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Autumn Healthcare of Newark

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 10
OH State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
OH Deficiencies Range: 1–31
Complaints & Incidents: 10
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.

April 05, 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	Few	5/22/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
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	5/22/2012
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
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	5/22/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	5/22/2012

January 28, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
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	3/9/2011
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's file.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Very Low	Some	3/2/2011

April 14, 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	Many	4/30/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	4/30/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	4/30/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	4/30/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	4/30/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	4/30/2010

April 05, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
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	5/22/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	5/22/2012
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	5/22/2012
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Low	Few	5/22/2012

June 28, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	7/16/2010

March 18, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	4/14/2010
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	4/14/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Few	4/14/2010
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	4/14/2010

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.