MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TRANSITIONAL CARE - ERIE, PA

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

• Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• 1) Set up a group that is legally responsible for writing and setting up policies for leading and running the nursing home; or 2) hire a properly licensed administrator
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Employ or obtain outside professional resources providing services in the nursing home that meet professional standards
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Properly maintained smoke detectors
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Properly protected cooking facilities
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent survey
  • Harm: Potential for minimal harm
  • Scope: Many
• Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Dispose of garbage and refuse properly
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Many
• Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Some
• Give or get quality lab services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few
• Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
  • Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
  • Scope: Few

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