A list of the most recent deficiencies for Watsonville Nursing 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? |
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-08-22 | 2023-09-19 | Y |
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-03-20 | 2023-04-01 | Y |
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Provide appropriate foot care. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | 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 | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | 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 | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | 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 | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | N |
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-03 | Y |
Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-27 | N |
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-15 | Y |
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2021-04-13 | 2021-05-03 | Y |
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-07 | N |
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-07 | N |
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-07 | N |
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-07 | N |
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-07 | N |
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
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 | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | 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 | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-25 | N |
Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-20 | N |
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | 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 | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | 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 | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | 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 | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
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 | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2018-04-05 | 2018-05-25 | N |