Altercare of Alliance Center for Rehabilitation & NC Inc.

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 6
OH State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
OH Deficiencies Range: 1–31
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.

November 29, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	1/15/2013
Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.	Low	Few	1/15/2013
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	1/15/2013
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	1/15/2013
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	1/15/2013
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.	Low	Few	1/15/2013

August 25, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Some	Few	10/5/2011
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	10/5/2011
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
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	10/5/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
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.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	10/5/2011
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.	Very Low	Many	10/5/2011
1) review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.	Very Low	Many	10/5/2011

August 26, 2010 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	Few	10/4/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	10/4/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	10/4/2010
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	10/4/2010

December 20, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.	Low	Few	1/15/2013

March 28, 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	4/20/2012

February 22, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	3/17/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	3/17/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	3/17/2011

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.