PRESTONSBURG HEALTH CARE CENTER - PRESTONSBURG, KY

Complaint Deficiency

• Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • 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: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
  • Harm: Actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• 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: 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
• Dispose of garbage and refuse properly
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
  • Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
  • Scope: Few
• Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
  • 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
• 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
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• 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
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
  • 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

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Quality Measures