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Deficiency Records for Autumn Lake Healthcare at West Hartford
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Autumn Lake Healthcare at West Hartford. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Autumn Lake Healthcare at West Hartford. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | 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 | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-23 | N |
| Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-19 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-19 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-19 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-19 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-20 | Y |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-20 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-02-14 | 2025-03-10 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-12-31 | 2025-01-15 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-09-19 | 2024-10-14 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-09-19 | 2024-10-14 | Y |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | 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 | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | 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 | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | 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 | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | 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 | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Health | 2024-02-06 | 2024-03-13 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-28 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of medical gas and medical vacuum systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-28 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-28 | N |
| 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 | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | 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 | 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-10 | Y |
| Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| List the names and contact information of those in the facility. | Fire Safety | 2021-10-13 | 2022-01-05 | N |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | 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 | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | 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 | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| 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 | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | 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 | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | 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 | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2021-10-13 | 2021-11-22 | N |