Washington state did not ensure that selected nursing homes complied with federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control

Washington state did not ensure that selected nursing homes complied with federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Audit Services, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, December 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Disaster Planning -- standards
Financial Audit
Infection Control -- standards
Nursing Homes -- legislation & jurisprudence
Nursing Homes -- standards
Safety Management -- standards
Government Regulation
Washington
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why OIG Did This Audit. In 2016, CMS updated its life safety and emergency preparedness regulations related to health care facilities to improve protections for all individuals enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, including those residing in long-term care facilities (nursing homes). The updates expanded requirements related to sprinkler systems, smoke detector coverage, and emergency preparedness plans. Additionally, facilities were required to develop an infection control program. Our objective was to determine whether Washington State ensured that selected nursing homes in Washington that participated in the Medicare or Medicaid programs complied with Federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control. How OIG Did This Audit. Of the 200 nursing homes in Washington State that participated in Medicare or Medicaid, we selected a nonstatistical sample of 20 nursing homes for our audit based on certain risk factors, including multiple high-risk deficiencies that Washington reported to CMS. We conducted unannounced site visits at each of the 20 nursing homes from September through November 2022. During each site visit, we checked for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control deficiencies.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (37 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918750687406676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918750687406676