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Deficiency Records for Mescalero Care Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Mescalero Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Mescalero Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2025-12-05 | 2026-01-15 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2025-12-05 | 2026-01-15 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2025-12-05 | 2026-01-15 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-12-05 | 2026-01-15 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | 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 | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | 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 | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility?s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | 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 | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | Health | 2025-05-19 | 2025-07-18 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-19 | 2025-06-30 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-19 | 2025-06-30 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-19 | 2025-06-30 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2025-02-27 | 2024-12-17 | Y |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | 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 | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | 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 | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | Health | 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-05 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-22 | 2024-07-06 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | 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 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-31 | N |