Inspection Results » Washington Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on June 16, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2017-07-24)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients. (Corrected 2017-07-24)
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-07-24)

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