🔎 Asbury Towers Health Care Center
Inspection Results
Inspection Overview
Asbury Towers Health Care Center has been cited for a total of 46 deficiencies since we began saving each survey.
In Indiana, the average facility has **42.94 deficiencies** in our database. This profile shows the longer-term view.
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Understanding Deficiency Severity (A-L Scale)
The farther along in the alphabet (A through L) the Scope value is, the more severe the deficiency. **A through F means no actual harm has happened.**
| Severity (Harm) | Scope (Widespread?) | Code Range |
|---|---|---|
| No Actual Harm | Isolated to Pattern | A - C |
| No Actual Harm | Widespread | D - F |
| **Actual Harm** | Isolated | G |
| **Actual Harm** | Pattern | H |
| **Actual Harm** | Widespread | I |
| **Immediate Jeopardy** | Isolated | J |
| **Immediate Jeopardy** | Pattern | K |
| **Immediate Jeopardy** | Widespread | L |
Detailed Deficiency List (Most Recent First)
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Scope/Severity: D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity: D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity: D
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Scope/Severity: D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Scope/Severity: D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Scope/Severity: D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Scope/Severity: B
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Scope/Severity: B
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Scope/Severity: D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Scope/Severity: D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Scope/Severity: D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Scope/Severity: J
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Scope/Severity: B
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Scope/Severity: G
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: F
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Scope/Severity: F
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Scope/Severity: G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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