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Deficiency Records for Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-09-18 | 2025-10-10 | Y |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | 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 | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | 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 | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Install proper backup exit lighting. | Fire Safety | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-23 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-15 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-15 | 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 | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-15 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2025-02-17 | 2025-02-21 | Y |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2025-02-17 | 2025-02-21 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-02-17 | 2025-02-21 | 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 | 2025-02-17 | 2025-02-21 | Y |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-22 | 2024-10-01 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | 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 | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | 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 | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | N |
| 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 | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-04-25 | 2024-06-23 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-23 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-23 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-10 | Y |
| Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | Health | 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-10 | 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 | 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-10 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-10 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-12 | 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 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-12 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-12 | Y |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | 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 | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | 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 | 2023-12-21 | 2024-02-16 | 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 | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | 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 | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-16 | 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 | 2023-11-02 | 2024-02-16 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-12-21 | 2024-01-09 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-12-21 | 2024-01-09 | Y |
| 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 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| 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 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | 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 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | 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 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | Health | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection. | Fire Safety | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-14 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-08 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-01 | 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 | 2023-06-16 | 2023-07-13 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-06-16 | 2023-07-13 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-06-16 | 2023-07-13 | Y |
| 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 | 2023-06-16 | 2023-07-13 | Y |