Deficiency Records for Desert Mountain Care Center
Updated as of July 01, 2019
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Desert Mountain 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-14 | 2019-03-15 | N |
| Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-14 | 2019-03-15 | N |
| Provide family notifications of emergency plan. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-14 | 2019-03-15 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-14 | 2019-03-15 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-14 | 2019-03-15 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | N |
| Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Health | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | 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 | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | 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 | 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-21 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | 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 | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | 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 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-28 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-11-08 | 2017-11-28 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-04 | Y |
| Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-04 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Hire a qualified dietician. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. | Health | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-27 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2016-10-20 | 2016-11-17 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2016-10-20 | 2016-11-17 | Y |
