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Nursing Homes Nebraska Hebron Blue Valley Lutheran Care Home

Blue Valley Lutheran Care Home has been cited for a total of 77 deficiencies in our most recent deficiency data, which typically covers 3 health and fire safety surveys.

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There are 213 nursing homes in Nebraska with a total of 10,886 deficiencies resulting in an average of 51.11 deficiencies per nursing home.

The following table describes how deficiencies are scored. An easy way to remember the severity of a deficiency's scope is that the further along in the alphabet (A through L) the scope value is, the more severe the deficiency is.
Additionally, A through F means no actual harm has happened.

Table describing the severity and scope of deficiencies

Deficiency Cited, Scope, and Date of Correction
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-12-2017
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Scope:
G
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-14-2017
Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-21-2017
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.
Scope:
G
Corrected:
09-26-2016
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-26-2016
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.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
09-26-2016
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
07-07-2015
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-07-2015
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-07-2015
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-07-2015
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
11-20-2017
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-20-2017
Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-17-2017
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
11-17-2017
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-09-2017
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-20-2017
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-21-2017
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-13-2017
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-13-2017
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
10-12-2017
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Exits that are accessible at all times.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
09-12-2016
Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-12-2016
Posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Have other fire safety features required by fire safety codes.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
No-smoking signs where oxygen is used.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Back-up procedures in place for a faulty automatic sprinkler system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
An approved back-up procedure for a faulty fire alarm system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-01-2015
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-09-2015
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
11-20-2017
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-20-2017
Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-17-2017
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
11-17-2017
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
11-09-2017
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-20-2017
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
11-21-2017
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-13-2017
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
10-13-2017
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
10-12-2017
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Exits that are accessible at all times.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
09-12-2016
Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-12-2016
Posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Scope:
D
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Have other fire safety features required by fire safety codes.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
No-smoking signs where oxygen is used.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Back-up procedures in place for a faulty automatic sprinkler system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
An approved back-up procedure for a faulty fire alarm system.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
09-02-2016
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-01-2015
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-09-2015
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators.
Scope:
F
Corrected:
07-17-2015
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.
Scope:
E
Corrected:
07-17-2015

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