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Austin Nursing Center
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CMS Inspection Results
The Center for Medicare & Medcaid Services (CMS) contracts with each state to conduct inspections once every 9-15 months to assure that certified facilities meet the minimum Medicare and Medicaid quality and performance standards.
- 05/18/2007 Health Survey for Austin Nursing Center
| Administration | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Train all employees on what to do in an emergency. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Environmental | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Provide at least one room to use as a dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, airflow and furniture. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Nutrition and Dietary | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Pharmacy Service | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Quality Care | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| offer Flu or Pneumococal vaccine to some residents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Resident Rights | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Have a private telephone available for use. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
- 05/18/2007 Fire Safety Survey for Austin Nursing Center
| Building Contruction | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| approved construction type or materials. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Corridor Walls and Doors | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Illumination and Emergency Power | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| proper backup exit lighting. | Pattern | Potential for minimal harm |
| Smoke Compartmentation and Control | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| proper construction of ducts through walls designed to prevent smoke passage. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Vertical Openings | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
- 04/08/2006 Health Survey for Austin Nursing Center
| Administration | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Set up or keep a group of people to review and ensure quality. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Train all employees on what to do in an emergency. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Environmental | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Move, clean and store sheets, towels and other linens in a way that prevents the spread of infection. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Get rid of garbage properly. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Mistreatment | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Nutrition and Dietary | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| 1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Pharmacy Service | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist check the drugs that each resident takes. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Properly mark drugs and other similar products. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Quality Care | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Pattern | Actual harm |
| Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Give each resident a special diet to help when there is a nutritional problem. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Resident Assessment | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Do an assessment of the resident every year. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Check and update (if needed) each resident's assessment every 3 months. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Resident Rights | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly. | Isolated | Actual harm |
| Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Tell the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed when the resident temporarily leaves the facility. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Tell the resident completely about his or her health status. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey. | Widespread | Potential for minimal harm |
- 04/05/2006 Fire Safety Survey for Austin Nursing Center
| Building Contruction | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| approved construction type or materials. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Building Service Equipment | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| properly protected cooking facilities. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Corridor Walls and Doors | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| corridors that are separated from common areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Electrical | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| properly installed electrical wiring and equipment. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Exits and Egress | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| exits that are accessible at all times. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Fire Alarm Systems | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| an approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Widespread | Potential for minimal harm |
| Hazardous Area | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Smoke Compartmentation and Control | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
- 03/25/2005 Health Survey for Austin Nursing Center
| Administration | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Environmental | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Move, clean and store sheets, towels and other linens in a way that prevents the spread of infection. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Keep a resident apart from the others if the resident has an infection that can spread. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Mistreatment | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Nutrition and Dietary | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Pharmacy Service | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Quality Care | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Resident Assessment | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them. | Widespread | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Do an assessment of the resident every year. | Isolated | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Resident Rights | ||
| Deficiency | Scope | Level of Harm |
| Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect. | Pattern | Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey. | Widespread | Potential for minimal harm |
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