Inspection Results » Spokane Veterans Home

  1. Health Inspection on April 5, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • 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 2019-05-17)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-05-17)

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