SEQUOYAH EAST NURSING CENTER, LLC

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Administration Deficiencies

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Infection Control Deficiencies

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Infection Control Deficiencies

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

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.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided.

Administration Deficiencies

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.

Administration Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Infection Control Deficiencies

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Infection Control Deficiencies

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.

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Infection Control Deficiencies

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies