Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
TUCKERMAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER
Does TUCKERMAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), TUCKERMAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (CCN 215320), in NORTH BETHESDA, MD, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 6 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity E on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2021-02-25. 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: 5 · CMS state average: 3.1
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
17 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Document what happened
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