BIRCHWOOD HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER - MILWAUKEE, WI

Complaint Deficiency

• 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
• An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: Actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
  • 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: Some
• Proper backup exit lighting
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Exits that are accessible at all times
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Hire sufficient dietary support personnel
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• A properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: Few
• Approved construction type or materials
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Exits that are accessible at all times
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Properly located and lighted Exit signs
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
  • 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: Some
• Portable fire extinguishers
  • 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: Some
• Properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• 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: Many
• Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Approved construction type or materials
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Corridors that are separated from common areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke
  • 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
• Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly
  • 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
• 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
  • 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: Some
• Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
  • Harm: 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 who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• 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: Few
• 1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%
  • 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: Some
• 1) Review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
  • 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: Some
• Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Proper backup exit lighting
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor and a family member of the resident of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: 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: Some
• Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: Few

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