Unihealth Post Acute Care - Aiken, LLC

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
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Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 4
SC State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
SC Deficiencies Range: 1–22
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.

June 27, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients.
Low
Few
7/27/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
7/27/2012
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
Low
Few
7/27/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
7/27/2012

April 20, 2011 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.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
High
Few
6/6/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
High
Few
6/6/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Low
Some
6/6/2011

August 11, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Upon the death of a resident, convey the residentâ’s personal funds and an accounting of those funds to the appropriate party.
Low
Many
8/30/2010
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Low
Some
8/30/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Some
8/30/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Some
8/30/2010
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
Low
Some
8/30/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
8/30/2010
1) receive registry verification that a nurse aide has met the required training and skills that the state requires; and 2) ensure nurse aides receive the required retraining after 24 months if nursing related services were not provided for monetary compensation
Low
Few
8/30/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Few
8/30/2010
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Low
Few
8/30/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Very Low
Some
8/30/2010

December 13, 2011 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
1/16/2012

April 20, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.
High
Some
6/6/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
Low
Some
6/6/2011

November 22, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Some
Few
12/22/2010

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.


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