Latest reports, citations, and penalties from CMS data
Federal regulations under F0757 require nursing facilities to ensure that each medication prescribed for a resident serves a documented clinical purpose....
Complaint investigations differ from routine annual surveys in that they are triggered by specific allegations of substandard care or rights violations....
Federal regulations require that each nursing home resident receive treatment and services consistent with their plan of care....
Under federal regulations, nursing facilities are required to implement a comprehensive approach to pain management that includes several critical components....
The facility has **not submitted a plan of correction** to address the findings....
The facility has not submitted a plan of correction for the violations....
These activities â commonly referred to as ADLs â include fundamental tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, and mobility....
The facility has not submitted a required plan of correction....
The facility has also **failed to submit a plan of correction** for the deficiencies identified....
This includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants working on each shift....
The facility has not submitted a plan of correction, leaving questions about when â or whether â the identified problems will be addressed....
Pharmaceutical services in nursing homes encompass a broad range of functions critical to resident safety....
## Why Informed Consent Protections Exist The right to be fully informed about one's health status is not merely a bureaucratic requirement....
The facility, located in the small Le Flore County community of Pocola near the Arkansas border, has not submitted a plan of correction for the deficiency....
When any of these safeguards break down, residents face increased vulnerability....
At Excelcare at Lewes, inspectors determined that the facility did not meet this reporting standard....
While this represents the lower end of the federal severity scale, missing diagnostic documentation in a healthcare setting carries meaningful clinical risk....
Under federal nursing home regulations, facilities must both assess and provide appropriate behavioral health interventions for every resident who needs them....
The facility has not submitted a plan of correction....
Falls, burns, wandering incidents, and other preventable accidents remain leading causes of injury and decline among nursing home residents nationwide....