Inspection Results » Garden Place Healthcare

Health Inspection on October 19, 2017 ^[1]

1. Pattern: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • 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 2018-02-09)
   • Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. (Corrected 2018-02-09)

2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. (Corrected 2018-02-09)
   • Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-12-27)

3. 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 2018-02-09)
   • Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. (Corrected 2018-02-09)
   • Provide residents with private access to a telephone. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility. (Corrected 2017-12-27)

4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills. (Corrected 2018-02-09)
   • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-12-27)

5. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined safe. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2018-02-09)
   • Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Keep clinical records for an appropriate amount of time. (Corrected 2017-12-27)
   • Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-02-09)