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Valley Convalescent Hospital

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 10
CA State Average: 9
U.S. Average: 6
CA Deficiencies Range: 1–35
Complaints & Incidents: 1
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.

May 07, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	6/15/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Make sure that a doctor approves a resident's admission in writing and that each resident remains under the care of a doctor.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.	Low	Few	6/15/2012
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	6/14/2012

May 03, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	8/31/2011
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Some	Few	8/31/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Some	Few	8/31/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Many	8/31/2011
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Many	8/31/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	8/31/2011
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	Low	Some	8/31/2011
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Keep each resident free from drugs that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Make sure that each residents' abilities in activities of daily living do not decline, unless unavoidable.	Low	Few	8/31/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	9/14/2011
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Many	8/31/2011
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	8/31/2011

March 18, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	4/18/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Some	4/18/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	4/18/2010
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	4/18/2010
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	4/18/2010

December 03, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	12/20/2012

October 16, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	10/26/2012

January 11, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

June 06, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

May 03, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide proper discharge planning and communication, of the resident's health status and summary of the resident's nursing home stay.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected
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.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

March 15, 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.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

February 22, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

February 04, 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.	Very Low	Some	Not Corrected

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.