Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie Inc.

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 5
NY State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
NY Deficiencies Range: 1–31
Complaints & Incidents: 0
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 07, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Some
10/1/2012
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.
Low
Some
10/1/2012
Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life.
Low
Some
10/1/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
10/1/2012
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.
Low
Few
10/1/2012

September 12, 2011 Health Inspection

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
Some
11/12/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Low
Few
11/12/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
11/12/2011
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
11/12/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
11/12/2011
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
11/12/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Low
Few
11/12/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Low
Few
11/12/2011

September 16, 2010 Health Inspection

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
10/31/2010
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Few
10/31/2010
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.
Low
Few
10/31/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
10/31/2010
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.
Very Low
Many
10/31/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.
Very Low
Many
10/31/2010

This nursing home has not been cited for any Deficiencies from Incidents Reported by the Nursing Home or Complaints in the last 3 years.

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.


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