Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Forrest Oakes Healthcare
Does Forrest Oakes Healthcare have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Forrest Oakes Healthcare (CCN 345442), in Albemarle, NC, 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 E 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. CMS has $5,242 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. 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
CMS has $5,242 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
$5,242
CMS has $5,242 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 2.9
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
30 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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.
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Document what happened
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