EAST LONGMEADOW SKILLED NURSING CENTER
Inspection History Overview
Health Violations by Year
2024 7 violations
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
2022 19 violations
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
2021 12 violations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
2020 10 violations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
2018 6 violations
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
2017 11 violations
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
2016 9 violations
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
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Fines and Penalties by Year
2022 2 penalties totaling $87,269
2021 2 penalties totaling $30,743
2020 1 penalties totaling $13,000
2018 1 penalties totaling $6,500
2017 2 penalties totaling $9,985
Fire Safety Deficiencies
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