Inspection visit
Inspection
Citations
24 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.
F726 - Nursing Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
F880 - Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F552 - Planning and Implementing Care
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
F623 - Transfer and discharge-
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
F644 - Coordination
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
F645 - Preadmission Screening for individuals with a mental disorder and individuals
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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.
F657 - Comprehensive Care Plans
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
F677 - A resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily living receives
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
F690 - Incontinence
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
F697 - Pain Management
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
F728 - Requirement for facility hiring and use of nurse aides-
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
F758 - Medication Errors
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
F759 - Medication Errors
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
F805 - Food and drink
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
F812 - Food safety requirements
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F814 - Food Safety Requirements
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
F610 - In response to allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment, the
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
F689 - Accidents
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F881 - Infection prevention and control program
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
F947 - Training Requirements
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- 0015GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- 0353GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- 0511GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
FAQ · About this visit
Common questions about this visit
What happened during the October 29, 2024 survey of WESLEY HOMES DES MOINES HEALTH CENTER?
This was a inspection survey of WESLEY HOMES DES MOINES HEALTH CENTER on October 29, 2024. The surveyor cited 24 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.
Were any deficiencies cited at WESLEY HOMES DES MOINES HEALTH CENTER on October 29, 2024?
Yes, 24 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes ..."
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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Next steps
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