IDAHO STATE VETERANS HOME - POCATELLO - POCATELLO, ID

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Quality Measures

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

Provide access to a telephone for resident to use in private: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed: Some (Actual harm)

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Exits that are accessible at all times: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Listen to the resident or family groups or act on their complaints or suggestions: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident : Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident : Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so: Few (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: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly constructed piped-in oxygen systems: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to not only continue, but improve the ability to care for themselves: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

• ASPEN CREST HOSPITAL (0.48 miles)
• IDAHO KIDNEY CENTER - POCATELLO (0.52 miles)
• INTERMOUNTAIN HOSPICE (ALAMEDA, 1.09 miles)
• POCATELLO REGIONAL MED CTR TCU (0.57 miles)
• PORTNEUF MEDICAL CENTER (0.57 miles)
• SAFE HAVEN CARE CENTER OF POCATELLO (0.47 miles)
• SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT HOSPICE (0.05 miles)