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CMS Manual System - Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

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Are temperature, humidity, <strong>and</strong> odor levels all acceptable?<br />

______________________________________________________________________<br />

F468<br />

§483.70(h)(3) Equip corridors with firmly secured h<strong>and</strong>rails on each side; <strong>and</strong><br />

Interpretive Guidelines §483.70(h)(3)<br />

―Secured h<strong>and</strong>rails‖ means h<strong>and</strong>rails that are firmly affixed to the wall.<br />

Probes: §483.70(h)(3)<br />

Are h<strong>and</strong>rails secure?<br />

______________________________________________________________________<br />

F469<br />

§483.70(h)(4) Maintain an effective pest control program so that the facility is free<br />

<strong>of</strong> pests <strong>and</strong> rodents.<br />

Interpretive Guidelines: §483.70(h)(4)<br />

An ―effective pest control program‖ is defined as measures to eradicate <strong>and</strong> contain<br />

common household pests (e.g., roaches, ants, mosquitoes, flies, mice, <strong>and</strong> rats).<br />

Procedures: §483.70(h)(4)<br />

As part <strong>of</strong> the overall review <strong>of</strong> the facility, look for signs <strong>of</strong> vermin. Evidence <strong>of</strong> pest<br />

infestation in a particular space is an indicator <strong>of</strong> noncompliance.<br />

Probes: §483.70(h)(4)<br />

Is area pest free?<br />

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F490<br />

§483.75 Administration<br />

A facility must be administered in a manner that enables it to use its resources<br />

effectively <strong>and</strong> efficiently to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical,<br />

mental, <strong>and</strong> psychosocial well-being <strong>of</strong> each resident.<br />

Procedures: §483.75<br />

If there is a deficiency in §483.13, Resident behavior <strong>and</strong> facility practices; §483.15,<br />

Quality <strong>of</strong> life; or §483.25, Quality <strong>of</strong> care, which has the scope <strong>and</strong>/or severity to be

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