Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C
Does Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C (CCN 165548), in West Des Moines, IA, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 8 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity D on CMS's A–L scale — 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. 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
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
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: 3 · CMS state average: 3.1
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
9 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
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.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Document what happened
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