Deficiency Records for Harbor House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Updated as of March 01, 2024
A list of the most recent deficiencies for Harbor House Nursing and Rehabilitation 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | 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 | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | 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 | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | 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 | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2023-05-17 | 2023-06-29 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-22 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-22 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-22 | N |
| Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-22 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-22 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2019-10-17 | 2019-11-26 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2019-10-17 | 2019-11-26 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
| 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 | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | 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 | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2018-08-13 | 2018-09-07 | N |
