Inspection Results » Medicalodges Fort Scott

  1. Health Inspection on August 23, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
    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 2018-09-12)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-09-12)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-09-12)

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