Deficiency Records for Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care
Updated as of March 01, 2024
A list of the most recent deficiencies for Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care. 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for volunteers. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Develop a communication plan. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | 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 | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure that waiting areas, nurse?s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-06 | 2023-02-20 | N |
| Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | Health | 2022-07-22 | 2022-08-10 | Y |
| The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | 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 | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | 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 | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | 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 | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2019-10-04 | 2019-12-03 | N |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | 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 | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). | Fire Safety | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | N |
| 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 | 2023-07-31 | Not Fixed | Y |
