Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
AVENUE AT NORTH RIDGEVILLE
Does AVENUE AT NORTH RIDGEVILLE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), AVENUE AT NORTH RIDGEVILLE (CCN 366477), in NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 17 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F 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 $68,390 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 $68,390 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
$68,390
CMS has $68,390 in civil money penalties on file against this facility. CMS also records 10 day(s) of payment denial.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 3 · CMS state average: 3.2
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
16 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Document what happened
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