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Deficiency Records for Avantara Groton
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Avantara Groton. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Avantara Groton. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-29 | 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-29 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | 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 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2025-12-11 | 2026-01-25 | 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 | 2024-11-26 | 2024-10-24 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-27 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-27 | 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 | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-27 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-27 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-01 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | 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 | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | 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 | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | 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 | 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-23 | 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 | 2023-04-14 | 2023-04-15 | N |