A list of the most recent deficiencies for Bernard Care 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-11-16 | 2023-12-22 | 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 | 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-25 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-25 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-02-23 | 2023-04-01 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-26 | 2022-10-10 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-02-08 | 2022-04-07 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-02-08 | 2022-04-07 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2022-02-08 | 2022-04-07 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2022-02-08 | 2022-03-28 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-02-08 | 2022-03-28 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | 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 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| 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 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | 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 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | 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 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2019-06-27 | 2019-08-11 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | 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 | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | 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 | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2018-06-13 | 2018-07-28 | N |
