Inspection Results » Southern Oaks Care Center

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

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-08-10)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-08-10)

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