Information

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location

EVALUATiON

  • Overall risk rating?

  • Property Coverage Rating?

  • General Liability Coverage Rating?

  • Fleet Coverage Rating?

OVERVIEW

  • Ownership?

  • Name of owner:

  • Board of Directors?

  • Number of buildings?

  • Age of building(s)?

  • Date operations began?

LOSSES

  • Source of losses?

Describe losses:

ASSISTED LIVING ENVIRONMENT

  • Number of Licensed Assisted Living units?

  • Current Assisted Living census?

  • Is there a manager on site 24/7 for Assisted Living?

  • Memory Care Assisted Living?

  • Current Memory Care Census?

  • Is there a manager on site 24/7 for Memory Care?

  • Are there stoves in any of the apartments?

  • Is an emergency call system provided to residents?

  • What type of call notification system is used?

  • How many meals are served each day?

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

  • Are there residents who self administer their medications?

  • Is an assessment done for self administration of medications?

  • What type of medication storage is used by residents who self administer medication?

  • What staff administer medications?

  • Is a medication cart used?

  • Is it stored in a locked room when not in use?

  • Are there any procedures used to minimize med errors? explain:

  • How are med errors documented and reported?

  • Does a nurse review all medication changes?

OUTSIDE SERVICES

  • Does community provide outside services for Meals on Wheels?

  • Who delivers the meals and to whom are they delivered?

  • Is Home Health provided outside the community?

  • Is Hospice care provided to those outside the community?

  • Is Respite Care provided in the community?

  • Is Adult Daycare provided in the community?

STAFFING

  • Staffing practices narrative: Staff are professional, experienced and training is at or above the industry standard.

  • Name of Administrator?

  • How many years as a licensed Administrator?

  • How many years at this community.

  • Is there a nurse manager?

  • Name of Nurse Manager?

  • How many years as a nurse?

  • How long in current position?

  • How long at community?

LINE STAFF

  • Total number of staff?

  • Number of Maintenance Staff?

  • Number of Housekeeping Staff?

  • Number of Dietary Staff?

  • Number of care staff to include Nurses and Care Staff?

  • Current PPD?

1st Shift Staffing?

  • RN

  • LPN

  • Caregiver/CNA

2nd Shift Staffing

  • RN

  • LPN

  • Caregiver/CNA

3rd Shift Staffing

  • RN

  • LPN

  • Caregiver/CNA

  • Is Agency staff used?

  • Are background checks done for employees?

  • Who conducts the background checks?

  • Are back ground checks done for volunteers?

  • Are drug tests done for employees?

  • Pre-employment?

  • Reasonable suspicion?

  • Random?

  • Post injury?

TRAINING

  • Staff training narrative: Staff training is at or above the industry standard.

  • Is on-line training used?

  • Name of on-line training program?

  • How often are in-house in-services done?

STATE SURVEY RESULTS

  • Last survey date:

  • Results of survey:

CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

  • Clinical risk management narrative: All components of the formal documented policies and procedures are reviewed annually and adjustments made by management are done on an as needed basis. Current clinical risk program is considered average and is the industry standard.

Safety Committee

  • Is there a formal Safety Committee in place?

  • How often do they meet?

  • Are there meetings documented?

  • Are employee accidents discussed at the Safety Committee meetings?

  • Are resident falls discussed at the meeting?

  • Who are the members of the committee?

FIRE DRILLS

  • Are fire drills conducted?

  • How often are they conducted?

  • Are they conducted in Memory Care?

  • Are procedural issues discussed with staff and corrected immediately?

  • Are results of Fire Drills reviewed by Safety Committee or Quality Assurance Committee?

QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE

  • Is there a Quality Assurance Committee?

  • How often does the committee meet?

  • Who are the members of the committee?

FALL MANAGEMENT

  • Are residents assessed for falls before admission?

  • How do staff know if a resident is a high risk for falls?

  • Describe some fall prevention measures that may be put into place for a resident:

  • Is there a formal falls report or incident form in place?

  • Who reviews this report?

  • Are gait belts used?

  • Is the use of gait belts enforced?

  • Are these reports discussed with the Quality Assurance committee?

  • Are staffed trained on proper use of straps for shower chairs and tub chairs?

  • Who provides the training?

  • Is training documented?

  • Are lifts used?

  • What types of lifts?

ADMISSION/ DISCHARGE

  • Is there a formal admission packet in place?

  • Does the admission packet address when a resident is no longer appropriate and should be moved to a higher level of care?

  • Does the admission packet address resident conduct policies?

RESIDENT COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING

  • Are residents assessed before admission by a nurse or administrator?

  • Does a physician assess the resident before admission?

  • After admission, how often is residents condition assessed and documented?

  • After admission how often do residents have to be re-assessed by their physician?

  • What would trigger family notification? Fall, altercation, change in medications, room change, any change in contrition.

E-CHARTING

  • Is e-charting used?

  • Does it include e-mars?

  • Name of e-charting in use?

SKIN TEARS/ DECUBITUS CONTROL

  • Do you currently have any residents with pressure ulcers?

  • We're they acquired at the community?

  • If not acquired at community where were they acquired?

  • Number of current pressure ulcers?

  • How often do staff assess resident's skin?

  • Is a wound care clinic used by residents when necessary?

  • Is Home Health involved in prevention?

  • Is Dietary involved in prevention?

RESIDENT ABUSE TRAINiNG

  • Is resident abuse training done upon hire?

  • How many times per year are employees updated on resident abuse training?

  • Is the training documented?

  • Where is training documented?

  • Are volunteers required to complete resident abuse training?

  • Is there a formal policy and procedure in place for investigating and reporting abuse?

  • Who is in charge of investigating abuse allegations?

DO NOT RESUSCITATE

  • Are there residents with Do Not Resuscitate orders?

  • Is it a state provided form or just a physician's order?

  • Does a physician have to sign the form or order?

  • Is the form or acknowledgement signed by the resident or a family member?

  • Where is the form kept?

  • How are residents who have a DNR identified?

CPR

  • Are staff trained in CPR?

  • Which staff are trained?

  • Is training documented?

ELOPEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Is a formal elopement risk assessment done before admission?

  • How often are re-assessments done?

  • What system is used to manage elopement risk?

  • Are doors locked at all times?

  • Are all doors alarmed?

  • How are door alarms silenced?

  • How often are door alarms tested and by whom?

  • Is testing documented?

  • Is there a wander guard system in place?

  • How often are transmitters tested?

  • Is testing documented?

  • Is there an elopement policy in place?

  • How often are staff in-serviced on the elopement policy and procedures?

  • Is training documented?

  • How often is the elopement policy reviewed and updated?

  • Are residents required to sign out before leaving the community?

  • Is there video monitoring in the community?

  • Where are cameras located?

PETS & THE EDEN ALTERNATiVE

  • Are pets allowed in the community?

  • Is there a formal pet policy in place?

  • Is there a formal policy in place for visitors who bring pets into the community?

  • Does the policy include providing up-to-date veterinary health reports before pets are brought to the community?

SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALL EXPOSURE

  • Type of flooring in resident corridors?

  • Type of flooring in employee corridors?

  • Type of flooring in resident apartments?

  • Type of flooring in resident dining areas?

  • Type of flooring in commercial kitchen?

  • Type of flooring in resident bathroom?

  • Type of flooring in common area bathrooms?

  • Are exterior sidewalks and parking lots in good repair?

  • List issues with parking lot and/ or sidewalk:

PUBLIC/PRIVATE PROTECTiON

  • Distance to closest fire hydrant (In feet).

  • Distance to fire department (In miles)

  • Is fire department career or volunteer?

  • Are all sides of the property accessible to the fire department?

  • Describe why the fire department can't access all sides of the building:

  • Are adequate fire extinguishers available?

  • Public/Private Protection Narrative: Access to the facility would be considered adequate and no concers were noted at time of survey.

  • Total square footage:

  • Number of smoke division?

  • Construction quality?

  • Number of stories?

LIFE SAFETY

  • Life safety narrative: Life Safety for the community is adequate and inspected by the state Life Safety and Fire Marshall on an annual basis. The buildings and safety systems are designed for occupancy and no concerns are noted at this time.

Fire, Sprinklers, Alarms

  • Company who services sprinklers?

  • Alarm monitoring company?

  • Company that services UL 300 system?

  • Company who services fire extinguishers?

  • Do all buildings have heat and smoke detection sensors?

  • Are all buildings 100% sprinklered?

  • Is it a wet or dry system?

  • Are attics sprinklered?

  • Wet or dry sprinklered?

  • Do you have parking garages?

  • Are they sprinklered?

  • Wet or dry sprinklered?

  • Sprinkler system meets NFPA25?

  • Is the sprinkler system over 50 years old?

  • Is the system protected during cold and freezing weather?

  • Are sprinkler heads subject to damage covered with guards?

  • Are sprinkler heads clear of obstruction by 18"?

  • Are sprinkler heads clear of damage, paint, corrosion, etc.?

  • Do all Fire Department connections have caps in place?

  • Is a building layout available?

  • How often are kitchen vent hoods cleaned by staff?

  • How often are kitchen hoods cleaned by a professional?

  • What commercial cleaning company cleans the kitchen hood vents?

EMERGENCY POWER

  • Do you have a generator?

  • Type of fuel used in generator?

  • How much fuel for generator is stored on-site?

  • Where is the fuel stored?

  • If emergency fuel is not stored on-site where is it obtained?

  • How much load will generator provide?

  • How often is generator load tested?

  • How long does the load test last?

  • Where are enunciator panels located?

  • Do you test your emergency lighting?

  • How often are emergency lights tested?

  • Are emergency exits clear from clutter?

  • Are there lighted EXiT signs at all exits?

  • Do windows lock from the inside?

  • How far will windows open?

  • Are windows easily accessible for emergency response personnel?

CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS

  • Do you have any nurse consultants?

  • Name of nurse consultant or name of company which provides consulting?

  • Do you have a pharmacy consultant?

  • Name of pharmacy consultant or company who provides consultant?

  • Is therapy outsourced?

  • Name of therapy provider?

  • Registered Dietician as a consultant?

  • Name of Registered Dietician?

  • Is there a contracted Social Worker?

  • Name of Social Worker or company providing services?

  • Are Hospice services provided from outside vendors?

  • Are Home Health Care services provided by outside vendors?

  • Are beautician services provided within the community?

  • Are Certificates of Insurance on file for all contractors?

  • Are current licenses/credentials on file for the above consultants/subcontractors?

  • Do you have a contract with your Medical Director?

  • Do you have a Certificate of Insurance for the Medical Director?

  • Do you have current copies of the medical director's credentials on file?

COMMUNiTY TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVER TRAINING

  • Are any buses in the fleet?

  • Number of buses?

  • Condition of buses?

  • Are there any vans in the fleet?

  • Number of vans?

  • Condition of vans?

  • Are there any cars in the fleet?

  • Number of cars?

  • Condition of cars?

  • Are there any trucks in the fleet?

  • Number of trucks?

  • Condition of trucks?

  • Who are authorized drivers?

  • Is there a written personal use policy for automobiles?

  • Are MVR checks done for drivers?

  • By whom?

  • How often are MVR checks updated?

  • How often are automobiles used?

  • Average radius in miles automobiles are driven per trip?

  • Who provides driver training?

  • Is training documented?

  • Does the training include properly securing wheelchairs?

  • Is a CDL or Chauffeur license required for any of your automobiles?

  • Who does automobile maintenance and repairs?

  • How often is maintenance done?

  • Are automobiles stored in a garage?

PROPERTY

  • What lies to the north of the property?

  • What lies to the south of the property?

  • What lies to the east of the property?

  • What lies to the west of the property?

CONSTRUCTION TYPE

  • Roofing material?

  • Roof slope?

  • Siding?

  • Framing?

HEAT SOURCE

  • Heat source in common areas?

  • Heat source in resident rooms?

  • Are there any fireplaces?

  • How many fireplaces?

  • Are they gas, electric or wood burning?

MODIFICATIONS

  • Any recent modifications to building(s)?

  • Please list modifications with date modifications were completed:

SMOKING

  • Are residents allowed to smoke?

  • Is a smoking assessment completed?

  • Are residents accompanied by a staff member to smoke?

  • Do residents a smoke inside or outside?

INSURANCE CLAIMS

  • Are there any recent or pending insurance claims?

  • Please list any recent or pending insurance claims:

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