Deficiency Records for Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock
Updated as of January 01, 2023
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock. 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2022-01-12 | 2022-01-26 | Y |
| Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub. | Fire Safety | 2021-12-07 | 2022-01-09 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2021-12-07 | 2022-01-09 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | 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 | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2021-12-09 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2021-12-07 | 2022-01-08 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2021-10-14 | 2021-11-05 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-10-14 | 2021-11-05 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-14 | Y |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-11-16 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | N |
| Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | Health | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | 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 | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-05-23 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-05-22 | 2019-06-22 | 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 | 2019-05-22 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2019-05-22 | 2019-06-22 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2019-05-22 | 2019-06-22 | N |
