Heartland Health Care Center Fort Myers Previous Health Inspections

Deficiencies found in standard inspection(s) and complaint investigations 09/01/2010 to 11/30/2011

Total number of health deficiencies for this nursing home:
11
Average number of health deficiencies (Florida):
7
Average number of health deficiencies (U.S.):
8
Range of health deficiencies (Florida):
1-40

Mistreatment Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
1) Hire only people who have 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. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
1) Make sure that residents who take drugs are not given too many doses or for too long; 2) make sure that the use of drugs is carefully watched; or 3) stop or change drugs that cause unwanted effects. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011
Properly mark drugs and other similar products. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

Quality Care Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011
Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

Resident Assessment Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011
Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011
Provide a final summary of the resident's health status and a summary of the resident's stay, when the resident is ready to leave the nursing home. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

Resident Rights Deficiencies

What the nursing
home failed to do
Inspection Date Date Corrected Level of
Harm (least to most)
Residents Affected (few to many)
Make sure each resident has the right to choose activities, schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care. 1/28/2011 2/28/2011

NA: Not available, not applicable, insufficient data, or did not report.

Note: Deficiencies (totals and ranges) and averages (state and national) may not match those shown on the federal Nursing Home Compare Web site. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs the site, reviewed and approved the U.S. News method.