Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
NORTH STARR POSTACUTE CARE
Does NORTH STARR POSTACUTE CARE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), NORTH STARR POSTACUTE CARE (CCN 555347), in TURLOCK, CA, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 9 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity G on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2024-09-13. 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 1 actual-harm 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: 3 · CMS state average: 3.2
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
17 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
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