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BLUE RIVER REHABILITATION CENTER: Actual Harm and/or Immediate Jeopardy |
10425 CHESTNUT |
KANSAS CITY MO |
TELEPHONE: 8167634444 |
TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: For profit - Corporation |
NUMBER OF BEDS / PERCENT OCCUPIED: 160 / 92 |
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| Based on the annual and complaint survey data reported by CMS as of 07/19/09 , 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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| RESULTS LISTED BASED ON MOST RECENT ANNUAL SURVEY DATED: 06/25/2008 |
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| RATING | VIOLATION | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | D |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | G |
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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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Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary. | E |
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Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | H |
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Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | G |
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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 services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
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Listen to the resident or family groups or act on their complaints or suggestions. | E |
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Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property. | E |
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Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey. | C |
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Quickly give a resident's personal money to the heads of his or her estate after the resident's death. | E |
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Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | E |
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Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D |
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Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being. | D |
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Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | D |
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Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | F |
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Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | E |
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Follow all laws and professional standards. | D |
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Have enough outside airflow. | E |
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Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. | D |
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Set up or keep a group of people to review and ensure quality. | E |
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Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | D |
COMPLAINT SURVEY RESULTS: SUBSTANTIATED |
| DATE | RATING | COMPLAINT VIOLATION CONFIRMED | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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| 09/13/2006 |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | G |
| 11/02/2006 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | J |
| 12/20/2007 |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | D |
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