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Deficiency Records for Vernon Healthcare Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Vernon Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Vernon Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2026-01-28 | 2026-02-13 | Y |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | 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 | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-21 | N |
| Provide primary/alternate means for communication. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-07 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2025-12-09 | 2025-12-31 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-12-09 | 2025-12-31 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-12-09 | 2025-12-31 | Y |
| Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | Health | 2025-09-12 | 2025-09-18 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-18 | Y |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-18 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-18 | Y |
| Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | Health | 2025-06-06 | 2025-06-30 | Y |
| Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | Health | 2025-05-05 | 2025-05-06 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-25 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-03-13 | 2025-03-27 | Y |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2025-02-20 | 2025-03-05 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2025-02-20 | 2025-03-05 | Y |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-28 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-28 | N |
| Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | 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 | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | 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 | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | 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 | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-27 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2024-12-18 | 2025-01-07 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-12-18 | 2025-01-07 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-29 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-29 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-29 | Y |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2024-11-12 | 2024-11-19 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-12 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-12 | Y |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2024-10-07 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2024-10-07 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-10-09 | 2024-10-17 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-11 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-11 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-11 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-11 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-11 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2024-09-13 | 2024-09-30 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-08-28 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-08-28 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-08-12 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-08-12 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2024-08-15 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-08-12 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-08-12 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2024-08-12 | 2024-08-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-08-09 | 2024-08-26 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2024-08-09 | 2024-08-26 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-19 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-19 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-19 | Y |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-19 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-19 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-19 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-19 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-06-04 | 2024-06-14 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-05-24 | 2024-06-14 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-05-24 | 2024-06-14 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-05-24 | 2024-06-14 | Y |
| Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. | Health | 2024-06-10 | 2024-06-14 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-15 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-15 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-02-14 | 2024-02-28 | Y |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | 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 | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | 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 | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | 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 | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-01-04 | 2024-01-11 | Y |
| Provide emergency officials' contact information. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | 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 | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Ensure that sources of ignition are removed from patients receiving respiratory therapy. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-10 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-25 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-31 | Y |