Deficiency Records for Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville
Updated as of November 01, 2020
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-24 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-24 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-24 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-03 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2019-12-12 | 2019-12-13 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2019-02-27 | 2019-03-27 | Y |
| Be properly staffed | Fire Safety | 2018-10-30 | 2019-01-03 | N |
| Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration. | Fire Safety | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-30 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-30 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Have exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-30 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-30 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2018-11-02 | 2018-12-01 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2018-02-14 | 2018-03-12 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2018-02-14 | 2018-03-12 | Y |
| 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. | Health | 2017-10-27 | 2017-11-26 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2017-10-27 | 2017-11-26 | N |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2017-10-27 | 2017-11-26 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2017-10-27 | 2017-11-26 | N |
