🔎 Avantara Pierre
Inspection Results
Inspection Overview
Avantara Pierre has been cited for a total of 65 deficiencies since we began saving each survey.
In South Dakota, the average facility has **22.66 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
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Scope/Severity: G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Scope/Severity: D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Scope/Severity: E
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.
Scope/Severity: E
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Scope/Severity: F
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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: D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity: E
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Scope/Severity: F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity: F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Scope/Severity: F
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Scope/Severity: F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Scope/Severity: E
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: E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope/Severity: G
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Scope/Severity: F
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Scope/Severity: F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity: F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Scope/Severity: E
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Scope/Severity: F
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Scope/Severity: D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Scope/Severity: D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
Scope/Severity: D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Scope/Severity: F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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: D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope/Severity: E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Scope/Severity: F
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Scope/Severity: D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Scope/Severity: E
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.
Scope/Severity: D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope/Severity: E
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: G
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Scope/Severity: D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Scope/Severity: G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Scope/Severity: E
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.
Scope/Severity: F
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: E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity: G
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Scope/Severity: E
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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