Clinton Healthcare Center

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Administration Deficiencies

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Administration Deficiencies

Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.

Administration Deficiencies

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Services Deficiencies

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Environmental Deficiencies

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Environmental Deficiencies

Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Environmental Deficiencies

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Smoke Deficiencies

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Egress Deficiencies

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Smoke Deficiencies

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Smoke Deficiencies

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Smoke Deficiencies

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Smoke Deficiencies

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Smoke Deficiencies

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Miscellaneous Deficiencies

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Environmental Deficiencies

Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Environmental Deficiencies

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Construction Deficiencies

Meet other general requirements.

Egress Deficiencies

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Egress Deficiencies

Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.

Egress Deficiencies

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Egress Deficiencies

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Smoke Deficiencies

Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.

Services Deficiencies

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Ensure gas and vacuum piping is labeled.

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Environmental Deficiencies

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Environmental Deficiencies

Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.