Inspection Results » Greenbrier Regional Medical Center

  1. Health Inspection on July 27, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-09-06)
      • Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. (Corrected 2017-09-06)

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