New Harmony Health Care Center
New Harmony Health Care Center is a 96-bed nursing home in NEW HARMONY, Indiana. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-02-08. It averages 39.6 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at New Harmony Health Care Center?
CMS lists 49 health-inspection deficiencies for New Harmony Health Care Center since 2023-06-09, 35 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | F0801, F0882 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2025-12-04 | F0605, F0689, F0880 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-12-04 | F0553, F0657, F0658, F0659, F0842 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-10-16 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-03-04 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2024-09-16 | F0657, F0761, F0812, F0842, F0880, F0919, F0921 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / 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. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2024-09-16 | F0554, F0580, F0622, F0623, F0625, F0641, F0656, F0658, F0686, F0689, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0760 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-02-07 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2023-10-03 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D |
| 2023-06-09 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | G |
| 2023-06-09 | F0812, F0921 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2023-06-09 | F0554, F0580, F0689, F0697, F0745, F0757, F0758, F0761, F0805, F0881 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| 2023-06-09 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
How is New Harmony Health Care Center staffed?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.1 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 39.6 | 72.5 |
Who owns New Harmony Health Care Center, and what chain is it in?
New Harmony Health Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL and belongs to the PREMIER HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL | since 04/01/2017 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MORGAN, DEBORAH | since 04/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | STEINER, DERON | since 04/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CONROY, TRACY, RODEWALD, AMANDA | since 04/01/2017 |
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