Grace Healthcare Center
GRACE HEALTHCARE CENTER in FRESNO, CA — inspection on September 5, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
facility's overall safety and accident prevention program, hazardous areas and objects in the resident environment will be identified and addressed.
Identification of Hazards: 1. A hazard is defined as anything in the environment that has the potential to cause injury or illness. b.
Devices and equipment that are improperly used.
Assessment and Analysis of Hazards: 1.
Assessment and analysis of hazardous areas and equipment will include resident-specific information including identification of vulnerable residents. 2.
Any element of the resident environment that has the potential to cause injury and that is accessible to a vulnerable resident is considered hazardous. 3.
Resident vulnerability is based on risk factors including the individual resident's functional status, medical condition, cognitive abilities, mood, and health treatments. 4.
Resident vulnerability to hazards may change over time.
Ongoing assessment helps identify when elements in the environment pose hazards to a particular resident. 5.
Improper or inappropriate use of equipment and devices will be identified as part of the hazard assessment and analysis.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled Assistive Devices and Equipment, dated February 2021, the P&P indicated, Our facility maintains and supervises the use of assistive devices and equipment for residents.1.
Certain devices and equipment that assist with resident mobility, safety and independence are provided. c. mobility devices (wheelchairs).3.
Recommendations for the use of devices and equipment are based on the comprehensive assessment and documented in the residents' care plan. 6.
The following factors are addressed to the extent possible to decrease the risk of avoidable accidents associated with devices and equipment. a.
Appropriateness for resident condition-the resident is assessed for lower extremity strength, range of motion, balance and cognitive abilities when determining the safest use of devices and equipment. b.
Personal fit-the equipment or device is used only according to its intended purpose and is measured to fit the resident's size and weight.During a review of a professional reference titled, Topics in geriatric rehabilitation, dated 2015, retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0000000000000042, indicated, .e
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