Inspection Results » Hidden Lake Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on March 22, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected N/A)
      • 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 N/A)
      • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Corrected N/A)
      • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with residentÂ’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of schedu (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected N/A)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected N/A)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected N/A)
      • Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected N/A)
      • Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected N/A)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected N/A)

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