Facility profile · CCN 215346
Northwest Healthcare Center
58 federal citations on record , including 1 at the Immediate Jeopardy level.
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202658
Total citations
13
Last 3 years
1
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
58 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2024 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 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 | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F624 | Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Standard |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Standard |
| Aug 26, 2024 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 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 |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F923 | Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. | C | Standard |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Jun 26, 2019 | 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 |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard |
| Jun 26, 2019 | 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 |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard |
| Jun 26, 2019 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F843 | Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F838 | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F777 | Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F776 | Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 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 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | C | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F694 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F693 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 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. | E | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 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 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 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 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 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 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 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 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | D | Standard |
| Mar 9, 2018 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
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