Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 9
OR State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
OR Deficiencies Range: 1–25
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.

July 30, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep all essential equipment working safely.	Low	Some	9/7/2010
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Some	9/7/2010
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Some	9/7/2010
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	9/7/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	9/7/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	9/7/2010
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	9/7/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Very Low	Some	9/7/2010
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Some	9/7/2010

June 11, 2009 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances.	Some	Few	7/31/2009
1) provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours of dinner; and 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day.	Low	Many	7/31/2009
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	Low	Many	7/31/2009
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Some	7/31/2009
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Some	7/31/2009
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	7/31/2009
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	Some	7/31/2009
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	7/31/2009
Assure that each residentâs assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.	Low	Few	7/31/2009
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	7/31/2009
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	7/31/2009
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	7/31/2009
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	7/31/2009
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	7/31/2009
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	7/31/2009
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	Very Low	Many	7/31/2009

June 01, 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	Few	6/29/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	6/29/2012

September 09, 2011 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.	Some	Few	10/10/2011
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.	Some	Few	10/10/2011

February 08, 2011 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	Few	2/25/2011

July 20, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	9/7/2010
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.	Low	Few	9/7/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	9/7/2010

January 13, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	3/1/2010
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	3/1/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Some	Few	3/1/2010

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.