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Deficiency Records for Nortonville Health Care Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Nortonville Health Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Nortonville Health Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide family notifications of emergency plan. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Have an externally vented heating system. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-19 | N |
| Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility?s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | 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 | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | Y |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2026-01-14 | 2026-03-12 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-09 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-09-17 | 2025-10-10 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-07-31 | 2025-09-21 | Y |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | 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 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-16 | 2025-07-03 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| 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 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | 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 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | 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 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | Health | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-16 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-01-27 | 2025-02-14 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-09-18 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-08-14 | Y |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | 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 | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Provide primary/alternate means for communication. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for volunteers. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | N |
| Provide family notifications of emergency plan. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-27 | 2023-09-20 | 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 | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | Y |
| Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | Y |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | Health | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-08-09 | 2023-08-11 | Y |