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Deficiency Records for Northwest Healthcare Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Northwest Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Northwest Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2026-01-23 | 2026-04-12 | 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 | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | 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 | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service. | Health | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| 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 | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2026-01-23 | 2026-02-28 | N |
| Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | 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 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | 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 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-22 | Y |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | 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 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | 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 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Meet other general requirements. | Fire Safety | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-21 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-26 | 2019-08-30 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-26 | 2019-08-30 | 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 | 2019-06-26 | 2019-08-30 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| 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 | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | 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 | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |
| Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. | Health | 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-30 | N |