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
    2. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2019-01-19)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-01-19)

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