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IRONWOOD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CEN: Actual Harm and/or Immediate Jeopardy |
1950 RIDGEDALE ROAD |
SOUTH BEND IN |
TELEPHONE: 5742916722 |
TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: For profit - Corporation |
NUMBER OF BEDS / PERCENT OCCUPIED: 198 / 75 |
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| Based on the annual and complaint survey data reported by CMS as of 02/06/10 , this home is listed because in at least one area they caused actual harm to a patient and/or subjected the patients to immediate jeopardy. More recent reports/corrections may be available. Check with the nursing home administrator. Actual harm is indicated by a score of G, H, I, while J, K, L indicate immediate jeopardy. The color coding scheme is below: |
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| RATING | DEFINITION |
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 | actual harm and/or immediate jeopardy: score= G,H,I,J,K,L |
 | potential for more than minimal harm: score= D, E, F |
 | potential for minimal harm: score= A, B, C |
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| NOTE: THIS HOME ALSO FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED ACTUAL HARM OR PLACED |
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| PATIENTS IN IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY ON AT LEAST: 1 ADDITIONAL SURVEY(S) |
| RESULTS LISTED BASED ON MOST RECENT ANNUAL SURVEY DATED: 08/14/2009 |
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| RATING | VIOLATION | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | E |
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Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | D |
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Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. | D |
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Protect residents from mistreatment, neglect, and/or theft of personal property. | G |
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Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings. | E |
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Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | E |
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Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
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Provide a final summary of the resident's health status and a summary of the resident's stay, when the resident is ready to leave the nursing home. | D |
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Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene. | D |
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Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible. | D |
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Give or get lab tests to meet the needs of residents. | D |
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Properly mark drugs and other similar products. | D |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. | E |
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Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
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Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. | D |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | D |
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Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident. | E |
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Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D |
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Let residents give themselves their drugs if they are able. | D |
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Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident. | E |
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Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
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Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect. | D |
COMPLAINT SURVEY RESULTS: SUBSTANTIATED |
| DATE | RATING | COMPLAINT VIOLATION CONFIRMED | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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| 09/07/2006 |
| Provide enough notice before discharging or transferring a resident. | E |
| 11/03/2006 |
| Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | E |
| 02/16/2007 |
| Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | G |
| 02/16/2007 |
| Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. | D |
| 07/18/2007 |
| Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | D |
| 07/18/2007 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | G |
| 07/18/2007 |
| Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene. | E |
| 07/18/2007 |
| 1) Make sure that residents who take drugs are not given too many doses or for too long; 2) make sure that the use of drugs is carefully watched; or 3) stop or change drugs that cause unwanted effects. | D |
| 11/30/2007 |
| Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transf | D |
| 11/30/2007 |
| Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | G |
| 11/30/2007 |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | G |
| 03/10/2008 |
| Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. | G |
| 03/10/2008 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | G |
| 03/10/2008 |
| Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | D |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transf | D |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. | G |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | D |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | D |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | G |
| 07/07/2008 |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | G |
| 11/12/2008 |
| Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transf | D |
| 11/12/2008 |
| Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | D |
| 11/12/2008 |
| Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration. | G |
| 11/12/2008 |
| Hire a qualified dietician. | D |
| 12/16/2008 |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | K |
| 01/13/2009 |
| Quickly give a resident's personal money to the heads of his or her estate after the resident's death. | D |
| 03/13/2009 |
| Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential. | D |
| 03/13/2009 |
| 1) Make sure that residents who take drugs are not given too many doses or for too long; 2) make sure that the use of drugs is carefully watched; or 3) stop or change drugs that cause unwanted effects. | E |
| 03/13/2009 |
| Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | D |
| 03/13/2009 |
| Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | E |
| 03/13/2009 |
| Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. | E |
| 04/20/2009 |
| Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. | D |
| 04/20/2009 |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 10/26/2009 |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. | F |
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