NORTH ADAMS COMMONS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTE - NORTH ADAMS, MA

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Staff Information

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

Proper backup exit lighting: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

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: 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: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Make sure each resident has the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care: 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 (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)

Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors: Few (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)

Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes: Some (Potential for minimal 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)

Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Did not have a written emergency evacuation plan: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

An automatic smoke detection system in all hallways: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

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

Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors: 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)

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

• ADAMS N H OF N ADAMS (0.29 miles)
• HOSPICE OF N BERKSHIRE INC (ADAMS, 4.22 miles)
• NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (0.39 miles)
• NORTHERN BERKSHIRE COMPREHENSIVE CARE (ADAMS, 4.22 miles)
• SWEET BROOK OF WILLIAMSTOWN REHABILITATION AND N CTR (WILLIAMSTOWN, 7.14 miles)
• WILLIAMSTOWN COMMONS NURSING AND REHAB (WILLIAMSTOWN, 4.29 miles)