Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF SOUTH GATE
Does GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF SOUTH GATE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF SOUTH GATE (CCN 056458), in SOUTH GATE, CA, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 37 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $57,906 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
CMS has $57,906 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$57,906
CMS has $57,906 in civil money penalties on file against this facility. CMS also records 32 day(s) of payment denial.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.2
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
23 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Document what happened
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