OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY in MER ROUGE, LA was fined $18,349 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY (MER ROUGE, LA) — $18,349 in CMS Fines

Outcome: OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY in MER ROUGE, LA was fined $18,349 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.


• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.


• Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.


• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.


• Post nurse staffing information every day.


• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.