HERMANN HOSPITAL - HOUSTON, TX

Complaint Deficiency

• Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent survey
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• 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: Many
• 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
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
  • Scope: Many
• Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Be administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Tell the resident completely about his or her health status, care and treatments
  • 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
• Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many