Health > Nursing Homes > North Carolina > Unihealth Post - Acute Care of Durham > Health Inspections

Unihealth Post - Acute Care of Durham

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 10
NC State Average: 4
U.S. Average: 6
NC Deficiencies Range: 1–17
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.

December 21, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by medicare or medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.	Low	Some	1/18/2013
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Many	1/18/2013
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Very Low	Many	1/18/2013

November 04, 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.	High	Few	12/8/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	12/16/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Some	12/6/2011
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	Some	12/6/2011
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor.	Low	Some	12/6/2011
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	12/6/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
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	Few	12/8/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
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	12/6/2011
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	12/6/2011
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Very Low	Many	12/6/2011
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Very Low	Many	12/6/2011
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011
Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under medicare or medicaid.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011
Provide proof that residents' personal money that is deposited with the nursing home is secure.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Very Low	Some	12/6/2011

October 21, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	11/18/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	11/18/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	11/18/2010

December 21, 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.	Low	Few	1/18/2013
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by medicare or medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.	Low	Some	1/18/2013
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	1/18/2013

May 17, 2012 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.	Low	Few	6/12/2012

May 04, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	5/28/2012
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	6/1/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	6/1/2012

November 04, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

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	Few	12/6/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/6/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	High	Few	12/8/2011
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor.	Low	Some	12/6/2011

March 17, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Few	4/18/2011

October 21, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	11/18/2010

August 25, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide residents with private access to a telephone.	Low	Few	9/10/2010
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Few	9/10/2010
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	9/10/2010

August 05, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	9/10/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	9/10/2010

March 29, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.	Low	Few	4/23/2010

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.