Skilled Nursing News January 10, 2024
A new Office of Inspector General (OIG) report points to significant deficiencies that could jeopardize the health and safety of residents, staff, and visitors in Oklahoma nursing homes.
The OIG audit on the state’s nursing homes focused on compliance with federal regulations for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control.
It reveals deficiencies across all 20 nursing homes in the sample, with a total of 146 deficiencies. Specifically, 98 deficiencies were related to life safety, 16 to emergency preparedness, and 32 to infection control.
Out of the 296 nursing homes in Oklahoma participating in Medicare or Medicaid, the OIG selected a non-statistical sample of 20 homes based on specific risk factors, including reported deficiencies. Unannounced site visits were conducted from...
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