BLACKFEET CARE CENTER - BROWNING, MT

Complaint Deficiency

• 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
• Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
  • 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: Some
• An approved back-up procedure for a faulty fire alarm system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: 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
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for 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
• Proper backup exit lighting
  • Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
  • Scope: Few
• Exits that are accessible at all times
  • Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
  • Scope: Few
• Proper construction of ducts through walls designed to prevent smoke passage
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • 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
• Proper backup exit lighting
  • 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: Some
• Portable fire extinguishers
  • 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
• 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: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that doctors visit residents regularly, as required
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that all needed doctor visits are made personally by a doctor, as required. After initial doctor visit, care may be alternated by a physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP)
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual 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: Some
• Approved construction type or materials
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Properly located and lighted Exit signs
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly maintained smoke detectors
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Portable fire extinguishers
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• 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
• Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Completely assess the resident at least every twelve months
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Check and assess each resident's assessment at least every 3 months
  • 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: Few
• Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Encode and automate the resident's assessment data
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis
  • Harm: Potential for minimal 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: Many
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• 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: Some
• Make sure that doctors visit residents regularly, as required
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that all needed doctor visits are made personally by a doctor, as required. After initial doctor visit, care may be alternated by a physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP)
  • Harm: Potential for minimal 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: Some
• 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: Some
• 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: Some
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• 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
• Approved construction type or materials
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly maintained smoke detectors
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly protected cooking facilities
  • 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: Many
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• 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: Actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Send and promptly deliver unopened mail to residents
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Check and assess each resident's assessment at least every 3 months
  • 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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Maintain 15 months of resident assessments in the resident's active clinical record
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Encode and automate the resident's assessment data
  • 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: 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: Some
• 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: Actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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 visit residents regularly, as required
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Be administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Some
• Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents
  • 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: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many

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