Inspection Results » Sterling Park Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on January 17, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
    2. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-02-26)

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