Inspection Results » Benefis Senior Services

  1. Health Inspection on May 17, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-06-28)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-06-18)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-06-21)
      • 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 2018-06-28)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-06-18)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-06-18)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-06-08)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-06-18)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-06-18)

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