Inspection Results » Plymouth Harborside Healthcare

Health Inspection on January 5, 2018 ^[1]

1. Isolated: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety

   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-01-13)

2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. (Corrected 2018-02-08)

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

   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2018-02-08)

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

   • 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 2018-02-08)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Corrected 2018-02-08)
   • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected 2018-02-08)