Gove County Medical Center LTCU

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 7
KS State Average: 9
U.S. Average: 6
KS Deficiencies Range: 1–52
Complaints & Incidents: 4
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.

June 11, 2012 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	Some	7/11/2012
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
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	7/11/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
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	7/11/2012

June 20, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Some	7/20/2011
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	Some	7/20/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	7/20/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	7/20/2011
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	7/20/2011
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	7/20/2011

May 18, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Some	6/16/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	6/16/2010
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
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	6/16/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	6/16/2010

November 20, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	12/20/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	12/20/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	12/20/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/20/2012

June 11, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	7/11/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	7/11/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	7/11/2012
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	7/11/2012
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	7/11/2012

September 28, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	10/28/2011
Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests.	Low	Few	10/28/2011
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	10/28/2011
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	10/28/2011

February 03, 2011 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.	Some	Few	2/25/2011

August 12, 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.	High	Few	Not Corrected

May 18, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	6/16/2010
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	6/16/2010
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	6/16/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	6/16/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Some	6/16/2010

December 03, 2009 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	12/17/2009
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/17/2009
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	Some	12/17/2009
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	12/17/2009

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.