NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF, INC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$3,174
Outcome
NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF, INC in DANVERS, MA was fined $3,174 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF, INC (DANVERS, MA) — $3,174 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF, INC in DANVERS, MA was fined $3,174 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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