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Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center

Health Inspections

! Special Focus Facility: This home is being closely monitored because of a history of bad care.

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 18
NE State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
NE Deficiencies Range: 1–41
Complaints & Incidents: 2
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.

August 16, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Some	Few	9/30/2012
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.	Some	Few	9/30/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	9/30/2012
Prevent a loss in range of motion among residents who entered the nursing home with a full range of motion, unless it is unavoidable due to residentâs clinical condition.	Some	Few	9/30/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	9/30/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Some	9/30/2012
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Some	9/30/2012
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Some	9/30/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
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	Few	9/30/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
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	Few	9/30/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	9/30/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	9/30/2012

February 08, 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.	Low	Some	3/24/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
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	Few	3/24/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
Allow residents to have visitors.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
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	3/24/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
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	Few	3/24/2012
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	3/24/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	3/24/2012

January 18, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Some	Few	3/17/2011
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.	Some	Few	2/16/2011
Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills.	Low	Many	3/25/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	3/1/2011
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Low	Some	1/20/2011
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Some	2/22/2011
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Some	2/12/2011
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Some	3/28/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Some	3/25/2011
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	3/1/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	2/18/2011
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	2/15/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	2/16/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	2/18/2011
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	2/15/2011

February 08, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	Few	3/24/2012
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	Few	3/24/2012

December 12, 2011 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	Some	1/24/2012

July 06, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Few	8/20/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	8/20/2011

January 18, 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	2/18/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	2/18/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	2/16/2011

January 25, 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	3/11/2010
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	3/11/2010
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.	Low	Many	3/11/2010
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	3/11/2010
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	Few	3/11/2010

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.