Inspection Results » Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chestertown

  1. Health Inspection on October 19, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (Corrected 2017-12-31)
      • 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. (Corrected 2017-12-31)

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