Inspection Results » Cashmere Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on December 12, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-21)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-01-21)

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