Berthoud Living Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
3
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 12
CO State Average: 9
U.S. Average: 6
CO Deficiencies Range: 1–30
Complaints & Incidents: 3
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.

October 04, 2012 Health Inspection

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.
Some
Few
11/14/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Many
11/14/2012
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Low
Many
11/14/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Low
Some
11/14/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Some
11/14/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
12/11/2012
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.
Low
Few
11/14/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Low
Few
11/14/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Few
12/11/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
11/14/2012
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
Few
11/14/2012
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.
Low
Few
11/14/2012

October 13, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Some
11/17/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Low
Some
11/17/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Low
Some
11/17/2011
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
11/17/2011
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
Few
11/17/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.
Low
Few
11/17/2011

May 05, 2010 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
6/8/2010
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents.
Low
Some
6/8/2010
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Some
6/8/2010
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
Low
Some
6/8/2010
Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life.
Low
Some
6/23/2010
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Low
Few
6/8/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Few
6/23/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Low
Few
6/23/2010
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.
Low
Few
6/8/2010
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Low
Few
6/8/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
6/8/2010

October 04, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Low
Some
11/14/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Some
11/14/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Many
11/14/2012

May 05, 2010 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
6/8/2010

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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