Waters Of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility, The
WATERS OF TIPTON SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE in TIPTON, IN — inspection on May 27, 2026.
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
During an interview, on 5/27/26 at 11:40 a.m., the Medical Records Director indicated requests for medical records must be made in writing.
Once requested, she created the record on the computer. It was then reviewed and approved by management.
Once reviewed, she printed the document.
Once printed, it was prepared for the representative to pick it up.
She tried to make sure there were no other documents in the packet, but multiple documents were printed on the same printer. If the printing of the medical record was interrupted for any reason, another printing request could have been printed within the original request.
She attempted to go through the large document to make sure it did not contain other items, but it was very difficult to be sure. It was not supposed to have another resident's information in it.
She did not know the facility's policy or process for providing a resident's information to an unapproved person.A current facility policy, titled Medical Records Request, dated 6/26/23 and provided by the ED (Executive Director) on 5/27/26 at 11:05 a.m., indicated .The facility shall ensure that any resident representative has the proper authorization to review.the resident's medical record.HIPPAA requirements will be maintained for medical records.A current facility policy, titled Resident Rights, undated and provided by the ADON (Assistant Director of Nursing) on 5/27/26 at 10:55 a.m., indicated .You have the right of privacy over your personal and clinical records.A current facility document, titled Your Rights and Protections as a Nursing Home Resident, undated and provided by the ED on 5/27/26 at 11:05 a.m., indicated .As a nursing home resident.you have the right to.have your personal information kept private.
This citation relates to Intake 3016906. 410 IAC (Indiana Administrative Code) 16.2-3.1-3(o) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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