HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY in BUFFALO, NY was fined $129,149 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY (BUFFALO, NY) — $129,149 in CMS Fines

Outcome: HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY in BUFFALO, NY was fined $129,149 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

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


• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.


• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.


• 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.


• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.


• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.


• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.