Inspection Reports for
Iroquois Nursing Home Inc

The facility failed to ensure that one resident's (Resident #2) drug regimen was free from unnecessary drugs. The resident was administered an as needed antipsychotic medication without documented medical rationale, non-pharmacological interventions were not attempted prior to administration, and no care plan addressed the resident's behaviors or personalized interventions.

Inspection identified 6 health and 3 life safety deficiencies mostly Level 2 severity, all corrected by early October 2024.

The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including maintaining a safe and homelike environment with damaged and unclean resident chairs, improper use and documentation of physical restraints, failure to assist residents with activities of daily living such as timely toileting, inadequate therapy evaluation and care planning for mobility devices, lack of dialysis care planning for a resident receiving hemodialysis, and failure to post daily nurse staffing information as required.

One Level 2 health deficiency related to respiratory/tracheostomy care, corrected by January 2024.

The facility failed to ensure that a resident requiring continuous positive airway pressure therapy received appropriate care consistent with professional standards. Documentation was lacking regarding refusals of therapy or missing machine parts, and the medical provider was not notified as required.

Covid-19 survey with one Level 2 health deficiency related to reporting to national health safety network, not corrected at time of report.

Covid-19 survey with one Level 2 health deficiency related to reporting to national health safety network, not corrected at time of report.

Covid-19 survey with one Level 2 health deficiency related to reporting to national health safety network, not corrected at time of report.

One Level 3 health deficiency for free from abuse and neglect, corrected by November 2022.

Multiple Level 2 health deficiencies related to food procurement, accident hazards, nutritive value, and multiple Level 2 life safety deficiencies, all corrected by September 2022.

The facility failed to ensure adequate supervision to prevent accidents during a fire drill, resulting in a resident wandering off a secured unit unnoticed. Additionally, the facility failed to provide food at safe and palatable temperatures and maintain kitchen cleanliness according to professional standards.

Covid-19 survey with one Level 2 health deficiency related to reporting to national health safety network, not corrected at time of report.

One Level 2 health deficiency for investigate/prevent/correct alleged violation, corrected by July 2022.

The facility failed to provide food and drink at safe and appetizing temperatures for some meals and did not maintain an effective infection prevention and control program, specifically regarding hand hygiene during wound care.