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NATIONAL NURSING HOME WATCH LIST

HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF: Actual Harm and/or Immediate Jeopardy

6601 WHITE FEATHER ROAD

JOSHUA TREE CA

TELEPHONE: 7603666437

TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: Government - Hospital district

NUMBER OF BEDS / PERCENT OCCUPIED: 120 / 87

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Based on the annual and complaint survey data reported by CMS as of 02/27/08 , 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:
RATING DEFINITION
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
PATIENTS IN IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY ON AT LEAST: 1 ADDITIONAL SURVEY(S)
RESULTS LISTED BASED ON MOST RECENT ANNUAL SURVEY DATED: 08/09/2007
RATING VIOLATION SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. B
Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident. D
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing. B
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. D
Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable. D
Have a program to keep infection from spreading. D
Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. D
Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. D
Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. D
Properly mark drugs and other similar products. D
Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. E
Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. E
Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect. D
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
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. G

COMPLAINT SURVEY RESULTS: SUBSTANTIATED

DATERATINGCOMPLAINT VIOLATION CONFIRMEDSCOPE/SEVERITY CODE
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