Deficiency Records for Aperion Care Westchester
Updated as of August 01, 2016
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Aperion Care Westchester. 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-22 | Y |
| 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 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-22 | Y |
| Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. | Health | 2016-03-17 | 2016-04-04 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2016-03-17 | 2016-04-04 | Y |
| Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed. | Health | 2016-01-14 | 2016-02-04 | Y |
| Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature. | Health | 2016-01-14 | 2016-02-04 | Y |
| Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. | Health | 2016-01-14 | 2016-02-04 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2015-11-24 | 2015-12-09 | Y |
| Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves. | Health | 2015-11-24 | 2015-12-09 | Y |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2015-11-24 | 2015-12-09 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-11-24 | 2015-12-09 | Y |
| 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 | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-19 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-19 | N |
| Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-19 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-19 | N |
| Have enough backup water supply for essential areas of the nursing home. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-19 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-14 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Make sure that each residents' abilities in activities of daily living do not decline, unless unavoidable. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| 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 | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | 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 | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | Y |
| Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | Y |
| Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them. | Health | 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-11 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2015-06-09 | 2015-07-08 | Y |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2015-06-09 | 2015-07-08 | Y |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2015-06-09 | 2015-07-08 | Y |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2015-06-03 | 2015-07-03 | Y |
| Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. | Health | 2015-06-03 | 2015-07-03 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-06-03 | 2015-07-03 | Y |
| Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Walls that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment. | Fire Safety | 2015-06-16 | 2015-07-01 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-22 | Y |
| Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed. | Health | 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-22 | Y |
| Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. | Health | 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-22 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2015-04-24 | 2015-04-29 | Y |
| Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. | Health | 2015-04-09 | 2015-04-18 | Y |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-25 | Y |
| Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse. | Health | 2015-02-10 | 2015-03-10 | Y |
| Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-31 | N |
| Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-31 | N |
| Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-31 | N |
| Proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-31 | N |
| Proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-31 | N |
| Exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| A written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Back-up procedures in place for a faulty automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| An approved back-up procedure for a faulty fire alarm system. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-30 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-28 | N |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-27 | N |
| Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-25 | 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 | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-24 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-24 | 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 | 2014-06-19 | 2014-06-24 | Y |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-21 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2014-05-22 | 2014-06-20 | N |
| Properly maintained smoke detectors. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-06-02 | N |
| Walls that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-05-31 | N |
| Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-05-31 | N |
| Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-05-31 | N |
| Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2014-05-28 | 2014-05-28 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2013-07-12 | 2013-08-15 | 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 | 2013-07-12 | 2013-08-15 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2013-07-12 | 2013-08-15 | 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 | 2013-07-12 | 2013-08-15 | N |
| 1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours of dinner; and 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day. | Health | 2013-07-12 | 2013-08-15 | N |
| Walls that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour. | Fire Safety | 2013-07-11 | 2013-07-31 | N |
| Exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2013-07-11 | 2013-07-31 | N |
| Properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles. | Fire Safety | 2013-07-11 | 2013-07-31 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection. | Health | 2013-07-12 | 2013-07-12 | N |
