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Bigfork Valley Communities

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 17
MN State Average: 7
U.S. Average: 6
MN Deficiencies Range: 1–22
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.

June 08, 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	Many	7/15/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	7/15/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Some	7/15/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Some	7/15/2012
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	Some	7/15/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	7/15/2012
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	7/15/2012
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	7/15/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Some	7/15/2012
Assure that each residentâs assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
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	7/15/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Few	7/15/2012
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Many	7/15/2012

April 29, 2011 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.	Low	Few	5/31/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	5/31/2011
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Low	Few	5/31/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	6/3/2011
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	Low	Few	5/31/2011
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	5/31/2011

April 16, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Make sure that paid feeding assistants 1) completed training; 2) work under the supervision of a rn or lpn; and 3) feed only residents who have no complicated feeding problems.	High	Few	5/21/2010
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.	Low	Few	5/21/2010
Assure that each residentâs assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.	Low	Few	5/21/2010

January 24, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	1/31/2011

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.