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Deficiency Records for Linwood Meadows Care Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Linwood Meadows Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Linwood Meadows Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-08-05 | 2025-10-02 | Y |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | 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 | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | 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 | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | 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 | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | 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 | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | 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 | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-13 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-12 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-12 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-12 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-12 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-12 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-22 | 2025-06-02 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2025-05-23 | 2025-05-24 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-01-10 | 2025-02-06 | Y |
| Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. | Health | 2024-11-01 | 2024-12-23 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-18 | Y |
| Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | Health | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-18 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-08-20 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-21 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-21 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-21 | 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 | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-21 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-21 | 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 | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | 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 | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | Health | 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-16 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | 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 | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | 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 | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | 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 | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2021-07-23 | 2021-09-14 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | 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 | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-20 | N |