Case Study Nursing Home

1. What trend in citations do you find in this nursing home or home care agency? In the last three years, the nursing home occurred several violations with some violations being repetitive over the three years upon inspection. The inspectors report deficiencies in the quality of care, resident assessment. and their rights. This includes nutrition and diet, pharmacy services, environment and administration.
2. What causes do you think led to the identification of deficient practices cited here? Several complaints and incidents were received from the nursing home and reviewed by the Department through the Centralized Complaint Intake Unit. This is the unit that responds to, inspects and provides the appropriate action to be taken against/by
It becomes part of the contingency plan and recognizing the likely barriers can be a little tricky. Providing a safe and secure environment for our customers and our employees is essential to provide the appropriate and safe care. Everyone is expected to take proactive actions as are necessary to ensure a safe and secure environment.
(F0253) Hire and develop a team that will provide housekeeping and maintenance services under the direction of the director of nurses, will provide adequate staff for the upkeep and maintenance. The environmental service is responsible for all clean-ups using approved disinfectant in providing a safe and clean environment. Maintain the cleaning level and performance in the maintenance on schedule by providing a checklist that will display daily, weekly and monthly maintenance on the building inside and
Select a nursing home in your current town or home town to compare with the nursing home you selected in part 1 of this assignment. Compare the types of deficiencies you saw between the two nursing homes and comment on commonalities. Do you have any sense of why the first nursing home you selected and the second one you reviewed would have similar or different patterns or citations? The two agencies compared were similar in deficiencies as they both had deficiencies in nutrition and dietary. Where the inspectors found that the nursing homes failed to store, cook, and serve, food in a safe and clean way. These deficiencies are ongoing issues in the facilities, which represent a much bigger problem and need to be addressed in the rating system. The reason being that some of the residents are aging, elderly and they are fragile, making nutrition essential to their care. Nutrients as part of their care need to place on high priority, they need all the strength they can possibly receive from the daily intake of good food nutrients for