A list of the most recent deficiencies for Rock River Health Care. 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 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 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | Y |
| Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-17 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-17 | N |
| Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-17 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for sheltering. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Provide primary/alternate means for communication. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure that waiting areas, nurse?s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-20 | 2023-10-11 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-26 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | 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 | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-26 | N |
| Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. | Health | 2023-02-08 | 2023-02-16 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2023-01-25 | 2023-02-02 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-05 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-05 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-05 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-05 | Y |
| Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | Health | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-05 | Y |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2022-11-09 | 2022-11-17 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-07 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-08-10 | 2022-08-25 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-08-10 | 2022-08-25 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2022-08-10 | 2022-08-25 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2022-08-10 | 2022-08-25 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | 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 | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-15 | 2022-08-19 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-28 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-28 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2022-06-08 | 2022-06-14 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-29 | Y |
| Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for sheltering. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | 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 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-03 | N |
| Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | 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 | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | 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 | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | 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 | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | 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 | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-05-14 | 2021-06-01 | N |
