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Deficiency Records for Potomac Falls Health and Rehab Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Potomac Falls Health and Rehab Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Potomac Falls Health and Rehab Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel. | Fire Safety | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-28 | N |
| Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. | Fire Safety | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-28 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | 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 | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | 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 | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | Health | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | 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 | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-11 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-11 | 2019-01-31 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-11 | 2019-01-31 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-11 | 2019-01-31 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2018-10-11 | 2019-01-31 | N |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | 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 | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | 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 | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | 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 | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2018-10-11 | 2018-11-23 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-12 | N |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-12 | N |
| Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-11 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-10 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-10 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-10 | 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 | 2017-03-23 | 2017-05-10 | N |