Vermont Healthcare Center
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0684
F 0684 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
and certified nursing assistants (CNA). The job description indicated nursing care functions included consulting with the resident's physician in providing the resident's care, treatment, rehabilitation, as necessary, review the resident's chart for specific treatments, medication orders, diets, as necessary, implement and maintain established nursing objectives and standards, make periodic checks to ensure that prescribed treatments are being properly administered by certified nursing assistants and to evaluate the resident's physical and emotional status, ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse and/or a certified nursing assistant, ensure that personnel providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the residents' care plan and wishes, review care plans daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered, inform the nurse supervisor of any changes that need to be made on
the care plan, ensure that your nurses' notes reflect that the care plan is being followed when administering nursing care or treatment. review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs, ensure that your assigned LVNs and CNAs are aware of the resident care plans.A review of the facility's undated job description titled, Director of Nursing Service/Vice President of Nursing Service, indicated the purpose of this position is to provide nursing management, set resident care standards for all direct care providers and provide complete supervision and management for
the nursing department. assess resident needs and interview, set resident care standards in accordance with accepted current standards of care to provide high quality care to residents, develop and implement policies and procedures for nursing care of residents, supervise and manage all aspects of the nursing department, assess, direct and supervise residents' care needs.direct, evaluate and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary.assess resident care needs and assist in the development of individualized plans of resident care. assess resident pre-admission and/or admission information and determine appropriate level of care.assess resident responses to medication and treatments and make appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.consistently make accurate level of care determinations, based on the physician's recommendations and the resident's plan of care.
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VERMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER in TORRANCE, CA inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in TORRANCE, CA, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from VERMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.