Providence Seward Medical & Care Center Long-Term Care

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
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Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 6
AK State Average: 7
U.S. Average: 6
AK Deficiencies Range: 1–21
Complaints & Incidents: 2
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

March 15, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Some
4/20/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Some
4/20/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
4/20/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Few
4/20/2012
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Low
Few
4/20/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Low
Few
4/20/2012

May 29, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.
High
Many
7/13/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
High
Some
7/8/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
High
Some
7/8/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Many
7/8/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Many
7/8/2011
Keep clinical record information safe.
Low
Many
7/13/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.
Low
Many
7/8/2011
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.
Low
Many
7/13/2011
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.
Low
Some
7/8/2011
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Low
Some
7/8/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Low
Some
7/8/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Some
7/1/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
7/13/2011

July 22, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
High
Many
9/29/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Low
Many
9/5/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Many
9/5/2010
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Some
9/5/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
Low
Few
9/5/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
9/5/2010
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Low
Few
9/5/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Few
9/5/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.
Low
Few
9/5/2010
Keep clinical record information safe.
Very Low
Many
9/5/2010
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.
Very Low
Many
9/5/2010
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Very Low
Many
9/5/2010

March 09, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Low
Few
4/11/2011
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
Low
Few
4/11/2011

January 13, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Low
Few
2/27/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Some
Few
2/27/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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