A list of the most recent deficiencies for Artesia Palms 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-09-19 | 2023-10-05 | Y |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2023-09-19 | 2023-10-05 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-09-06 | 2023-09-30 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-09-06 | 2023-09-30 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-09-08 | 2023-09-29 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-08-23 | 2023-09-22 | Y |
| Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | Health | 2023-08-22 | 2023-09-18 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | 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 | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | 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 | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | 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 | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-07-21 | 2023-08-18 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. | Health | 2023-07-18 | 2023-08-17 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-07-18 | 2023-08-17 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-07-18 | 2023-08-17 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-07-13 | 2023-08-14 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-07-13 | 2023-08-14 | Y |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-12 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-12 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-12 | N |
| Have proper openings in smoke barrier doors. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-12 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-12 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-06-08 | 2023-08-01 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2023-07-01 | 2023-07-29 | Y |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2023-07-01 | 2023-07-29 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-04-28 | 2023-05-15 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. | Health | 2023-04-14 | 2023-04-28 | Y |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2023-03-28 | 2023-04-25 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-04-05 | 2023-04-21 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-03-21 | 2023-04-18 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-03-21 | 2023-04-18 | Y |
| Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-18 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-18 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-18 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-18 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-18 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-17 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-03-09 | 2023-04-08 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-26 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-26 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | 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 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | Health | 2023-01-31 | 2023-03-13 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-27 | 2023-02-17 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-27 | 2023-02-17 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-27 | 2023-02-17 | N |
| Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-27 | 2023-02-17 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2022-11-16 | 2022-12-06 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2022-11-16 | 2022-12-06 | Y |
| Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Health | 2022-11-16 | 2022-12-06 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-08-26 | 2022-11-29 | Y |
| 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 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-11-29 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2022-09-29 | 2022-11-15 | Y |
| Provide appropriate foot care. | Health | 2022-09-29 | 2022-11-15 | Y |
| Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. | Health | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-07 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-08-29 | 2022-09-07 | Y |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | 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 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | Health | 2022-07-11 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2022-07-12 | 2022-08-05 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2022-03-18 | 2022-07-27 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-03-18 | 2022-07-27 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-03-18 | 2022-07-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-04-21 | 2022-07-13 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-30 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-05-13 | 2022-06-10 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-05-12 | 2022-06-10 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-03-10 | 2022-05-31 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2022-03-10 | 2022-05-31 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-04-29 | 2022-05-29 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2022-04-13 | 2022-05-15 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2022-05-08 | 2022-05-15 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2022-03-15 | 2022-04-05 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-20 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-30 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-30 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2021-11-12 | 2021-12-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-11-12 | 2021-12-16 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2021-10-21 | 2021-12-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-10-21 | 2021-12-16 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-10-21 | 2021-12-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-09-03 | 2021-11-30 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-06-09 | 2021-11-16 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2021-08-27 | 2021-09-30 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-10 | Y |
| 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 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-10 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2021-08-02 | 2021-09-03 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-28 | Y |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2021-06-25 | 2021-07-28 | Y |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-21 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-05-26 | 2021-06-11 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-03-11 | 2021-05-12 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-12 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-12 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2021-05-18 | Not Fixed | Y |
