Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Hazelhurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center
Does Hazelhurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Hazelhurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center (CCN 115626), in HAZLEHURST, GA, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 11 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity J on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-02-02. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS 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
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for an Immediate Jeopardy deficiency.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 2.7
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
8 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Document what happened
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