PLEASANT VALLEY - ARGYLE, NY

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Staff Information

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

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: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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)

Exits that are accessible at all times: Some (Actual harm)

Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure: Some (Actual harm)

Fire-resistant room wall surfaces: Some (Actual harm)

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 (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 installed electrical wiring and equipment: 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: Many (Actual harm)

Properly working alarms on sprinkler valves: Few (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety)

Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure: Many (Actual harm)

Resident room doors of proper design and width: Many (Actual harm)

Fire-resistant room wall surfaces: Many (Actual harm)

Approved construction type or materials: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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: Many (Actual harm)

Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Exits that are accessible at all times: Many (Actual harm)

Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times: Many (Actual harm)

Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure: Many (Actual harm)

Fire-resistant room wall surfaces: Many (Actual harm)

Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted: Many (Actual harm)

Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure: Many (Actual harm)

Fire-resistant room wall surfaces: Many (Actual harm)

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

Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide housekeeping and maintenance services: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

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

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident : Many (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)

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way: Few (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)

Be administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident : Many (Actual harm)

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action: Many (Actual harm)

A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators: Some (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 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)

Give the right treatment and services to residents who have mental or psychosocial problems adjusting: Some (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)

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

Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly protected cooking facilities: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property: 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: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life: 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)

Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents: Many (Actual harm)

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

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading: Many (Actual harm)

Be administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident : Many (Actual harm)

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action: Many (Actual harm)