Deficiency Records for Huntington Post Acute
Updated as of October 01, 2018
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Huntington Post Acute. 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2018-07-26 | 2018-08-02 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2018-06-18 | 2018-07-10 | Y |
| Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | Health | 2018-05-08 | 2018-05-29 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2018-05-08 | 2018-05-29 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | 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 | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | 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 | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | 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 ne | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | 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 | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2018-03-16 | 2018-04-24 | Y |
| Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | 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 | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-13 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2017-10-23 | 2017-11-03 | Y |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. | Health | 2017-10-23 | 2017-11-03 | Y |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. | Health | 2017-10-11 | 2017-10-18 | Y |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-13 | 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 | 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors. | Fire Safety | 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Keep clinical record information safe. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | N |
| Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | Y |
| Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. | Health | 2017-05-19 | 2017-06-13 | Y |
| Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. | Health | 2017-01-27 | 2017-03-02 | Y |
| Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion. | Health | 2017-01-27 | 2017-03-02 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2016-09-16 | 2016-10-07 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2016-06-06 | 2016-10-06 | Y |
| Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. | Health | 2016-06-06 | 2016-09-05 | Y |
| Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property. | Health | 2016-07-19 | 2016-08-12 | Y |
| Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-08-10 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-08-10 | N |
| Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Keep each resident free from drugs that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | N |
| 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-07-19 | Y |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-15 | Y |
| Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property. | Health | 2016-05-06 | 2016-05-25 | Y |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2016-05-06 | 2016-05-25 | Y |
| Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Make sure that each residents' abilities in activities of daily living do not decline, unless unavoidable. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| 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 | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Operate and provide services according to Federal, State, and local laws and professional standards. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | N |
| Provide written records when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | Y |
| Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | Y |
| Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | Health | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-17 | Y |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2016-03-09 | 2016-05-10 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2016-03-08 | 2016-05-10 | Y |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2016-03-07 | 2016-05-10 | Y |
| Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-31 | 2016-04-27 | N |
| Have other fire safety features required by fire safety codes. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-31 | 2016-04-27 | N |
| No-smoking signs where oxygen is used. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-31 | 2016-04-27 | N |
| Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible. | Health | 2016-03-16 | 2016-03-18 | Y |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Health | 2016-01-21 | 2016-02-22 | Y |
