A list of the most recent deficiencies for Homestead Healthcare Center. 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | N |
| Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-26 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-26 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-26 | Y |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-04-18 | 2023-05-01 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-04-18 | 2023-05-01 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2023-04-18 | 2023-04-24 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-04-18 | 2023-04-24 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-04-18 | 2023-04-18 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2023-03-20 | 2023-04-12 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-03-20 | 2023-04-12 | 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 | 2023-03-20 | 2023-04-12 | N |
| Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | Health | 2023-03-20 | 2023-04-12 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-04-04 | 2022-05-26 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2022-04-04 | 2022-05-26 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2022-04-04 | 2022-05-26 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2022-04-04 | 2022-05-26 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-02-16 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | 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 | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | 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 | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | Y |
| Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | Health | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | 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 | 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-27 | 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 | 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | 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 | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2022-02-16 | 2022-03-25 | Y |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-10 | Y |
| 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 | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-10 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-10 | Y |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | Health | 2021-06-23 | 2021-07-15 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2021-06-23 | 2021-07-15 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2021-06-23 | 2021-07-15 | Y |
| 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 | 2021-06-23 | 2021-07-15 | Y |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2021-05-26 | 2021-06-11 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2021-05-26 | 2021-06-11 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-11 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-11 | Y |
