Inspection Results » Ovid Healthcare Center

Health Inspection on September 14, 2018 ^[1]

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

   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-10-17)

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

   • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • 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 2018-11-27)

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

   • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
   • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2018-11-27)
   • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-10-17)