Taos Living Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 6
NM State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
NM Deficiencies Range: 1–15
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 28, 2012 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	Many	8/31/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	7/25/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	7/24/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	7/24/2012
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	7/24/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Few	8/28/2012

April 07, 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	5/23/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	High	Few	5/23/2011
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Many	5/23/2011
1) review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.	Low	Many	5/23/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Many	5/23/2011
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Few	5/23/2011

January 08, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Low	Some	2/5/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Some	2/5/2010

April 20, 2012 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.	Low	Some	5/25/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	5/25/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	High	Some	5/25/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	5/25/2012

June 01, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

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.	High	Few	6/10/2011
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.	Some	Few	6/10/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	High	Few	6/10/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	6/10/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	6/10/2011

October 27, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Few	12/22/2010
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.	Some	Few	12/22/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	12/22/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	12/22/2010
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Some	12/22/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Some	12/22/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	High	Some	12/22/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	12/22/2010

February 19, 2010 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.	Some	Few	3/19/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Some	Few	3/19/2010
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.	Some	Few	3/19/2010

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.