Goodwater Healthcare Center

• Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 19, 2018

• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 19, 2018

• Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 2, 2018

• Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 19, 2018

• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 19, 2018

• Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 19, 2018

Goodwater Healthcare Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Goodwater Healthcare Center is located at 16 Jones Hill Road in Goodwater, Alabama.

Goodwater Healthcare Center is a small, long-standing skilled nursing facility in rural Alabama that families describe as attentive and caring, with reviewers repeatedly praising the staff's warmth. The community has a strong average rating, though only a handful of reviews are available to draw broader conclusions from.

Goodwater Healthcare Center had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 6 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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