Facility profile · CCN 495211
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center
79 federal citations on record , including 1 at the Immediate Jeopardy level.
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202679
Total citations
1
Last 3 years
9
Actual harm+
0
Federal penalties
$0
Total fines
2
Overall ★ rating
Most common violation categories here
Most common F-tags at this facility
Citation history
79 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2023 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F947 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F888 | Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F886 | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F825 | Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F800 | Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F761 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F742 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F741 | Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | F | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F726 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F691 | Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F676 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F622 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F608 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | G | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | K | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F585 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F584 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F583 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | F | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F574 | The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F571 | Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F569 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F568 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | E | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F567 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F554 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Standard |
| Sep 29, 2022 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F554 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Standard |
| Nov 8, 2019 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F758 | 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. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F711 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Standard |
| May 24, 2018 | F644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard |
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