Inspection Results » Hagerstown Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 26, 2017 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • 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 2017-12-04)
      • Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-12-04)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis. (Corrected 2017-12-04)

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