Inspection Results » Portagepointe

Health Inspection on February 14, 2019 ^[1]

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

   • 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 2019-03-16)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-03-25)

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

   • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-03-20)

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

   • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-03-25)

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

   • Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (Corrected 2019-03-16)