Inspection visit
Inspection
Citations
43 citations recorded*CMS
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
F745 - The facility must provide medically-related social services to attain or
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
F942 - Training Requirements
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
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Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
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Construct fire resistant interior walls.
F550 - Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F557 - Respect and Dignity
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
F572 - Information and Communication
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
F584 - Safe Environment
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
F655 - Comprehensive Person-Centered Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
F656 - Comprehensive Care Plans
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F679 - Activities
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
F684 - Quality of care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F689 - Accidents
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F695 - Respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
F700 - Bed Rails
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
F761 - Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
F790 - Dental services
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
F812 - Food safety requirements
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F842 - Resident-identifiable information
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F880 - Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F882 - Infection preventionist
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
F945 - Infection control
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
F949 - Training Requirements
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
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Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
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Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
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Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
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Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
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Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
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Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
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Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
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Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
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Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
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Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
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Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
F711 - Physician Visits
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
F712 - Frequency of physician visits
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
F914 - Be designed or equipped to assure full visual privacy for each
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
F918 - Bathroom Facilities
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
F920 - Dining and Resident Activities
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
F923 - Have adequate outside ventilation by means of windows, or mechanical
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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Meet other general requirements.
FAQ · About this visit
Common questions about this visit
What happened during the July 24, 2023 survey of ALTA SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
This was a inspection survey of ALTA SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER on July 24, 2023. The surveyor cited 43 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.
Were any deficiencies cited at ALTA SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER on July 24, 2023?
Yes, 43 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life."
What type of survey was this?
This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.
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