Northern Cochise Nursing Home

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
4
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 6
AZ State Average: 8
U.S. Average: 6
AZ Deficiencies Range: 1–38
Complaints & Incidents: 5
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.

November 02, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Few
12/6/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Few
12/6/2011
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.
Low
Few
12/6/2011

August 17, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Use a registered nurse at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Low
Some
9/16/2010
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Low
Few
9/16/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Very Low
Many
9/16/2010
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Very Low
Many
9/16/2010

July 24, 2009 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.
Low
Many
9/2/2009
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
9/2/2009
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Some
9/2/2009
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Some
9/2/2009
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.
Low
Some
9/2/2009
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Some
9/2/2009
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Some
9/2/2009
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
9/2/2009
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Low
Few
9/2/2009
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
9/2/2009
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.
Low
Few
9/2/2009
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
9/2/2009
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.
Very Low
Many
9/2/2009
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
Very Low
Many
9/2/2009
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.
Very Low
Many
9/2/2009

November 02, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Few
12/6/2011
Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Some
12/6/2011
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.
Low
Few
12/6/2011

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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