BIGGS GRIDLEY MEM HOSP D/P SNF - GRIDLEY, CA

Use of Medical Imaging

Staff Information

Outcome of Care

Complaint Deficiency

• Approved construction type or materials
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly working alarms on sprinkler valves
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent survey
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Listen to the resident or family groups or act on their complaints or suggestions
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Maintain comfortable sound levels
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores
  • Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Keep all essential equipment working safely
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• 1) Ensure lab services, blood blanks and transfusion services provided on site meet requirements for certified laboratories; or 2) Have an agreement to obtain services from an offsite laboratory, that meets the same requirements
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Maintain comfortable sound levels
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and being separated from others
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Listen to the resident or family groups or act on their complaints or suggestions
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Provide proper discharge planning and communication, of the resident's health status and summary of the resident's stay
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Provide a tasty and well-balanced diet that meets the nutritional needs of each resident
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Hire a qualified dietician
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Keep all essential equipment working safely
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few