Nursing Homes

This unit consists of Nurse Surveyors who are federally certified to conduct complex inspections and investigations of nursing homes. The nurse surveyors determine a facility’s compliance with Federal, State and County regulations in order for nursing facilities to be licensed and to receive Medicare/Medicaid funds.
These inspections are unannounced and are conducted on site.

Surveyor duties include but are not limited to:

• Off site review of the nursing home surveys and complaints

• Tour of the facility to get an overview of the facility, staff, residents and environment.

• Resident Record Review

• Evaluation/observation: Medication administration, pressure sore treatments, food/dining service, environment, rehab services, physician services, nursing services, social work services, activities, care plans and MDS reviews-an assessment tool used to gather information regarding a residents condition to provide staff with ongoing assessment information necessary to develop a care plan and to provide appropriate care and services for each resident.

• Resident, family and resident council interviews.

• Conduct complaint investigations

• Participate in bioterrorism preparedness planning and operations

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