LIFE CARE CENTER OF RICHLAND - RICHLAND, WA

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Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Proper medical gas storage and administration areas: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

A separate and independent backup electrical power source: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor and a family member of the resident of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent survey: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident: Some (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: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function: 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 (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: Some (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: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor: 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: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading: 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)

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: Few (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)

Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured: Some (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)

Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature: Many (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)

Help and prepare each resident for a safe and easy discharge and transfer from the nursing home: 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)

Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide proper discharge planning and communication, of the resident's health status and summary of the resident's stay: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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)

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)

At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Proper backup exit lighting: Some (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)

Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

• CHINOOK KIDNEY CENTER (0.03 miles)
• TRI-CITIES HOME HEALTH (KENNEWICK, 3.13 miles)
• KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1.31 miles)
• LOURDES COUNSELING CENTER (1.56 miles)
• RICHLAND REHABILITATION CENTER (2.55 miles)