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Aurora Senior Living of Norwalk

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 21
CT State Average: 7
U.S. Average: 6
CT Deficiencies Range: 1–25
Complaints & Incidents: 10
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.

July 30, 2012 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.	High	Few	7/30/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Some	Few	8/17/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Some	Few	8/17/2012
Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
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	8/17/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
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	8/17/2012
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Operate and provide services according to federal, state, and local laws and professional standards.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	8/17/2012

May 19, 2011 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	6/24/2011
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	6/24/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	6/24/2011

April 19, 2010 Health Inspection

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	Some	5/21/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	5/21/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	5/21/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Operate and provide services according to federal, state, and local laws and professional standards.	Very Low	Many	5/21/2010

July 30, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Operate and provide services according to federal, state, and local laws and professional standards.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	8/17/2012
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Some	Few	8/17/2012
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	8/17/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	8/17/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	High	Few	7/30/2012

May 19, 2011 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.	Some	Few	6/24/2011

April 19, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	5/21/2010

December 10, 2009 Complaints & Incidents

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.	Low	Few	1/15/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	1/15/2010

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.