Deficiency Records for Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital

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Updated as of April 01, 2024

A list of the most recent deficiencies for Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital. 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?
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2024-01-18 2024-02-09 Y
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. Fire Safety 2023-12-14 2024-01-05 Y
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Health 2023-12-18 2024-01-04 Y
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. Health 2023-11-14 2023-12-07 Y
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Health 2023-11-14 2023-12-07 Y
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 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 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 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 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Post nurse staffing information every day. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 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 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 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 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. Health 2023-11-02 2023-11-30 N
Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Provide emergency officials' contact information. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Meet other general requirements. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. Fire Safety 2023-11-08 2023-11-30 N
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Health 2023-10-26 2023-11-22 Y
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 2023-07-07 2023-08-03 Y
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident?s advance directives. Health 2023-07-07 2023-08-03 Y
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. Health 2023-07-07 2023-08-03 Y
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. Health 2023-05-05 2023-05-20 Y
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 2022-12-16 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 2022-12-16 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 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 2022-12-16 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 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 2022-12-16 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 2022-12-16 N
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. Health 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Meet other general requirements that are deficient. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 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 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Construct fire resistant interior walls. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. Fire Safety 2022-11-17 2022-12-16 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2022-03-08 2022-03-18 Y
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 2022-03-04 2022-03-15 Y
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2022-03-04 2022-03-15 Y
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 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 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 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 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Post nurse staffing information every day. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Health 2020-01-20 2020-02-13 N
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. Fire Safety 2020-01-22 2020-01-27 N
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. Fire Safety 2020-01-22 2020-01-27 N
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. Fire Safety 2020-01-22 2020-01-27 N
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. Health 2020-01-20 Not Fixed N