VERNON NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER - VERNON, TX

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Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

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

Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

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

A properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions: Many (Potential for minimal 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: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

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

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

Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Did not have a written emergency evacuation plan: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly working alarms on sprinkler valves: Many (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)

Posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

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

Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Provide housekeeping and maintenance services: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Assess the resident when the resident enters the nursing home, in a timely manner: Some (Potential for minimal 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 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)

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)

Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%: 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)

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

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

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents: Many (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)

Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions: Many (Potential for minimal 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)

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

Assess the resident when the resident enters the nursing home, in a timely manner: Few (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)

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

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores: Some (Actual harm)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proper backup exit lighting: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system: Many (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)

Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

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

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

Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

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

Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene: 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)

Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

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

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards: Many (Potential for minimal harm)

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

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

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

• CHILLICOTHE HOSPITAL DISTRICT (CHILLICOTHE, 13.45 miles)
• TEXOMA COMM HOSPICE (0.50 miles)
• VERNON CARE CENTER (1.31 miles)
• WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL DIALYSIS OF VERNON (0.38 miles)
• WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.10 miles)