🔎 Sierra Vista Healthcare
Inspection Results
Inspection Overview
Sierra Vista Healthcare has been cited for a total of 60 deficiencies since we began saving each survey.
In California, the average facility has **64.18 deficiencies** in our database. This profile shows the longer-term view.
Tip: Surveys happen throughout the year. Always check the official Medicare Care Compare site for the most recent data.
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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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: E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide appropriate foot care.
Scope/Severity: E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Scope/Severity: F
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 sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Scope/Severity: D
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
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: F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Scope/Severity: D
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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: 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: D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Scope/Severity: H
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Scope/Severity: D
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.
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 each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Scope/Severity: L
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Scope/Severity: F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Scope/Severity: D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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: D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Scope/Severity: D
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
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
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: E
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: D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies.
Scope/Severity: F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Scope/Severity: F
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Scope/Severity: E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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: D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Scope/Severity: E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity: E
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Scope/Severity: E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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All deficiency data is sourced directly from the **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)**.
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