Copper Ridge Health Care

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 14
UT State Average: 11
U.S. Average: 6
UT Deficiencies Range: 1–30
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.

July 12, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	Some	9/10/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Some	9/10/2012
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	9/10/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	9/10/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	9/10/2012
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	9/10/2012
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	Very Low	Many	9/10/2012

July 15, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	Some	8/25/2010
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	Some	7/15/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	8/25/2010
Provide or obtain laboratory services only when ordered by the attending physician.	Low	Few	7/15/2010
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them.	Very Low	Some	8/25/2010
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Very Low	Some	7/15/2010

January 07, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Some	2/28/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	2/28/2010
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	Low	Some	2/28/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
Provide care for each resident in a way that maintains or improves their quality of life.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
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	2/28/2010
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	2/28/2010
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.	Low	Few	2/28/2010
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Some	2/28/2010

July 12, 2012 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	9/10/2012

April 05, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Few	5/30/2012
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Some	5/30/2012

February 17, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	3/14/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	3/19/2011

January 19, 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	Some	2/11/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Some	2/25/2011
Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.	Low	Some	2/25/2011
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	2/25/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	2/25/2011

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.