KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU
KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU is a 40-bed nursing home in LAKIN, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-03-14. It averages 19.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU?
CMS lists 43 health-inspection deficiencies for KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU since 2021-05-27, 33 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2024-10-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-24 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-10-24 | F0636, F0641, F0727, F0812, F0814, F0835, F0851, F0867, F0880, F0881, F0882, F0947 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | F |
| 2024-10-24 | F0578, F0584, F0623, F0625, F0638, F0640, F0657, F0695, F0761, F0883 | 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. / 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 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. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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 policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2024-10-24 | F0550, F0655, F0656, F0692, F0712, F0744, F0756, F0758, F0806 | 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 and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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 each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| 2024-10-24 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2022-12-07 | F0867, F0868 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | F |
| 2022-12-07 | F0677, F0688, F0690, F0756, F0758 | 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. / 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 a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. | D |
| 2021-05-27 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | K |
| 2021-05-27 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2021-05-27 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
Why was KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU fined 8 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | Fine | $4,893 |
| 2024-02-12 | Fine | $4,893 |
| 2024-01-22 | Fine | $14,679 |
| 2024-01-08 | Fine | $4,893 |
| 2024-01-02 | Fine | $4,545 |
| 2023-12-11 | Fine | $13,635 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $12,587 |
| 2023-09-18 | Fine | $9,440 |
How is KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU staffed?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.80578 | 4.06686 |
| Average number of residents per day | 19.4 | 50.5 |
Who owns KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU?
KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU is registered with CMS as Government - County.
Were you or a family member harmed at KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL LTCU?