A list of the most recent deficiencies for White Pine 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-06-08 | Y |
| Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident?s advance directives. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-06-08 | Y |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | 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 | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | 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 | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | 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 | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-05-17 | N |
| Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures including evacuation. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Develop a communication plan. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Establish emergency prep training and testing. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-27 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2022-06-09 | 2022-08-04 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2022-06-09 | 2022-08-04 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2022-06-09 | 2022-08-04 | N |
| Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel. | Fire Safety | 2022-06-09 | 2022-08-04 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2022-06-09 | 2022-08-04 | 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 | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-30 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-22 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-21 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-09 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-08 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-07 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-03 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2022-06-03 | 2022-06-03 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-05-12 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-05-03 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-30 | N |
| Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | 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 | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | 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 | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | 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 | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Report COVID19 data to residents and families. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-16 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-15 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-15 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-15 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-14 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-14 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-14 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-13 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-13 | N |
| Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-07 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-05 | N |
