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Surveyors spend most of their time evaluating the care
and services residents receive.
Surveyors observe meals, drug administration and
recreational activities and also speak with residents and their families
regarding the treatment they receive and their opinions about the nursing
home.
The inspection survey includes the following steps:
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- touring the nursing home;
- meeting with staff and administrators;
- meeting with members of the resident council and/or other residents;
- assessing the safety of the building;
- watching medications being given to ensure that the dosage goes to the
right person at the right time;
- observing meals to assure that residents' nutritional needs are being
met;
- interviewing nursing home residents, examining residents' medical
records and observing clinical procedures; and
- summarizing the results of the survey and reporting findings to the
nursing home administrator.
Every nursing home receives a copy of the Department of
Health's most recent survey report and federal law guarantees the report be
made available for inspection by the public.
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