Deficiency Records for Riviera Healthcare Center

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Updated as of April 01, 2024

A list of the most recent deficiencies for Riviera Healthcare Center. 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?
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 N
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
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 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
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 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2023-11-30 2023-12-21 Y
Provide emergency officials' contact information. Fire Safety 2023-11-30 2023-12-12 N
Meet other general requirements that are deficient. Fire Safety 2023-11-30 2023-12-12 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 2023-11-30 2023-12-12 N
Construct fire resistant interior walls. Fire Safety 2023-11-30 2023-12-12 N
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. Fire Safety 2023-11-30 2023-12-12 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2023-11-10 2023-11-22 Y
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2023-09-15 2023-09-28 Y
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Health 2023-08-09 2023-08-18 Y
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Post nurse staffing information every day. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 N
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-21 Y
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-20 N
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-20 N
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-20 N
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-20 N
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. Health 2022-11-17 2022-11-28 Y
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Health 2022-11-17 2022-11-28 Y
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2022-11-17 2022-11-28 Y
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2022-04-27 2022-05-13 Y
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2022-04-08 2022-04-19 Y
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Health 2022-01-04 2022-02-10 Y
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Health 2022-01-04 2022-02-10 Y
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Health 2022-01-24 2022-02-07 Y
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Health 2021-12-21 2022-01-04 Y
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Health 2021-11-24 2021-12-13 Y
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Health 2021-11-24 2021-12-13 Y
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Health 2021-11-24 2021-12-13 Y
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Health 2021-11-24 2021-12-13 Y
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Health 2021-11-15 2021-11-29 Y
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2021-09-10 2021-09-21 Y
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
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. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 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 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 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 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 N
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. Health 2019-04-15 2019-05-23 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 2019-04-13 2019-05-07 N
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. Fire Safety 2019-04-13 2019-05-07 N
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. Fire Safety 2019-04-13 2019-05-07 N