HERITAGE PLAZA NURSING CENTER

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a therapeutic diet was offered when there were nutritional problems and the therapeutic diet was recommended for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for nutrition.The facility failed to put interventions in place when Resident # 1 had poor intake related to swallowing food, inability to consume meals as result of physical decline. Resident #1 had a wound and did not receive a dietician consult as needed. Resident #1 did not have updated care plan interventions related to her change in condition . This failure could cause residents to lose weight and not have interventions in place that could lead to significant weight loss.Record review of Resident #1's face sheet indicated she was a [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis of abnormal weight loss.Record review of Resident #1's annual MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident was cognitively stable with a BIMS score of 13. Resident #1's functional abilities with eating was setup or clean up assistance. The MDS indicated the resident did not have any nutritional issues.Record review of Resident #1's care plan that was in the system on 9/9/25 indicated the last care plan interventions for weight loss was dated 2/6/25 with interventions to monitor and assist as needed. There were no current problems identified with weight loss, pressure wounds, or swallowing issues.During a record review and interview on 9/9/25 at 12:48 p.m. the ADON said there were no revisions regarding Resident #1's weight loss, swallowing or wounds since 2/6/25. There was a care plan intervention dated 8/14/25 that indicated Resident #1 was non-compliant with removing her boot from her leg. During an interview on 9/10/25 at 1:43 p.m. with the RNC and DON, they said some revisions to Resident #1's care plan and added some interventions. They said Resident #1's weight would not have triggered in their system because it did not go in until the 7th of the month. Record review of Resident #1's care plan on 9/10/25 with the RNC indicated additional interventions that were not present on 9/9/25 to include a problem with a initiation date of 7/5/25 of a fracture of Resident #1's left out ankle, with interventions of reporting abnormalities to the physician. A care plan problem dated 8/7/25 indicated impaired skin integrity. The resident had a wound to her left leg. Some of the interventions were a referral to wound care for weekly skin assessments, maintain adequate nutrition and hydration, and staff were to report any skin changes. A problem dated 9/5/25 indicated the staff reported the resident required medications to be crushed. This varied from nurse to nurse because she would swallow well for certain nurses. The interventions were she was referred to speech therapy, and the physician was to be notified of significant changes. Record review of Resident #1's computerized physician orders indicated an order dated 6/13/25 for a regular diet consistency, with thin liquids and no added salt. Record review of Resident #1's Nutritional Therapy assessment dated [DATE] indicated a regular diet with boost two times daily (order discontinued 4/6/25). She was to be monitored for significant weight changes, labs, skin issues, monitor oral intake of food and fluid.Record review of Resident #1's nursing note dated 4/6/25 indicated the house shake order was discontinued, the residents weighed monthly, and the dietician will reassess if needed according to policy. The Resident has a good appetite, eats in the dining room and often obtains multiple snacks between meals and has bedtime snacks form the snack cart. Record review of Resident #1's weight log indicated on 7/4/25 Resident #1 weighed 212.60 pounds. Record review of Resident #1's pre albumin (measures nutritional status, specifically protein and calorie intake) dated 7/10/25 indicated a prealbumin of 15 which was low with a normal range of (20-40.) Record review of Resident #1's physician orders indicated on 7/17/25 she was placed on weekly weights. Record review of Resident #1's weight log indicated on 7/20/25 she weighed 198.40 pounds.Record review of Resident #1 wound care note from the wound care doctor dated 8/7/25 indicated she had a no pressure wound on left leg identified when cast was removed. The wound was 4.1 x 3.6 x 0.3 cm. The note indicated a plan to discuss the patient's abnormal body mass index (32.95) with the current dietitian. If the patient does not currently have a dietitian following, recommend dietary consult. Record review of Resident #1's per albumin lab completed on 8/13/25 revealed the prealbumin was 9 -low with a normal range of (20-40.) Record review of Resident #1's wound care note dated 8/15/25 indicated the wound care doctor recommended a dietician consult for protein optimization.Record review of Resident #1's weight log indicated on 8/29/25 she weighed 193.40.Record review of Resident #1's nursing note dated 9/1/25 at 6:44 p.m. Resident having increased difficulty swallow suggested the resident took 1 pill at a time. The resident was having difficulty eating, the writer brought resident food today. She consumed only the soft portions, during dinner the resident tried mechanical soft with purred vegetables with no change with the amount consumed. The family was informed of the appetite decline. Resident #1 continue to want to go and smoke. Signed by LVN ARecord review of Resident #1's nursing note dated 9/2/25 at 3:29 p.m. indicated Resident #1 did not want to try and take medications at this time. The medications were crushed. Her appetite remained poor with only soft foods consumed. The resident continued to go outside, and smoke and she was medicated for pain prior to wound care. The Np was here and assessed the wound and regarding current health. Signed by LVN A Record review of Resident #1's physician wound care report dated 9/4/25 indicated Resident #1's wound had exacerbated due to the resident noncompliance with wound care. Record review of Resident #1's weight log indicated on 9/5/25 she weighed 183 pounds.On 8/15/25 the resident weighed 198.6 pounds and on 8/29/25 the resident weighed 193.4 with a loss of 5.2 pounds and 2.5 percent. On 9/25/25 Resident #1 weighed 183 pounds for a total of 10.4-pound weight loss at 7.76 percent. (Which according to staff and policy the last weight would not have been noted until 9/7/25.)Record review of Resident #1's nutrition follow-up note dated 9/9/25 indicated the resident was currently hospitalized . The resident was reported with a decreased oral intake prior to hospitalization. The resident was noted with a non-pressure wound to the right leg. Recommended diet as prescribed, add MVI, house shakes three times a day, and continue with vitamins C.During an interview on 9/9/25 at 1:50 p.m. the DON said the dietician had last seen evaluated Resident # #1 on 12/12/25. The DON said the dietician had not reviewed Resident #1's nutritional status. The DON said she was not aware of Resident #1's pre albumin being low, of her not eating, and that she had lost weight. She said today she had written a note because she had just triggered for weight loss. Record review Resident #1's hospital records dated 9/7/25 indicated she was admitted due to left foot pain and ankle pain. Resident #1's Albumin was 3.0 Low with a normal range between 3.5 and 5.7. Resident had a left ankle fracture in July after a fall and was treated with a boot cast, Following the removal of the cast she developed an ulcer over the left foot which has progressively worsened. During an interview on 9/9/25 at 2:03 p.m. the NP said she was told Resident #1 was refusing to eat. She said LVN A requested she go in and talk to Resident #1 on 9/2/25 because she had concerns Resident #1 was not eating and her wound appeared to be getting worse. She said she had talked to Resident #1 about eating and Resident #1 told her she was eating just fine. She said she had encouraged the resident to get her protein for wound healing. The NP said she was under the impression the Nurse said she changed Resident #1's diet order to a soft diet and had talked with therapy about ordering a swallow test. She said Resident #1 told her she did not have any problems. The NP said she did not know Resident #1 had lost that much weight. She also said the wound care physician had ordered the pre albumin and she was not aware it was low, no one had reported it to her. She said she had observed the wound on 9/2/25 and the wound was not healing. The NP said Resident #1 was non-compliant with recommendations of wearing the boot and elevating her foot to keep the swelling down. During an interview on 9/9/25 at 2:27 p.m. LVN A said Resident #1 would eat but wanted soft food, said she was having trouble swallowing. The LVN said Resident#1 ate about 25 percent. She said about a week ago she had bought her lunch that she said she wanted, however, Resident #1 would only eat soft stuff from the meal. LVN A said she had talked to speech therapist about Resident #1 not eating and they watched her a shot while. LVN A said she did not know Resident #1 was losing weight. She said the resident had really declined with her food intake the last two weeks. She said Resident #1 was non-compliant with recommendations of wearing the boot and elevating her foot to keep the swelling down. She said the resident wanted to stay up in her wheelchair and go out to smoke. LVN A said even when they tried to lay the resident down, she would hold her foot over the side of the bed and not elevate the foot to keep the swelling down. During your interview on 9/9/25 at 2:50 p.m. CNA F said one day last week Resident #1 was not eating very well especially during the last week or so.During an interview on 9/10/25 at 8:30 a.m. the dietary aide said she monitored the dining room daily. She said Resident #1 would take small bites and sometimes she said she could not swallow. The dietary aide said after Resident #1 had the cast on her foot, she did not eat well. She said the last couple of weeks Resident #1 did not eat very much at all. She said Resident #1 was on a regular diet. The dietary aide said it appeared Resident #1 was not able to eat solid foods so she would get her chopped meat to see if she would eat that and she still ate very little. She said the speech therapist was in the dining room one day about a week, and she asked her to look at Resident #1.During an interview on 9/9/25 at 5:40 p.m. with Resident #1 at the hospital. Resident #1 said she had not been feeling like eating. She said she just did not have an appetite. She said the facility staff knew she was not eating. She could not remember anything special they had done. Resident #1 said different staff encouraged her to eat but she had just not wanted the food. During an interview on 9/10/25 at 9:04 a.m. the Speech Therapist said on last week LVN A and an aide told her Resident #1 had swallowing issues. She said she did not know how long it had been going on but that morning when she watched her at breakfast, she was not eating at all. She had told her manager and on 9/2/25 they had submitted a request to see if Resident #1 qualified for therapy. During an interview on 9/10/25 at 9:17 a.m. the dietary manager said she had not gotten an order to change Resident #1's diet. She said Resident #1 was still on a regular diet. She said that the dietary aide would be the one that knew about Resident #1's eating. The dietary manger said the aide worked in the dining room with the residents. She said the dietary aide knew what the residents liked, what they did not like, what they would eat, and what they would not eat. She said the aide may have gone to the kitchen and request a mechanical soft meat for Resident #1, but no one had put in an order to change the consistency of her food.During an interview on 9/10/25 at 9:20 a.m. the dishwasher said she worked in the dining room from time to time. She said Resident #1 would nibble on her food and would not eat very well. She said that once she had broken her foot that her appetite appeared to decrease after that but more so the last couple of weeks. The dishwasher said it was hard to find something Resident #1 would eat. They would ask her if she wanted something else, but she would not eat very much. During an interview on 9/10/25 at 9:40 a.m. CNA E said that she worked from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. She said Resident #1 said had not been eating for about two weeks. She said that she had kind of slowed down with eating over the last few months. CNA E said Resident #1 would rather smoke than eat most of the time. She said had reported to the LVN A. She said about two weeks ago Resident #1 was not eating. She said Resident #1 said she could not swallow. She said LVN A requested she go out and get some chicken (Resident #1's favorite meal), but Resident #1 only ate the soft stuff. She said the resident would not keep her boot on or her feet elevated. During an interview on 9/10/25 at 9:45 a.m. LVN G said that she worked PRN and the last time she worked with a Resident #1 was on Thursday, 9/4/25. She said the resident was confused and she had two falls on that day. She said that she was not eating and what she did eat it took her a longer time to eat her food. She said that day she crushed her medications because she said she could not swallow. Record review of the facility Treatment of Wound and Nutrition Related Wound Care policy dated July 2028 indicated the purpose was to insure residents with pressure ulcers received nutrition therapy that promoted optimal wound progress and prevention. The facility will request a referral for a qualified dietitian related to care plan development factors such as nutrition screening, nutrition assessment, care planning, energy intake, protein intake, hydration, vitamins and minerals. Record review of the facility Weight Monitoring policy dated May 19,2023 indicated the resident's weight will be monitored at a minimum monthly. If there is an actual weekly weight gain or loss of 2 percent the physician and registered dietitian would be notified. The monthly weights would be logged by the 7th calendar day of the month.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services, including procedures that assure the accurate dispensing and administering of all drugs and biologicals to meet the needs of each resident and determines that drug records are accurate to meet the needs of each resident, for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for medication administration.The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 had an order for Acetaminophen/Tylenol 650 mg every 4 hours as needed for pain/fever in the Electronic Medication Administration Record per the facility's standing orders. The facility failed to ensure LVN A documented the administration of Acetaminophen/Tylenol 650 mg every 4 hours as needed for Resident #1 on 07/17/2025. These failures could place residents at an increased risk for inaccurate drug administration and not receiving the care and services to meet their individual needs.Findings included:Record review of a face sheet dated 08/18/2025 indicated Resident #1 was a [AGE] year-old female initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included sepsis (life threatening complication related to infection), diabetes mellitus (too much sugar in the blood), dependence of renal dialysis (life sustaining treatment for kidney failure) and hypertension (high blood pressure).Record review of the Discharge MDS assessment dated [DATE], indicated Resident #1 was able to make was able to make herself understood and understood others. The MDS assessment indicated Resident #1 had a BIMS summary score of 11, which indicated her cognition was moderately impaired. The MDS assessment indicated Resident #1 rarely had any pain that interfered with sleep, therapy or ADLs. Record review of Resident #1's Order Summary Report dated 08/18/2025 indicated she had an order for Acetaminophen/Tylenol 325 mg, two tablets by mouth every 4 hours as needed for pain started on 07/20/2025 and discontinued on 07/25/2025.Record review of Resident #1's care plan did not address pain.Record review of Resident #1's electronic medication administration record dated 07/17/2025 - 07/18/2025 did not indicate Acetaminophen/Tylenol had been administered.Record review of Incident Case Report dated 08/13/2025 documented by the DON, indicated Resident #1 alleged she had received her roommate's medication the evening of 07/17/2025. The report indicated, as LVN A walked into Resident #1's room, LVN A said to Resident #1's roommate that her Seroquel had been delivered as she walked through the room to administer Resident #1's medication. The report indicated that LVN A stated Resident #1's roommate mistook the information and thought LVN A had gave Resident #1 the (recently delivered from the pharmacy) Seroquel (medication used mental and mood conditions). The report indicated that Resident #1 and the roommate continued to insist LVN A had given the Seroquel to Resident #1. The report indicated LVN A told Resident #1 she would monitor her throughout the night for peace of mind and assured Resident #1 if she had given her the wrong medication .it would not cause her harm and would possibly make her sleepy. The report indicated, the DON had completed an assessment the next morning on 07/18/2025 and noted Resident #1 was somnolent but easily rousable and coherent. The report indicated, Resident #1 stated she felt sleepy, but not bad.During an interview on 08/18/2025 at 12:05 AM, CNA B stated on 07/18/2025 Resident #1 was hard to arouse, and she was unable to get her dressed. CNA B stated she was concerned because Resident #1 was always chipper and ready to get dressed in the mornings. CNA B stated after several attempts to wake up Resident #1 to no avail, she notified the DON.During an interview on 08/18/2025 at 12:31 PM, LVN A said she had given Acetaminophen/Tylenol to Resident #1 for pain around 10:30 PM on 07/17/2025. LVN A said she had a standing order for the prn medication and had not contacted the doctor. LVN A said someone had told her that Resident #1 was in pain and was waiting on the prn medication to be administered. LVN A said she could not recall why she did not document her assessment of Resident #1's pain on the required pain scale rating in the electronic medication administration record. LVN A said she guessed she was busy and forgot. LVN A said she it was important to document and complete pain assessments before and after giving pain medications to measure the need and effectiveness. LVN A said it was important to document the medication, dosage and time to prevent over medicating a resident which could result in toxicity. LVN A stated she was not aware that Resident #1 or the roommate thought she had given the roommate's Seroquel to Resident #1 on 7/17/2025. LVN A stated she first become aware on 07/18/2025 when the DON had contacted her by telephone. LVN A stated she did not tell Resident #1 she would monitor her throughout the night. During an interview on 0n 08/18/2025 at 02:02 PM, the Director of Rehabilitation stated Resident #1 was not acting her normal self. The Director of Rehabilitation stated Resident #1 was drowsy and unable to hold a conversation. The Director of Rehabilitation stated she notified the DON of the change and stated she did not take Resident #1 for therapy that AM. The Director of Rehabilitation stated the DON came to Resident #1's room and was able to arouse her and continued to get Resident #1 dressed. During an interview on 08/10/2025 at 01:10 PM, the DON said she was not aware LVN A had not completed the required pain assessment documentation on Resident #1 until today. The DON said when a prn medication was administered, the medication was entered on the electronic medication administration record. Then, the assessment record for pain would open for further documentation by the administering nurse to complete. The DON said it was important for coordination of care between staff and to monitor the proper effectiveness or lack of effectiveness that the Resident had experienced after taking the medication. The DON said if the medications were not documented after being administered, the resident was at risk of having too much or too little which could result in harm. The DON said she expected the staff to follow the protocol for medication administration. Record review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Administration General Guidelines, Pharmacy Policy & Procedure Manual Section 7.1 dated 01/24, indicated, .2. Facility staff administering medication shall comply with the following.1. The individual who administers the medication dose, records the administration on the resident's MAR immediately following the medication being given.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity and provide care in a manner that promoted maintenance or enhancement of his or her quality of life for 1 of 17 residents (Resident #4) reviewed for resident rights.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #4 had a dignified existence by allowing her to be covered in feces on 2/27/25.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of humiliation, diminished quality of life, loss of dignity and loss of self-worth.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's face sheet dated 3/03/25 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #4 had diagnoses which included diverticulitis (occurs when an infected pouch becomes filled with pus) of large intestine with perforation (rupture) and abscess (pocket of pus), hypertension (high blood pressure), and depression (persistent sadness that can interfere with daily life). <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's MDS assessment indicated it had not been completed prior to exiting the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's care plan dated of 3/03/25 indicated she was taking an antidepressant (medication to treat depression); she had impaired physical mobility with an intervention to provide appropriate level of assistance to promote safety of resident; she had a self-care deficit with an intervention to provide assistance with self-care as needed; she was at risk for problems with elimination; and she had a colostomy/ileostomy (surgical procedure that created an opening in the abdominal wall through which waste products from the small intestine could exit the body).<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's Progress Note dated 2/25/25 indicated Resident #4 had an ileostomy due to a perforated (ruptured) diverticulitis and a large midline surgical incision with staples and dehisced area (open/separation of wound edges) to the end of the incision near the ileostomy and it was being packed with saline soaked gauze. NP F documented the ileostomy bag had dark liquid stool in it.<BR/>Record review of Nurse Note dated 2/28/25 at 6:45 AM indicated LVN A had come on duty on 2/27/25 at about 1910 (7:10 PM) and was informed by LVN C, Resident #4's family was there and was upset that Resident #4 had bowel all over her and her wound from her leaking colostomy bag. LVN A documented Resident #4's clothing and brief were soiled with bowel from her leaking colostomy bag, as well as the dressing covering the wound. LVN A documented Resident #4's family member stated Resident #4 had been sitting in poop for four hours.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/03/25 at 11:50 AM, Resident #4 was lying in bed visiting with two family members in her room. Resident #4 said since her FM #1 fussed at the facility on 2/27/25, things had been much better and they now checked on her hourly and emptied her colostomy bag, but the first three days at the facility were awful. Resident #4 said the staff did not empty her colostomy bag and it burst the first night she was at the facility and covered her in poop and it frequently leaked. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop and had poop in her wound that was by her colostomy frequently for the first three days, but the worst time was on 2/27/25. Resident #4 said they had issues on 2/27/25 four times during the day with her colostomy bag leaking and the nurse had changed it a couple times earlier in the day, but it would be back to leaking shortly after it was changed. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop for about four hours until FM #3 came to see her. FM #2, who was visiting with Resident #4, said she had called Resident #4 at 3:00 PM and Resident #4 said her colostomy bag was leaking and no one had come to answer her call light and she was lying in her own poop. FM #2 said she called the facility about 3:30 PM and no one answered the phone. Resident #4 said she knew she had been lying in her own poop for about four hours based off the time of the phone calls with FM #2. Resident #4 said by the time FM #3 arrived in her room a little after 7:00 PM, she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said when FM #3 entered the room, he said, what is that smell and Resident #4 said she was crying and threw back the covers and she told FM #3 it was her because no one had fixed her leaking colostomy and she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop until her FM #3 arrived at the facility, and he went to try to get someone to clean her up and was told by staff that it was not their jobs and would have to get the nurse. Resident #4 said it was about 8:00 PM before they finally started cleaning her up. Resident #4 said it was embarrassing to be covered in her own poop and the smell was awful. Resident #4 said they were not answering her call light timely which led to her colostomy bag getting too full and it pulled away from the skin from the weight and then it would start leaking. Resident #4 said at times the CNA would come by and would tell her it was not their job to empty it, and she would have to get the nurse, but no one came. Resident #4 said a CNA did offer to change her gown on 2/27/25 but what good would that have done when everything was covered in poop and her leaking colostomy was continuously producing more liquid poop. Resident #4 said she had been told the nurse would be coming to change the colostomy bag, but she did not come. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:37 AM, FM #3 said he arrived at the facility at 7:00 PM per his life 360 application on his phone. FM #3 said he walked into Resident #4's room and opened her door and said, what is that smell and Resident #4 pulled her covers back and she had poop from her chest to her knees and she was crying. FM #3 said he went down the hall and saw someone on her phone and asked her, who was going to clean Resident #4 up. He said she said it was not her job and she would go get someone. FM #3 said Resident #4 said she had been sitting in poop for almost for four hours. FM #3 said he then saw a nurse he knew coming in the front door and asked her to come down to Resident #4's room. FM #3 said when the nurse walked into the room she said, O my and said she would get Resident #4 taken care of. FM #3 said the nurse cleaned on Resident #4 for almost two hours. FM #3 said there was no excuse for the state Resident #4 was in. FM #3 said someone should have tended to her colostomy bag long before it got to the point it did with covering Resident #4 in her own poop. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:58 AM, LVN A said she was late coming in for her shift (6 PM-6 AM) on 2/27/25 and arrived around 7:10 PM. LVN A said the day shift nurse (LVN C) was in a tizzy and said she (LVN A) would have to go deal with Resident #4's family because they were cussing at LVN C. LVN A said she went into Resident #4's room and she had poop everywhere, in the wound, in her brief, in the bed and linens, and covering her gown from her chest to below her knees. LVN A said she went and gathered all the supplies she would need to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy bag, and clean and redress her wound, and then went back to Resident #4's room. LVN A said it took her about two hours to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy, and clean and redress her wound. LVN A said, let's just say if that was my mother, I would have flipped my you know what, if I had found her like that. LVN A said some of the feces was dried with brown ring edges on the bedding and some was still liquid. LVN A said the dried feces with brown ring edges indicated it had been there for a while, but she was not sure how long it would have taken it to dry. LVN A said she was sure it embarrassed Resident #4 and made her feel awful and it was probably irritating to her skin. LVN A said the entire ordeal was embarrassing for Resident #4.<BR/>During an interview on 3/4/24 at 11:20 AM, CNA B said she had gone into Resident #4's room a little while before her family arrived and she asked Resident #4 about changing her gown due to her colostomy bag was leaking. CNA B said she placed a towel under Resident #4 and over her gown because Resident #4 said she wanted to wait until after the nurse changed the colostomy bag. CNA B said the colostomy bag was leaking and it would be the nurse that would have to change it. CNA B said she had come in to work the 2 PM to 10 PM shift. CNA B said she had not emptied the colostomy bag during her shift. CNA B said she did not know she could empty the colostomy bag. CNA B said they had been having issues with the colostomy bag leaking that day. CNA B said the nurse would have been responsible for ensuring the colostomy bag was not leaking and for emptying it because she was unaware, she could empty the bag. CNA B said Resident #4 probably felt disgusted and dirty lying in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 12:19 PM, LVN C said she had worked at the facility for about a month on the 6 AM-6 PM shift. LVN C said the CNAs were going into Resident #4's room regularly on 2/27/25. LVN C said she emptied the colostomy bag three times herself and changed the bag twice during her shift and was not sure why the family was saying that she had been lying in feces for four hours. LVN C said no one had told her that Resident #4's bag was leaking, and she was confused when FM #1 was yelling at her that it had leaked, she did not know there was an issue with it leaking. LVN C said FM #3 had asked her when they were going to clean her up and then FM #1 showed up and started yelling at her. LVN C said she was going to give another resident pain medication and then come back and take care of Resident #4. LVN C said she was not told that the resident was covered in feces on 2/27/25. LVN C said she did not witness what the Resident #4 looked like prior to her family arriving. LVN C said it would be embarrassing to Resident #4 and it could cause an infection to be covered in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 3:30 PM, the DON said she had gotten a phone call about a family member being at the facility and was yelling and screaming and a couple of the CNAs felt threatened by the family member's body language toward them on 2/27/25. The family member was making allegations that Resident #4 had not been cared for and left covered in feces. The DON said she then called the ADM, and the ADM came to the facility. The DON said there was an issue with getting the colostomy bag to seal, due to the placement of the ileostomy and her open wound, and it would leak. The DON said she would have been responsible to ensure that staff were knowledgeable of caring for the colostomy and care was being provided timely. The DON said she was not sure how long it would take for stool to dry, maybe a couple of hours. The DON said if there were dried brown circles it would be indicative that the stool had been there for a while. The DON said Resident #4 could have skin issues and there was the dignity issue of having feces on her. The DON said the aide did offer to clean her up, but the resident declined because she wanted to wait until the nurse came to change her colostomy. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 4:00 PM, the ADM said Resident #4 had only been in the facility for three days and she had not gotten any complaints from Resident #4 until her FM #1 was at the facility cussing staff and saying Resident #4 had not been cared for. The ADM said Resident #4 had not told her about having frequent leaking from her colostomy bag. The ADM said when the colostomy bag would get to a certain level Resident #4 wanted it emptied. The ADM said Resident #4 told her that staff would come in and say that they were coming back and did not come back quickly. The ADM said FM #1 told her Resident #4 had feces all over her on 2/27/25. The ADM said she came to the facility on 2/27/25 during the incident with Resident #4's family, but the nurse had already been cleaning up the resident and the ADM said she did not see any of the issue. The ADM said being covered in feces could make the resident feel like she was not being cared for. The ADM said the resident had told her the aide had offered to change her and the resident declined because she was waiting for the nurse to return and change the colostomy bag.<BR/>Record review of the facility's Training In-service Form dated 2/28/24, titled Customer Service, Rounding, Call lights, Abuse/Neglect, and Providing Care in a timely manner, indicated . CNA Inservice . routine rounds were important . not only for incontinent care . residents depend on us to notice when something was right . the earlier we notice a change, the better the outcome . call lights should be answered timely . if the resident's need is out of your scope of practice, ensure the resident that you will locate the appropriate staff, then do so . emptying, and cleaning ostomy bags and the skin around them IS within your scope of practice and you are expected to perform this duty . if the ostomy bag itself has become dislodged, clean the area, place a towel for comfort, and inform the resident's nurse immediately . provide care to residents in a timely manner . if you cannot attend to the resident's request immediately, give them a time frame in which you will return and then make sure you adhere to that time frame . this alleviates some of the anxiety they feel when waiting for care .<BR/>Review of the facility's policy titled Resident Rights dated revised August 14, 2022, indicated . the staff would abide by and protect resident rights in accordance with state and federal guidelines .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident had the right to reside and receive services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of resident needs and preferences for 2 of 17 (Resident #1 and Resident #2) residents reviewed for call lights.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure call lights were within reach while Resident #1 and Resident #2 were in bed.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for a delay in assistance and decreased quality of life, self-worth, and dignity.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>1. Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 03/03/25 indicated he was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #1 had diagnoses which included dementia, amputation at knee level of right lower leg, and impulse disorder (a group of behavioral conditions that make it hard to control reactions or actions). <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's annual MDS assessment dated [DATE], indicated he had a BIMs score of 10, which indicated she had moderate cognitive impairment. Resident #1 required maximal assistance or was totally dependent on staff for most ADLs. The MDS indicated Resident #1 was totally dependent for chair to bed transfers. The MDS indicated Resident #1 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's Care Plan last reviewed on 01/16/25 reflected Resident #1 was a fall risk. There was an intervention to keep the call light and most frequently used personal items within reach. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/02/25 at 8:57 a.m., Resident #1 said a lot of the time his call light was out of his reach, and he had to holler for help. Resident #1's call light was hanging on the privacy curtain at the foot of his bed. He said he could not reach it if he needed it. Resident #1 said this happened all of the time. <BR/>2. Record review of Resident #2's face sheet dated 03/03/25 indicated he was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #2 had diagnoses which included overactive bladder, left femur (thigh bone) fracture, and major depressive disorder (a common mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and other symptoms that significantly interfere with daily life). <BR/>Record review of Resident #2's latest MDS assessment dated [DATE], indicated he had a BIMs score of 8, which indicated he had moderate cognitive impairment. Resident #2 required moderate assistance or was totally dependent on staff for most ADLs. The MDS indicated Resident #18 was always incontinent of bladder and bowel. The MDS indicated Resident #2 had fallen in the last month. The MDS indicated Resident #2 had fallen 2 times with no injury and 2 times with injury since admission to the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #2's Care Plan last updated 02/10/25 reflected Resident #2 was at risk for falls. There was an intervention to keep the call light and most frequently used personal items within reach. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/25 at 11:25 a.m., Resident #2's call light was under the head of his bed on the floor. Resident #2 was watching television in bed. He said he did not know where his call light was. He said he would have to yell for help if he needed help. He said he only used his call light about once a week.<BR/>During an observation on 03/04/25 at 2:13 p.m., Resident #2's call light was under the head of his bed on the floor. Resident #2 was watching television in bed.<BR/>During an interview on 03/04/25 at 2:15 p.m., LVN C said it was the nurse's and CNA's responsibility to make sure residents had their call light. She said residents that could not reach their call lights might fall trying to get the call lights or not be able to call for help. She said Resident 1's call light should not have been attached to his curtain and should have been within his reach. She said Resident #1 did not use the call light. She said all residents should have their call lights within reach. She said she was not sure if Resident #2 used his call light or not.<BR/>During an interview on 03/04/25 at 2:21 p.m., CNA E said everyone was responsible for making sure the residents could reach their call lights. She said anyone entering the room could see that call lights were not in reach. She said residents not having a call light could cause them to not get the help they needed in a timely manner. CNA E said it also increased the resident's risk for a fall if they got up to get something themselves. She said every resident should have their call light within reach.<BR/>During an interview on 03/04/25 at 2:58 p.m., the DON said it was her expectation that residents have their call lights. She said anybody in the room was responsible for making sure the residents had their call lights. She said she would have expected for Resident #1 to have had his call light and it not be hanging on the curtain. She said she would have expected Resident #2 to have had his call light. She said she was not sure he would use it if he had it. She said a resident not being able to reach their call light could cause a fall or cause staff to miss a change in their condition.<BR/>During an interview on 03/04/25 at 3:05 p.m., the Administrator said her expectations were for call lights to be within reach of the residents. She said if the resident was in need, staff would not know because they would not be able to call.<BR/>Record review of a Call Lights Answer facility policy, last revised on 02/12/20 indicated, .The staff will provide an environment that helps meet the resident's needs by answering call lights appropriately .when leaving the room, be sure the call light is placed within the resident's reach .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the right of the residents to be free from abuse for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for abuse and neglect. (Resident #7)<BR/>The facility failed to ensure LVN E did not verbally abuse Resident #7.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk of abuse, physical harm, mental anguish, and emotional distress.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was a [AGE] year old male and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including paraplegia (paralysis that affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs), acquired absence of right and left leg, and personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (a complete or partial break in a bone). <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was understood and understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had adequate hearing, clear speech, and adequate vision. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had a BIMS of 15 which indicated intact cognition and required supervision for toilet use and bathing but independent for bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating, and personal hygiene. The MDS revealed Resident #7 received scheduled and prn pain medication.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed behavioral changes related to trauma event-serious accident evidence by Resident #7 was bothered emotionally a little by the traumatic event, was bothered by the event more than a month and has received medications to address the events. Intervention included focus on how trauma may affect an individual's life and their response to behavioral health services.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed history of socially inappropriate behaviors related to history of following nursing staff on hallway or into resident rooms for pain medications (onset:[DATE]). Interventions included make clear to resident [#7] what the limitations are (onset:[DATE]), emphasize positive aspects of compliance (onset:[DATE]), and assess resident's understanding of the situation (onset [DATE]). <BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan date [DATE] revealed potential for oral/dental problems related to resident [#7] has own teeth in poor condition and has frequent complaints of teeth pain. <BR/>Record review of CNA H's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed in the past I [CNA H] have witnessed LVN E cursing at this resident and calling him names, making rude remarks about his teeth and how he does not have any legs. I [CNA H] have witnessed this several times and reported this to the previous [deceased ] administrator of this building. Stating teeth is rotten.<BR/>Record review of LVN E's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed I [LVN E] don't know what it is about that man [Resident #7] and his pills. I [LVN E] had just finished counting with the previous nurse who told me in report she had just give Resident #7 his scheduled pain medication around 6am. Resident #7 came to me around 7am and requested prn pain medication. I [LVN E] informed him [Resident #7] I needed to see what time he could have it again and give me just a second. He [Resident #7] then began arguing with me and saying he had it at 9:30 last night, I [LVN E] told him I still needed to look and make sure he could have it. He [Resident #7] rolled away and into the dining room, when I [LVN E] entered the dining room to give him his medication, he started antagonizing me and trying to argue with me. I [LVN E] told him [Resident #7] I was going to have to talk to my administrator regarding this situation. At this time, he told the social work I [LVN E] was going to report him, cursing about me as I exited the dining room .I [LVN E] have never cursed towards him or called him names<BR/>Record review of CNA J's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:15 a.m. revealed while charting at the nurses' station, I [CNA J] Resident #7 ask LVN E for pain medication to which she [LVN E] responded, 'it isn't even 7:30 yet, you will have to wait.' Resident #7 then said, 'I haven't had it since 9:30 last night so I should be able to have it.' He [Resident #7] was not being hateful or rude, he was speaking in a very calm manner the entire time. LVN E then told him 'I know when its time for you to have your meds. Don't be fucking bugging me today.' At this point, I [CNA J] walked away and into the dining room where Resident #7 followed me and was venting to me about how she [LVN E] is the only nurse who won't give him his pain pills. When she [LVN E] heard him [Resident #7], she came into the dining room and started telling the SW that he was 'antagonizing' her, and 'this is what he does, he just antagonizes people.' The SW defused the situation from there and I [CNA J] returned to work and did not witness any further issues between the two.<BR/>Record review of CNA A's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 10:30 a.m. revealed I [CNA A] was in the dining room, getting trays with LVN E when resident came in the door. LVN E asked the resident [#7] to back up because he was not supposed to be in this area. Resident #7 refused to move back, and they began to argue. LVN E was very unprofessional and rude to the resident, making rude comments about his teeth. I [CNA A] have also witnessed this in the past where LVN E has called him a 'crackhead' and has told him when he has asked for pain medication 'do not bother me today.' You will get your meds when you get them.' I [CNA A] did not report this to the current abuse coordinator because I have reporting things to my old DON, and I [CNA A] got in trouble for standing up for the resident and was almost fired over the situation.<BR/>Record review of the SW's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed at 7:05 a.m. Resident [#7] stopped SW and stated he had been yelled at. SW asked resident [#7] what happened. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E yelled at the resident [#7] about giving him his pain medication. Resident #7 had asked LVN E for his pain medication. Resident #7 stated he did not hear what the nurse had said so Resident #7 asked LVN E again. Resident #7 then states LVN E yelled at him and said I'll give it to you at 7:35 a.m. Around 7:35 a.m.Resident #7 then self-propelled back to the doorway again and an argument ensued back and forth with LVN E .<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed It was around 7:00 am, I [Resident #7] went to the charge nurse, LVN E, to get pain meds. I [Resident #7] didn't hear what the nurse [LVN E] said, so I asked her again. LVN E yelled at me and said, 'you can get it at 7:35.' The SW then asked what the argument was about in the dining room. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E said I was harassing her about pain medication. I [Resident #7] don't harass her. How is that harassing her when I'm just asking for my meds? I don't know why she doesn't like me. One time before I [Resident #7] heard her telling someone. He gets kicked out of all those places he has been at, the rotten tooth fucker.' Resident #7 was asked if he ever informed any of the staff/dept. heads/abuse prevention coordinator. Resident #7 stated, 'I [Resident #7] told the ADON about two weeks ago when she was working that night.' <BR/>Record review of the ADON's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] revealed Resident #7 told the ADON that LVN E and him had gotten into verbal disagreement regarding his pain medication and that she always gives him problems about his pain medication saying that it is not time .Resident [#7] told the ADON he needs to report to the ADM and DON the next morning .he stated to the ADON that he [Resident #7] didn't want to get anyone in trouble because he didn't get anyone to retaliate. The ADON is uncertain if Resident #7 reported to ADM/DON .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's Abuse Preventing and Reporting Post-test dated [DATE] revealed LVN E answered squeezing or pinching any part of a resident's body, ignoring a resident, or denying a resident access to her money were examples of abuse .give the resident space and tone of voice and facial expression are more important than words to remember when dealing with angry and/or aggressive residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's employee file dated [DATE] revealed a signed Acknowledgement of Abuse Policy and Reporting Requirements .the facility will not tolerate any conduct that may be considered abuse or neglect of its residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's signed Acknowledgement of Training and Receipts of Materials dated [DATE] revealed I, LVN E, have completed the community's required in-service training .Abuse and Prevention . <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Explosive Behavior Management dated [DATE] revealed remember to not take the behavioral outburst of individuals .personally .try to distance yourself emotionally from this .remain calm and avoid reacting emotionally to what is occurring .stay in control of your behavior . LVN E signature was not visualized. <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Abuse and Neglect Policy dated [DATE] did not reveal LVN E signature. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 3:50 p.m., Resident #7 said LVN E spoke rude to him regarding his teeth and asking for his pain medication. He said LVN E made it seem like he was a drug addict or something. Resident #7 said the recent incident that involved LVN E made him angry and hurt his feelings. He said he reported to the ADON two weeks ago LVN E made a big deal about giving him his prn pain medication when asked. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:52 p.m., CNA A said she witnessed the incident between Resident #7 and LVN E. CNA A said she was in the dining room for breakfast and LVN E asked Resident #7 to get out of the kitchen doorway. She said Resident #7 told LVN E he was waiting for his breakfast tray. She said LVN E and Resident #7 begun to argue. CNA A said LVN E told Resident #7 he had rotten teeth, was drug addict and your stanky self. She said the argument occurred during mealtime and in front of other residents. She said eventually LVN E left the dining room and went back to the nursing station and Resident #7 went to his room. CNA A said Resident #7 looked mad and like his feelings were hurt. She said it was embarrassing to watch. CNA said she reported it to the ADM. She said this was not the first incident she witnessed between Resident #7 and LVN E. She said LVN E called Resident #7 a junkie when he asked for his pain medication and refused to give him medication. She said she reported it to the deceased ADM by phone and she said, I'm eating lunch! and hung up the phone. CNA A said when the deceased ADM returned from lunch, she never addressed the incident she reported. She said she considered the incidents between LVN E and Resident #7 as verbal abuse and hurting his dignity. CNA A said abuse and hurting a resident dignity could cause depression, angry, suicidal ideations/thoughts, and emotional distress. She said residents could harm themselves, be afraid to ask for medications, or stop coming to the dining room for meals. <BR/>An interview with LVN E was attempted on [DATE] at 5:42 p.m. and was unsuccessful. A voicemail was left but no return call from LVN E. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 11:36 a.m., RN C said use of derogatory words to any resident was inappropriate and could be considered verbal abuse. She said verbal abuse could cause psychological issues making the resident aggressive and decrease quality of life.<BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 12:25 p.m. the DON, with the ADM in attendance said Resident #7 made verbal abuse allegation on LVN E. The DON said the incident started at the nursing station with Resident #7 asking for his as need pain medication. She said the incident then started again in the dining room with the Social Worker, who was on dining room manager duty that morning. She said this was not the first disagreement between Resident #7 and LVN E regarding his pain medication. She said a safe survey about pain medication and abuse was conducted with no other allegations of abuse made. She said the previous incidents were mismanaged by the previous management and not addressed. The DON said she told the LVNs to give Resident #7 his pain medication when he asked if it was in the acceptable medication timeframe. She said she had not in-serviced the LVNs on how handle demanding/aggressive residents but encouraged staff to come to her if they became frustrated with Resident #7 medication demands. The ADM said the facility had recently provided an in-service on handling disruptive/aggressive resident. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:00 p.m., the ADM, with the ADON and Regional Nurse in attendance said LVN E was suspended pending investigation then terminated after the investigation was completed. The ADM said ensured abuse did not occur by rounding and asking residents questions concerning their care and treatment. The ADM said he also posted the abuse coordinator phone, which he was, in several visual place to encourage reporting. He said he expected staff to report abuse allegations immediately and to not abuse residents. He said he ensured his staff did not abuse the resident by providing in-services on abuse prevention and rounds. He said due to previous issues with not reporting to the previous abuse coordinator, verbal abuse continued to Resident #7 by LVN E. The ADM said continued abuse could affect the resident's mood or behaviors. <BR/>Record review of a facility Resident Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation and Misappropriation of Resident Property policy dated [DATE] revealed .the purpose of this policy is to ensure that all healthcare facility comply with .residents from abuse, neglect .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents who required colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy services, received such care consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the resident's goals and preferences for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #4) reviewed for ostomy care. <BR/>The facility failed to provide Resident #4 with appropriate colostomy care resulting in her colostomy leaking and covering her in feces.<BR/>This failure could place the resident at risk of skin irritation and breakdown from exposure to fecal matter. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's face sheet dated 3/03/25 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #4 had diagnoses which included diverticulitis (occurs when an infected pouch becomes filled with pus) of large intestine with perforation (rupture) and abscess (pocket of pus), hypertension (high blood pressure), and depression (persistent sadness that can interfere with daily life). <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's MDS assessment indicated it had not been completed prior to exiting the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's care plan dated of 3/03/25 indicated she was taking an antidepressant (medication to treat depression); she had impaired physical mobility with an intervention to provide appropriate level of assistance to promote safety of resident; she had a self-care deficit with an intervention to provide assistance with self-care as needed; she was at risk for problems with elimination; and she had a colostomy/ileostomy (surgical procedure that created an opening in the abdominal wall through which waste products from the small intestine could exit the body).<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's Consolidated Orders dated 3/06/25 indicated an order for ileostomy care every am shift (10 PM- 6 AM- 2 PM) with a start date of 2/25/25.<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's eTAR dated 2/01/25-2/28/25 indicated on order for ileostomy care every am noc shift (10 PM- 6 AM- 2 PM) with start date of 2/25/25 with documentation of completed on day shift and night shift 2/25/25-2/28/25.<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's Progress Note dated 2/25/25 indicated Resident #4 had an ileostomy due to a perforated (ruptured) diverticulitis and a large midline surgical incision with staples and dehisced area (open/separation of wound edges) to the end of the incision near the ileostomy and it was being packed with saline soaked gauze. NP F documented the ileostomy bag had dark liquid stool in it.<BR/>Record review of Nurse Note dated 2/28/25 at 6:45 AM indicated LVN A had come on duty on 2/27/25 at about 1910 (7:10 PM) and was informed by LVN C, Resident #4's family was there and was upset that Resident #4 had bowel all over her and her wound from her leaking colostomy bag. LVN A documented Resident #4's clothing and brief were soiled with bowel from her leaking colostomy bag, as well as the dressing covering the wound. LVN A documented Resident #4's family member stated Resident #4 had been sitting in poop for four hours.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/03/25 at 11:50 AM, Resident #4 was lying in bed visiting with two family members in her room. Resident #4 said since her FM #1 fussed at the facility on 2/27/25, things had been much better and they now checked on her hourly and emptied her colostomy bag, but the first three days at the facility were awful. Resident #4 said the staff did not empty her colostomy bag and it burst the first night she was at the facility and covered her in poop and it frequently leaked. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop and had poop in her wound that was by her colostomy frequently for the first three days, but the worst time was on 2/27/25. Resident #4 said they had issues on 2/27/25 four times during the day with her colostomy bag leaking and the nurse had changed it a couple times earlier in the day, but it would be back to leaking shortly after it was changed. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop for about four hours until FM #3 came to see her. FM #2, who was visiting with Resident #4, said she had called Resident #4 at 3:00 PM and Resident #4 said her colostomy bag was leaking and no one had come to answer her call light and she was lying in her own poop. FM #2 said she called the facility about 3:30 PM and no one answered the phone. Resident #4 said she knew she had been lying in her own poop for about four hours based off the time of the phone calls with FM #2. Resident #4 said by the time FM #3 arrived in her room a little after 7:00 PM, she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said when FM #3 entered the room, he said, what is that smell and Resident #4 said she was crying and threw back the covers and she told FM #3 it was her because no one had fixed her leaking colostomy and she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop until her FM #3 arrived at the facility, and he went to try to get someone to clean her up and was told by staff that it was not their jobs and would have to get the nurse. Resident #4 said it was about 8:00 PM before they finally started cleaning her up. Resident #4 said it was embarrassing to be covered in her own poop and the smell was awful. Resident #4 said they were not answering her call light timely which led to her colostomy bag getting too full and it pulled away from the skin from the weight and then it would start leaking. Resident #4 said at times the CNA would come by and would tell her it was not their job to empty it, and she would have to get the nurse, but no one came. Resident #4 said a CNA did offer to change her gown on 2/27/25 but what good would that have done when everything was covered in poop and her leaking colostomy was continuously producing more liquid poop. Resident #4 said she had been told the nurse would be coming to change the colostomy bag, but she did not come. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:37 AM, FM #3 said he arrived at the facility at 7:00 PM per his life 360 application on his phone. FM #3 said he walked into Resident #4's room and opened her door and said, what is that smell and Resident #4 pulled her covers back and she had poop from her chest to her knees and she was crying. FM #3 said he went down the hall and saw someone on her phone and asked her, who was going to clean Resident #4 up. He said she said it was not her job and she would go get someone. FM #3 said Resident #4 said she had been sitting in poop for almost for four hours. FM #3 said he then saw a nurse he knew coming in the front door and asked her to come down to Resident #4's room. FM #3 said when the nurse walked into the room she said, O my and said she would get Resident #4 taken care of. FM #3 said the nurse cleaned on Resident #4 for almost two hours. FM #3 said there was no excuse for the state Resident #4 was in. FM #3 said someone should have tended to her colostomy bag long before it got to the point it did with covering Resident #4 in her own poop. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:58 AM, LVN A said she was late coming in for her shift (6 PM-6 AM) on 2/27/25 and arrived around 7:10 PM. LVN A said the day shift nurse (LVN C) was in a tizzy and said she (LVN A) would have to go deal with Resident #4's family because they were cussing at LVN C. LVN A said she went into Resident #4's room and she had poop everywhere, in the wound, in her brief, in the bed and linens, and covering her gown from her chest to below her knees. LVN A said she went and gathered all the supplies she would need to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy bag, and clean and redress her wound, and then went back to Resident #4's room. LVN A said it took her about two hours to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy, and clean and redress her wound. LVN A said she went back in a few hours later to check on Resident #4 and the colostomy bag was leaking again, and Resident #4 said the aide had pulled on it while emptying it and got it to leaking again. LVN A said she changed the colostomy bag again. LVN A said there was not much room from where the colostomy bag was and the open wound was which made it challenging to get a good seal around the colostomy bag. LVN A said she had to cut the sticky part of the colostomy bag and had to turn the bag to her opposite side, and it worked better, and she changed the type of bag. LVN A said, let's just say if that was my mother, I would have flipped my you know what, if I had found her like that. LVN A said some of the feces was dried with brown ring edges on the bedding and some was still liquid. LVN A said the dried feces with brown ring edges indicated it had been there for a while, but she was not sure how long it would have taken it to dry. LVN A said the seal of the colostomy bag was broken and it was not stuck to Resident #4 when she arrived in her room. LVN A said she was sure it embarrassed Resident #4 and made her feel awful and it was probably irritating to her skin to have feces on her. LVN A said staff were giving Resident #4 the run around about not being able to do anything with the colostomy. LVN A said it was pretty much the 2 PM -10 PM aides that told Resident #4 they could not change or take care of the colostomy. LVN A said the entire ordeal was embarrassing for Resident #4.<BR/>During an interview on 3/4/24 at 11:20 AM, CNA B said she had gone into Resident #4's room a little while before her family arrived and she asked Resident #4 about changing her gown due to her colostomy bag was leaking. CNA B said she placed a towel under Resident #4 and over her gown because Resident #4 said she wanted to wait until after the nurse changed the colostomy bag. CNA B said the colostomy bag was leaking and it would be the nurse that would have to change it. CNA B said she had come in to work the 2 PM to 10 PM shift. CNA B said she had not emptied the colostomy bag during her shift. CNA B said she did not know she could empty the colostomy bag. CNA B said they had been having issues with it leaking that day. CNA B said the nurse would have been responsible for ensuring the colostomy bag was not leaking and for emptying it because she was unaware, she could empty the bag. CNA B said she was taught in CNA training school not to touch the colostomy bags. CNA B said she learned on 2/28/25 after the 2/27/25 incident during an in-service that she could empty the bag. CNA B said she was assigned to Resident #4's hall after someone had called in on 2/27/25. CNA B said Resident #4 probably felt disgusted and dirty lying in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 12:19 PM, LVN C said she had worked at the facility for about a month on the 6 AM-6 PM shift. LVN C said the CNAs were going into Resident #4's room regularly on 2/27/25. LVN C said she had emptied the colostomy bag three times herself and changed the bag twice during her shift on 2/27/25 and was not sure why the family was saying that she had been lying in feces for four hours. LVN C said she had training in nursing school in caring for colostomy bags about 6 years ago, but she had just recently started working as a nurse. LVN C said she had her co-worker do a demonstration with her on how to change the colostomy bag and she had watched U-tube videos to educate herself. LVN C said herself and another aide were responsible for emptying Resident #4's colostomy bag. LVN C said the aides were checking on Resident #4 every 2 hours. LVN C said no one had told her that Resident #4's bag was leaking, and she was confused when FM #1 was yelling at her that it had leaked, she did not know it was leaking. LVN C said she remembered answering Resident #4's call light a few times and she wanted the bag emptied. LVN C said FM #3 had asked her when they were going to clean her up and then FM #1 showed up and started yelling at her. LVN C said she was going to give another resident pain medication and then come back and take care of Resident #4. LVN C said she thought the contents of the colostomy might take about 30 minutes to dry on bedding, but she was not sure. LVN C said she did not witness what the resident looked like prior to her family arriving. LVN C said it would be embarrassing to the resident and it could cause an infection to be covered in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 3:30 PM, the DON said she had gotten a phone call about a family member being at the facility and was yelling and screaming and a couple of the CNAs felt threatened by the family member's body language toward them on 2/27/25. The family member was making allegations that Resident #4 had not been cared for and left covered in feces. The DON said she then called the ADM, and the ADM came to the facility. The DON said the next day she did some in-services with staff and started every 1-hour checks on Resident #4 to ensure she was getting her colostomy emptied or changed as needed. The DON said she had talked to a few CNAs and two nurses about caring for a colostomy bag upon Resident #4's admittance to the facility. The DON said she did not do any in-services with staff prior to or upon admittance of Resident #4 coming to the facility to ensure all direct care staff were knowledgeable of caring for a colostomy bag. The DON said the CNAs and nurses should have known how to care for a colostomy bag with their training from their schools. The DON said she would have been responsible to ensure that staff were knowledgeable of caring for the colostomy and care was being provided timely. The DON said she did have conversations with some staff, about emptying the bag and cleaning around it, and if it was leaking or off then to notify the nurse. The DON said there was an issue with getting the colostomy bag to seal due to the placement of the ileostomy and her open wound and it would leak. The DON said the colostomy bag had to be changed a few times on 2/27/28. The DON said the wound care physician had been there 2/27/25 and they discussed things to possibly help with the issue of the colostomy bag leaking. The DON said the colostomy bag was changed while the wound care was done with the wound care physician. The DON said she knew LVN C had changed the colostomy bag at least once that day also. The DON said they would not know if what they tried worked until they tried it and seen if it would stay. The DON said she was not sure how long it would take for stool to dry, maybe a couple of hours. The DON said if there were dried brown circles it would be indicative that the stool had been there for a while. The DON said Resident #4 could have skin issues and there was the dignity issue of having feces on her. The DON said the aide did offer to clean her up, but the resident declined because she wanted to wait until the nurse came to change her colostomy.<BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 4:00 PM, the ADM said Resident #4 had only been in the facility for three days and she had not gotten any complaints from Resident #4 until her FM #1 was at the facility cussing staff and saying Resident #4 had not been cared for. The ADM said Resident #4 had not told her about having frequent leaking from her colostomy bag. The ADM said when the colostomy bag would get to a certain level Resident #4 wanted it emptied. The ADM said Resident #4 told her that staff would come in and say that they were coming back and did not come back quickly. The ADM said FM #1 told her Resident #4 had feces all over her on 2/27/25. The ADM said she came to the facility on 2/27/25 during the incident with Resident #4's family, but the nurse had already been cleaning up the resident and the ADM said she did not see any of the issue. The ADM said being covered in feces could make the resident feel like she was not being cared for. The ADM said the resident had told her the aide had offered to change her and the resident declined because she was waiting for the nurse to return and change the colostomy bag.<BR/>Review of the facility's policy titled Pouching a Colostomy or an ileostomy dated revised January 12, 2020, indicated . Staff would use appropriate methods to pouch a colostomy or an ileostomy in accordance with standard practice guidelines . report abnormal findings to the nurse in charge or health care provider .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity and provide care in a manner that promoted maintenance or enhancement of his or her quality of life for 1 of 17 residents (Resident #4) reviewed for resident rights.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #4 had a dignified existence by allowing her to be covered in feces on 2/27/25.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of humiliation, diminished quality of life, loss of dignity and loss of self-worth.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's face sheet dated 3/03/25 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #4 had diagnoses which included diverticulitis (occurs when an infected pouch becomes filled with pus) of large intestine with perforation (rupture) and abscess (pocket of pus), hypertension (high blood pressure), and depression (persistent sadness that can interfere with daily life). <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's MDS assessment indicated it had not been completed prior to exiting the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's care plan dated of 3/03/25 indicated she was taking an antidepressant (medication to treat depression); she had impaired physical mobility with an intervention to provide appropriate level of assistance to promote safety of resident; she had a self-care deficit with an intervention to provide assistance with self-care as needed; she was at risk for problems with elimination; and she had a colostomy/ileostomy (surgical procedure that created an opening in the abdominal wall through which waste products from the small intestine could exit the body).<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's Progress Note dated 2/25/25 indicated Resident #4 had an ileostomy due to a perforated (ruptured) diverticulitis and a large midline surgical incision with staples and dehisced area (open/separation of wound edges) to the end of the incision near the ileostomy and it was being packed with saline soaked gauze. NP F documented the ileostomy bag had dark liquid stool in it.<BR/>Record review of Nurse Note dated 2/28/25 at 6:45 AM indicated LVN A had come on duty on 2/27/25 at about 1910 (7:10 PM) and was informed by LVN C, Resident #4's family was there and was upset that Resident #4 had bowel all over her and her wound from her leaking colostomy bag. LVN A documented Resident #4's clothing and brief were soiled with bowel from her leaking colostomy bag, as well as the dressing covering the wound. LVN A documented Resident #4's family member stated Resident #4 had been sitting in poop for four hours.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/03/25 at 11:50 AM, Resident #4 was lying in bed visiting with two family members in her room. Resident #4 said since her FM #1 fussed at the facility on 2/27/25, things had been much better and they now checked on her hourly and emptied her colostomy bag, but the first three days at the facility were awful. Resident #4 said the staff did not empty her colostomy bag and it burst the first night she was at the facility and covered her in poop and it frequently leaked. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop and had poop in her wound that was by her colostomy frequently for the first three days, but the worst time was on 2/27/25. Resident #4 said they had issues on 2/27/25 four times during the day with her colostomy bag leaking and the nurse had changed it a couple times earlier in the day, but it would be back to leaking shortly after it was changed. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop for about four hours until FM #3 came to see her. FM #2, who was visiting with Resident #4, said she had called Resident #4 at 3:00 PM and Resident #4 said her colostomy bag was leaking and no one had come to answer her call light and she was lying in her own poop. FM #2 said she called the facility about 3:30 PM and no one answered the phone. Resident #4 said she knew she had been lying in her own poop for about four hours based off the time of the phone calls with FM #2. Resident #4 said by the time FM #3 arrived in her room a little after 7:00 PM, she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said when FM #3 entered the room, he said, what is that smell and Resident #4 said she was crying and threw back the covers and she told FM #3 it was her because no one had fixed her leaking colostomy and she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop until her FM #3 arrived at the facility, and he went to try to get someone to clean her up and was told by staff that it was not their jobs and would have to get the nurse. Resident #4 said it was about 8:00 PM before they finally started cleaning her up. Resident #4 said it was embarrassing to be covered in her own poop and the smell was awful. Resident #4 said they were not answering her call light timely which led to her colostomy bag getting too full and it pulled away from the skin from the weight and then it would start leaking. Resident #4 said at times the CNA would come by and would tell her it was not their job to empty it, and she would have to get the nurse, but no one came. Resident #4 said a CNA did offer to change her gown on 2/27/25 but what good would that have done when everything was covered in poop and her leaking colostomy was continuously producing more liquid poop. Resident #4 said she had been told the nurse would be coming to change the colostomy bag, but she did not come. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:37 AM, FM #3 said he arrived at the facility at 7:00 PM per his life 360 application on his phone. FM #3 said he walked into Resident #4's room and opened her door and said, what is that smell and Resident #4 pulled her covers back and she had poop from her chest to her knees and she was crying. FM #3 said he went down the hall and saw someone on her phone and asked her, who was going to clean Resident #4 up. He said she said it was not her job and she would go get someone. FM #3 said Resident #4 said she had been sitting in poop for almost for four hours. FM #3 said he then saw a nurse he knew coming in the front door and asked her to come down to Resident #4's room. FM #3 said when the nurse walked into the room she said, O my and said she would get Resident #4 taken care of. FM #3 said the nurse cleaned on Resident #4 for almost two hours. FM #3 said there was no excuse for the state Resident #4 was in. FM #3 said someone should have tended to her colostomy bag long before it got to the point it did with covering Resident #4 in her own poop. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:58 AM, LVN A said she was late coming in for her shift (6 PM-6 AM) on 2/27/25 and arrived around 7:10 PM. LVN A said the day shift nurse (LVN C) was in a tizzy and said she (LVN A) would have to go deal with Resident #4's family because they were cussing at LVN C. LVN A said she went into Resident #4's room and she had poop everywhere, in the wound, in her brief, in the bed and linens, and covering her gown from her chest to below her knees. LVN A said she went and gathered all the supplies she would need to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy bag, and clean and redress her wound, and then went back to Resident #4's room. LVN A said it took her about two hours to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy, and clean and redress her wound. LVN A said, let's just say if that was my mother, I would have flipped my you know what, if I had found her like that. LVN A said some of the feces was dried with brown ring edges on the bedding and some was still liquid. LVN A said the dried feces with brown ring edges indicated it had been there for a while, but she was not sure how long it would have taken it to dry. LVN A said she was sure it embarrassed Resident #4 and made her feel awful and it was probably irritating to her skin. LVN A said the entire ordeal was embarrassing for Resident #4.<BR/>During an interview on 3/4/24 at 11:20 AM, CNA B said she had gone into Resident #4's room a little while before her family arrived and she asked Resident #4 about changing her gown due to her colostomy bag was leaking. CNA B said she placed a towel under Resident #4 and over her gown because Resident #4 said she wanted to wait until after the nurse changed the colostomy bag. CNA B said the colostomy bag was leaking and it would be the nurse that would have to change it. CNA B said she had come in to work the 2 PM to 10 PM shift. CNA B said she had not emptied the colostomy bag during her shift. CNA B said she did not know she could empty the colostomy bag. CNA B said they had been having issues with the colostomy bag leaking that day. CNA B said the nurse would have been responsible for ensuring the colostomy bag was not leaking and for emptying it because she was unaware, she could empty the bag. CNA B said Resident #4 probably felt disgusted and dirty lying in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 12:19 PM, LVN C said she had worked at the facility for about a month on the 6 AM-6 PM shift. LVN C said the CNAs were going into Resident #4's room regularly on 2/27/25. LVN C said she emptied the colostomy bag three times herself and changed the bag twice during her shift and was not sure why the family was saying that she had been lying in feces for four hours. LVN C said no one had told her that Resident #4's bag was leaking, and she was confused when FM #1 was yelling at her that it had leaked, she did not know there was an issue with it leaking. LVN C said FM #3 had asked her when they were going to clean her up and then FM #1 showed up and started yelling at her. LVN C said she was going to give another resident pain medication and then come back and take care of Resident #4. LVN C said she was not told that the resident was covered in feces on 2/27/25. LVN C said she did not witness what the Resident #4 looked like prior to her family arriving. LVN C said it would be embarrassing to Resident #4 and it could cause an infection to be covered in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 3:30 PM, the DON said she had gotten a phone call about a family member being at the facility and was yelling and screaming and a couple of the CNAs felt threatened by the family member's body language toward them on 2/27/25. The family member was making allegations that Resident #4 had not been cared for and left covered in feces. The DON said she then called the ADM, and the ADM came to the facility. The DON said there was an issue with getting the colostomy bag to seal, due to the placement of the ileostomy and her open wound, and it would leak. The DON said she would have been responsible to ensure that staff were knowledgeable of caring for the colostomy and care was being provided timely. The DON said she was not sure how long it would take for stool to dry, maybe a couple of hours. The DON said if there were dried brown circles it would be indicative that the stool had been there for a while. The DON said Resident #4 could have skin issues and there was the dignity issue of having feces on her. The DON said the aide did offer to clean her up, but the resident declined because she wanted to wait until the nurse came to change her colostomy. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 4:00 PM, the ADM said Resident #4 had only been in the facility for three days and she had not gotten any complaints from Resident #4 until her FM #1 was at the facility cussing staff and saying Resident #4 had not been cared for. The ADM said Resident #4 had not told her about having frequent leaking from her colostomy bag. The ADM said when the colostomy bag would get to a certain level Resident #4 wanted it emptied. The ADM said Resident #4 told her that staff would come in and say that they were coming back and did not come back quickly. The ADM said FM #1 told her Resident #4 had feces all over her on 2/27/25. The ADM said she came to the facility on 2/27/25 during the incident with Resident #4's family, but the nurse had already been cleaning up the resident and the ADM said she did not see any of the issue. The ADM said being covered in feces could make the resident feel like she was not being cared for. The ADM said the resident had told her the aide had offered to change her and the resident declined because she was waiting for the nurse to return and change the colostomy bag.<BR/>Record review of the facility's Training In-service Form dated 2/28/24, titled Customer Service, Rounding, Call lights, Abuse/Neglect, and Providing Care in a timely manner, indicated . CNA Inservice . routine rounds were important . not only for incontinent care . residents depend on us to notice when something was right . the earlier we notice a change, the better the outcome . call lights should be answered timely . if the resident's need is out of your scope of practice, ensure the resident that you will locate the appropriate staff, then do so . emptying, and cleaning ostomy bags and the skin around them IS within your scope of practice and you are expected to perform this duty . if the ostomy bag itself has become dislodged, clean the area, place a towel for comfort, and inform the resident's nurse immediately . provide care to residents in a timely manner . if you cannot attend to the resident's request immediately, give them a time frame in which you will return and then make sure you adhere to that time frame . this alleviates some of the anxiety they feel when waiting for care .<BR/>Review of the facility's policy titled Resident Rights dated revised August 14, 2022, indicated . the staff would abide by and protect resident rights in accordance with state and federal guidelines .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for resident rights. (Resident #9)<BR/>The facility failed to repair the wall behind the bed of Resident #9.<BR/>This failure placed residents at risk of an unsafe or uncomfortable environment and a decrease in quality of life and self-worth.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet 03/05/24 indicated Resident #9 was [AGE] years old and was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including stroke, major depressive disorder (persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life), and diabetes. <BR/>Record review of the MDS assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #9 was rarely/never understood and sometimes understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 0 indicating severe cognitive impairment. <BR/>Record review of a care plan revised on 01/11/24 indicated Resident #9 had a history of depression. There was an intervention to adjust room temperature, reduce noise, and dim lights. <BR/>Record review of Maintenance Work order binder kept at the nurse's station did not indicate a work order request for Resident #9.<BR/>During an observation on 03/04/24 at 10:34 a.m., Resident #9 was not in her room. There were multiple areas of peeled paint on the wall behind the bed. To the left of the bed, approximately 2 - 3 feet from the floor was a vertical area of damaged sheetrock approximately 1 inch in width and 12 inches in length. There were 6 smaller damaged areas scattered on the bottom portion of the wall. There was an area of what appeared to be a cutout area of the sheet rock approximately 10 - 12 inches x 3 feet. In this area was old wallpaper. The rest of the wall was painted. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/24 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #9 was sitting in the dining room. The resident did make eye contact but did not answer any questions.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:02 a.m., CNA G said a hospice aide had torn some of the places on the wall in Resident #9's room. She said the vertical areas were caused while raising and lowering the bed. She said the family had a poster hanging on the wall that pulled the paint off. She said the wall had looked like this for months. She said she had reported it to the Maintenance Supervisor a long time ago. She said the Maintenance Supervisor told her he was aware of the issue. She said she would not want her home to look like that. She said Resident #9 did talk a little but was more of an observer. She said if she did not know someone, she might just stare and not say anything. She said she felt the wall should have been fixed.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:31 a.m., the Maintenance Supervisor said he was mostly made aware of issues by word of mouth. He said there was a work order log kept at the nurse's station. He said he had been aware of the wall in Resident 9's room. He said he had mentioned it in the stand-up meeting two weeks ago. He said just had not gotten to it. He said they were preparing another room for Resident #9, so he could do the sheet rock repair. He said it was his fault it had not been done yet. He said they had been remodeling rooms but had not gotten to Resident #9's yet.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:00 a.m., LVN H said the wall in Resident 9's room was partly because of family sticking posters on the wall. She said she would not want a wall in her home to look like that wall did. She said she would have expected the wall to have not taken months to be fixed.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:21 a.m., the DON said she would have expected the wall to have been fixed as soon as possible after the Maintenance Supervisor became aware of the damage. She said she would not want her home to look like that. She said Resident #9 would talk to you if she knew you. She said the wall not being repaired could cause Resident #9 to feel like her home was not pretty. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:48 a.m., the Administrator said there was a hole in the wall behind Resident #9's bed. She said they asked the resident's family to move the resident's camera to another room so they could then move the resident. She said the family would have to move her cameras and have not done that. She said for the wall to be fixed, the resident would need to be moved out of the room. She said they asked the family for months and family has been non-compliant. She said the wall could not be repaired while the resident was out of the room for the day because the camera would have to be unplugged and the family did not want the camera unplugged. She said there might be documentation of the facility requesting family move the cameras. This documentation was not provided prior to exit. <BR/>Review of an undated Homelike Environment policy indicated, .It is the policy of the facility to ensure that the environment provided by the facility is safe, sanitary, functional and comfortable .Resident rooms and common areas will be kept in a clean, orderly and comfortable manner .All room contents to include clothes, furniture, devices, linens, bedspreads, privacy curtains, window covering, wall hangings, wall paper and floors should be clean and in good repair .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide an ongoing program of activities in accordance with the comprehensive assessment to meet the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for quality of life. (Residents #32)<BR/>1.The facility failed to provide Residents #32 with consistent, scheduled activities .<BR/>2.The facility failed to provide Resident #32 with a calendar of scheduled activities.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for not having activities to meet their interests or needs and a decline in their physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 03/05/24 indicated Resident #32 was [AGE] years old and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including heart disease, diabetes, and anxiety disorder. <BR/>Record review of an admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 14 which indicated Resident #32 was cognitively intact. The MDS indicated it was very important for the resident do her favorite activities. <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 was dependent on staff for chair/bed-to-chair transfer.<BR/>Record review of a care plan revised on 02/13/24 indicated Resident #32 had limited activity participation with interventions to encourage participation and positive feedback and to provide resident a schedule of events to post in her room. The care plan did not indicate the resident refused to attend activities. <BR/>Record review of one-on-one activities documentation for the months of 2/2024 and 3/2024 indicated Resident #32 was not provided one-on-one activities. <BR/>Record review of an Activities Quarterly/Annually assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 preferred in room activities and refused activities. The assessment indicated, .Staff to provide verbal reminders, assistance to and from groups, encouragement, provide schedule of programs . <BR/>Record review of Resident #32's electronic medical record from 01/05/24 - 03/05/24 indicated an activities Weekly Participation assessment was completed for 01/05/24 and 01/11/24. There were no other assessments during this time. <BR/>Record review of an activities Weekly Participation assessment dated [DATE] indicated, .Resident had minimal group participation due to: Resting/Sleeping . The assessment did not indicate a refusal.<BR/>Record review of an activities Weekly Participation assessment dated [DATE] indicated, .Resident had minimal group participation due to: Resting/Sleeping . The assessment did not indicate a refusal.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/24 at 2:00 p.m., Resident #32 said if activities were provided in the facility, she did not know about it. She said she had not been provided an activities calendar. There was not an activities calendar in her room or hanging on her wall.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/05/24 at 9:42 a.m., Resident #32 said no one had ever come by her room and talked to her about activities. She said depending on what the activity was, she would get up out of bed and attend some of them. There was no activity calendar hanging in her room.<BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 at 2:15 p.m., there was an arts and crafts activity in progress in the dining room. Resident #32 was in her room in bed asleep.<BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 on 3:02 p.m., a group of residents were sitting in the dining room listening to music. Resident #32 was not present. <BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 on 3:03 p.m., Resident #32 was in bed sleeping.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 8:21 a.m., Resident #32 said there were entire weeks that she was not gotten out of bed at all. She said she had refused to get up for activities at times, but there were times she would like to attend. She said she was not aware that there were arts and crafts or music playing in the dining room on 03/05/24. She said she would have liked to have attended one or both of those activities. She said no one offered the activities to her. She said no one came to her room to do one-on-one activities with her. She said she felt ignored. She said she felt annoyed by the whole situation. She said staff will probably say they come down here and I am asleep. She said, That is my answer to the whole thing. Just go to sleep. She said she did like to socialize at times and visit with other people.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:02 a.m., CNA G said she had not known Resident #32 to attend activities. She said Resident #32 just did crossword puzzles and read magazines. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:12 a.m., the Activity Director said she hung calendars in each residents' room. She said she went in Resident 32's room every day and talked to her. She said she did not do one-on-one activities with Resident #32. She said Resident #32 liked to watch television She said Resident #32 became frustrated during activities and threw things. She said she had not charted any refusals in awhile. When asked how not being provided activities could negatively affect a resident she said, She reads a lot of magazines. <BR/>During an observation on 03/06/24 at 9:58 a.m., a Resident Rights posting was hanging in a hallway near the nurse's station. The positing indicated, .You have the right to .participate in activities inside and outside the facility .<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:00 a.m., LVN H said she had seen Resident #32 up out of bed maybe twice. She said that had been a long time ago. She said she had not witnessed her at any activities. She said a resident not being gotten up can affect their will to live, depression, general attitude and quit eating. She said not attending activities could affect her in the same way. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:21 a.m., the DON said Resident #32 was asked every day if she wanted to get up and the resident said no. She said the resident did not want to get up. She said she had seen her up a few times and did not stay up long. She said she would have expected the resident to have been provided an activity calendar and be offered activities. She said any refusals should have been charted by the activity director. She said a resident not getting up or attending activities could cause them to feel isolated and cause depression. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:48 a.m., the Administrator said if a resident wanted to get out of bed they should be gotten out of bed. She said she has been down to Resident #32's room and had talked to her. She said because she refused 90 percent of the time, it could be the reason staff were not asking her to get up. She said she expected for an activity calendar in her room and out on time so the residents could attend activities. She said if a resident did not want to get up, one-on-one in room activities should be provided to the resident. She said the resident did like to read and do cross word puzzles. <BR/>Review of a One-on-one Program facility policy dated 01/01/23 indicated, .One-on-one wellness visits will be provided for those residents whose physical or intellectual impairments prohibit their active involvement in group programs and/or those resident who prefer not to attend group programs .Wellness staff will utilized the One-on-One tracking form .to maintain an up to date list of residents identified for one-on-one programming each month .If a one-on-one intervention is offered but the resident refuses, it must also be documents with reason for refusal .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents for 1 of 15 residents (Resident #6) reviewed for adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure NCNA K performed two-person mechanical lift transfers for Resident #6.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for injury during mechanical lifts/transfers.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 1/22/23 revealed Resident #6 was an [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), seizures (sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain), history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension (high blood pressure). <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #6 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #6 had unclear speech and rarely understood others. Resident #6 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #6 required extensive to totally dependent assistance of two persons for all ADLs. Resident #6 required extensive assistance of two persons for transfers. Resident #6 was always incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #6 had diagnoses of hypertension, aphasia (disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate), history of a stroke, dementia, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (weakness or inability to move one side of the body), and seizures. Resident #6 had a pressure reducing mattress on his bed. <BR/>Record review of Resident #6's care plan dated of 1/22/23 revealed he was a high risk for falls, had a self-care deficit, at risk for skin breakdown, and he was incontinent. Resident #6 required mechanical lifts for all transfers with the assistance of two persons.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:40 PM revealed NCNA K performed a one-person mechanical lift transfer of Resident #6 from his chair to the bed. NCNA K positioned the mechanical lift over the resident in his chair and locked the wheels on the mechanical lift and the resident's chair. She attached the lift pad that was already under the resident in his chair. NCNA K then lifted Resident #6 up above his chair. NCNA K then left Resident #6 suspended in the air and moved the bedside table from behind the mechanical lift in the center of the room to the other side of the bed closest to the door. NCNA K then unlocked the mechanical lifts wheels and pulled the mechanical lift backwards to allow room to move Resident #6's chair from under him and the fall mat away from the side of his bed. NCNA then moved the lift with Resident #6 to position the resident over the bed and then lowered the resident onto the bed. NCNA K then unhooked the lift pad from the mechanical lift and moved the mechanical lift away from the resident and proceeded with incontinent care.<BR/>During an interview on 1/23/23 at 4:10 PM NCNA K revealed she was a CNA in training, and she still had her clinicals to complete to become a CNA. She said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. NCNA K said she usually did mechanical lift transfers by herself because she knew how. She said you should always have two persons to perform mechanical lift transfers for safety reasons. She said she had used a mechanical lift regularly when she took care of her dad in his home for years and she felt comfortable using the mechanical lift by herself. She said there should be two persons during a mechanical lift because anything could happen, such as the lift could tip over and the resident could fall. She said she had been taught on how to perform mechanical lift transfers and she knew she should always have two persons. She said she should have gotten someone to help her do the mechanical lift transfer, but she knew the other CNA had her own stuff to do. <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed she had worked at the facility for three months. LVN N said there better be two people when performing a mechanical lift transfer. She said the mechanical lift could tip over and injure the resident. She said there should be two people to control and guide the mechanical lift for safety reasons.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 2:47 PM with CNA L revealed she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she usually worked the 300 and 400 halls. She said you should always have two people when performing mechanical lift transfers for safety and to help guide the resident and prevent falls. CNA L said the mechanical lift could tip over and the resident could fall from the lift.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 3:02 PM with CNA M revealed she had worked at the facility since November 2022 and always worked on the 300 and 400 halls. She said during a mechanical lift transfer, there must be two people to connect the lift straps and make sure the wheelchair wheels were locked, and to safely guide the resident to the bed. She said to many things could happen if you tried to perform a mechanical lift alone and the resident could be injured. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed she had been the facility's DON since June of 2022. She said staff should make sure there was someone with them to assist with mechanical lift transfers. She said if staff performed a mechanical lift with only one person, that would not be the facility's procedure and could cause harm to the resident . She said the facility performs a CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off on hire and annually. She said the CNAs were monitored by herself and/or the ADON. The DON provided a competency check-off book to surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed if staff were performing mechanical lift transfers with only one person, it could result in injury to the resident. <BR/>Record review of NCNA K's CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed Transfer Mechanical Lifts by discussion.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's Total Mechanical Lift-Competency Checklist dated 11/15/22 revealed she completed the check-off that included to ensure two caregivers were present during mechanical lift operation.<BR/>Record review of the facility's ADL Care policy titled ADL Care-Transfer Techniques dated February 12, 2020, revealed . staff will provide safe and effective transfer techniques for residents in accordance with standard practice guidelines . mechanical lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) . utilize manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Mechanical Lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) dated January 12, 2020, revealed . residents will be assisted with their activities of daily living, utilizing lifts according to manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Invacare Manual/Electric Portable Patient Lift and Slings owner's installation and operating instructions not dated revealed . Invacare recommended that two assistants be used when transferring to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a car, but did not address mechanical lifts from a chair to bed .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident who was incontinent of bladder and bowel received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #94) reviewed for catheter care.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter tubing was free of dependent loops (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag).<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter bag and catheter tubing was kept off the floor.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of urinary tract infections. <BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #94's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cystostomy (an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision), neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder (bladder dysfunction caused by nervous system conditions), abscess of the corpus cavernosum ( One of two columns of spongy tissue that runs through the shaft [body] of the penis) and penis, abscess of the epididymis (narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles ) or testis, dementia, and muscle weakness. <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #94 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had severe cognitive impairment (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #94 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use and personal hygiene. The MDS indicated Resident #94 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated he required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated he had no bladder or bowel appliances (no internal or external catheter, ostomy or intermittent catheterization) at the time of the MDS completion. The MDS indicated he was frequently incontinent of bladder and always incontinent of bowel. <BR/>There was no MDS completed since his readmission on [DATE]. <BR/>Record review of Resident # 94's care plan dated 1/21/23 indicated Resident #94 had a urinary catheter and would be free of complications from it's use. The care plan interventions were: care/changing of urinary catheter as ordered and monitor urine appearance, amount, odor, and clarity. <BR/>Record review of the active physician order dated 1/22/23 indicated Resident #94's 14 Fr (The French gauge [Fr] [also known as the French scale or system] is used to size catheters) suprapubic (suprapubic cystostomy or suprapubic catheter is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder) catheter was to be monitored for continuous gravity drainage. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:35 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag). <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 3:08 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 10:02 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:39 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 4:05 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 8:26 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 10:08 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 12:56 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 9:30 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said she took care of Resident #94 this week and he had just gotten out of the hospital. CNA O said she did not have any residents with urinary catheters. CNA O indicated catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine could back up into the tubing. CNA O said the catheter bag should never be on the floor because of the risk of infection. CNA O said CNA's performed rounds every two hours. She said if they (CNAs) were caring for residents with a urinary catheter, they should ensure catheter bags were not touching the floor and the catheter tubing was free of dependent loops. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:15 p.m., CNA P indicated Resident #94 was the only Resident she cared for that had a urinary catheter. CNA P said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine would not drain properly and could lead to a urinary tract infection. CNA P said the catheter bag should not be on the floor because of the risk of contamination from germs on the floor. CNA P said CNAs should check to ensure catheter bags were off the floor and catheter tubing was free of dependent loops every shift and during rounds. CNA P said rounds were performed every 2 hours. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said Resident #94 had recently returned from the hospital and had a suprapubic catheter. LVN D said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the urinary catheter bag because the urine could back up into the bladder, she indicated this could facilitate bacteria growth and cause a urinary tract infection. LVN D said the catheter bag should not touch the floor and would also pose a risk for infection. LVN D said it was ultimately the responsibility of the nurses to ensure appropriate placement of catheter tubing and catheter bags but would expect CNAs to correct dependent loops/remove a catheter bag from the floor if they found those issues during patient care. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said she expected staff to ensure catheter tubing was free of dependent loops and catheter bags were not in contact with the floor. The DON said these actions (dependent loops and catheter bags touching the floor) could increase a resident's risk for a urinary tract infection. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the Administrator indicated he expected staff to ensure catheter tubing/catheter bags were positioned in matter to facilitate the flow of urine and decrease the risk of infection. <BR/>Record review of the facility policy and procedure titled Suprapubic Catheter revised on 1/12/20, stated Standard of Practice: Staff will provide suprapubic catheter care in accordance with standard practice guidelines . The policy and procedure did not specifically address dependent loops or catheter/tubing placement on the floor. <BR/>The website, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423413/ accessed on 1/30/23, stated . A dependent loop is formed by excess drainage tubing in a urine drainage system where urine or liquid can accumulate. Dependent loops trap drained urine and are suspected of impeding bladder drainage and increasing the residual volume of retained urine in the bladder. Dependent loops have been associated with an odds ratio of 2.1 for developing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) . Current best practices require that urinary drainage tubing not rest on the floor, as contamination of collection tubing or drainage bag is associated with an in? creased risk of CAUTI due to migration of organisms up the tubing to the patient

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents who are trauma survivors receive culturally competent, trauma-informed care in accordance with professional standards of practice and accounting for residents' experiences and preferences in order to eliminate or mitigate triggers that may cause re-traumatization of the resident for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #38) reviewed for trauma-informed care.<BR/>The facility did not ensure Resident #38 had a trauma screening completed upon admission to the facility that identified possible triggers when Resident #38 had a history of trauma. <BR/>This failure could put residents at an increased risk for psychological distress due to re-traumatization.<BR/>The findings included:<BR/>Record review of the face sheet, dated 04/22/25, reflected Resident #38 was a [AGE] year-old male who initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis of unspecified dementia (memory loss). <BR/>Record review of the admission referral packet, dated 11/08/24, reflected Resident #38 had a history of PTSD (mental health condition that develops following a traumatic event characterized by intrusive thoughts about the incident, recurrent distress/anxiety, flashback and avoidance of similar situations). <BR/>Record review of the admission MDS assessment, dated 11/15/24, reflected Resident #38 had clear speech and was usually understood by others. The MDS reflected Resident #38 was usually able to understand others. The MDS reflected Resident #38 had a BIMS score of 11, which indicated moderately impaired cognition. The MDS reflected Resident #38 had wandering behaviors 1 to 3 days during the 7-day look-back period. The MDS assessment reflected Resident #38 had an active diagnosis of PTSD. <BR/>Record review of Resident #38's comprehensive care plan, initiated 11/08/24, did not address a diagnosis of PTSD. The care plan did not identify potential triggers for re-traumatization. <BR/>Record review of the admission assessment, signed 11/09/24, reflected Resident #38 had a mental health diagnosis of PTSD. <BR/>Record review of the social services note, signed 11/13/24, reflected Resident #38 had no trauma screening or identification of potential triggers. <BR/>Record review of the admission records list, accessed 04/22/25, reflected Resident #38 had no trauma screening completed upon admission. <BR/>Record review of the social services record list, accessed 04/22/25, reflected Resident #38 had no trauma screening or trauma assessment completed since admission. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 04/21/25 beginning at 10:12 AM, Resident #38 was sitting up in the bed. Resident #38 had a military plaque on his walls. Resident #38 stated he was in the military, specifically the air force. Resident #38 stated it messed me up. Resident #38 started fidgeting, moving around in the bed, and conversation became confused related to cognitive status. <BR/>During an interview on 04/23/25 beginning at 10:23 AM, the Social Services Director stated trauma screenings were completed upon admission. The Social Services Director stated the nursing staff were responsible for completing the trauma screening. The Social Services Director stated she completed a more comprehensive assessment if the screening was flagged positive. The Social Service Director stated she was unsure if a trauma assessment was completed for Resident #38. The Social Services Director looked in the medical record and stated she was unable to find the trauma screening. The Social Service Director stated she was unsure if a diagnosis of PTSD would trigger a positive trauma screening. The Social Services Director stated a trauma assessment should have been completed upon admission to the facility. The Social Services Director stated Resident #38 should have been assessed further for potential triggers. The Social Services Director stated it was important to make sure residents were assessed for a history of trauma to ensure appropriate care and services were provided to the residents. <BR/>During an interview on 04/23/25 beginning at 11:42 AM, the DON stated trauma screenings were completed on admission for all residents. The DON stated the admitting nurse was responsible for completing the trauma screening. The DON stated she was only made aware this week that the trauma assessment was not completed for Resident #38. The DON stated a diagnosis of PTSD would trigger a positive trauma screening and a more comprehensive assessment should have been completed by the Social Services Director. The DON stated it was important to ensure trauma screening were completed upon admission so residents who had a history of trauma could be treated appropriately with provided services. <BR/>During an interview on 04/23/25 beginning at 12:09 PM, the Administrator stated she was just made aware this week that a trauma screening or assessment were not completed for Resident #38. The Administrator stated she was unsure what the policy and procedures were for PTSD or trauma assessments. The Administrator stated it was important to ensure trauma was identified so staff could prevent residents from reliving traumatic experiences and to provide the appropriate care and services.<BR/>Record review of the Trauma Informed Care policy, dated 12/19/19, reflected Resident will be screened for Trauma upon admission, annually and as needed using the Trauma Screening and Recommendation in EMR . residents identified with a history of trauma, based on trauma screening and recommendations, will have trauma informed observations completed .traumatic events and triggers identified through the screening will be used to develop care plan .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards in 1 of 1 kitchen reviewed for food service safety.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure all food items were labeled and dated in Refrigerator #1, Refrigerator #2, Freezer #1 and Freezer #2. <BR/>The facility failed to ensure that all staff members entering the kitchen wore hairnets appropriately.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure that all kitchen staff members wore masks appropriately while the Covid-19 transmission level was high. <BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of foodborne illness and food contamination.<BR/>Findings include:<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:43 a.m., Dietary Aide G and the Dietary Manager were present in kitchen. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask. The Dietary Manager had on a mask. The mask did not fit secure around the Dietary Manager's nose and her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 9:45 a.m., in Freezer #1 there was an unknown breaded food item with no date or label. There was 1 bag of orange colored stick shaped food items with no label. There was a large plastic bag with frozen yellow food items shaped like corn on the cob with no date or label. There were 3 bags of sliced zucchini with no date. There was 1 bag of an unknown meat with no date or label. There was one large bag of an unknown sliced meat with no date or label. There was a sign on the door of Freezer #1 that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 9:47 a.m., Dietary Aide G said she was responsible for dating and labeling food. She said she used paper labels and they would fall off the food. There were no paper labels observed in the bottom of the freezer. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 9:50 a.m., the Dietary Manager said the yellow corn on the cob shaped frozen food item was pureed corn on the cob. She said she had told the kitchen staff to date and label food items. The Dietary Manager had on mask that was not secure over her nose, and her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:52 a.m., in Refrigerator # 1 there was one box of tomatoes with 16 over ripe tomatoes, some with a fuzzy green substance and soft to the touch. There was no date on the box. There was a sign on the door that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 9:55 a.m., in Freezer #2 (by the hand-washing sink) there was a large plastic bag with 3 large beige round food items with no date or label. <BR/>There was 1 large bag of unknown tan colored meat with no date or label. There was a sign on the door that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:57 a.m., in the pantry there were 5 bags of beige flakes, and they were not labeled. Two of the bags were not dated.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 10:00 a.m., Dietary Aide G said the 5 bags in the pantry were flaked coconut. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 11:30 a.m., CNA O was inside the kitchen placing food onto serving trays with no hairnet on. CNA O was observed with loose hair in a bun on all sides of her head. It was observed that CNA O was in the kitchen assisting with the lunch service for approximately 28 minutes without a hairnet on. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 11:58 a.m., CNA B was inside the kitchen opposite of the cook who was plating food. CNA B was observed placing plates of food onto a cart for transportation. CNA B was observed without a hairnet on, her hair styled into a bun, and scratching her head and touching her hair. CNA B was observed with loose hair on all sides of her head. CNA B was observed taking the food cart out of the kitchen to serve food to residents.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:05 p.m., there was a bin mounted on the wall near one door to kitchen. The bin was labeled hairnets. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:06 p.m., CNA B was entering the kitchen with no hair net during meal tray preparation. CNA B was standing near the back side of steam tray with no hairnet on. CNA B placed trays and beverages on a black cart. CNA B opened the insulated lids covering the prepared plates and looked at the food.<BR/>During an observation on 01/23/23 at 9:57 a.m., the Dietary Manager was present in the kitchen during meal preparation with her mask not securely covering her nose. Her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 10:17 a.m., Dietary Aide G said it was everyone's job to date and label food items. She said the truck ran on Thursdays and food should have been dated and labeled as it was put away. She said undated food could go bad and cause someone to get sick. When asked about COVID-19 she said, That's an airborne disease. She said staff were supposed to be wearing a mask in the kitchen. She said a mask should be kept over the nose and mouth at all times. She said she did not have a mask on, on 1/22/22 because sometimes it was hard for her to breathe.<BR/>During an interview 01/24/23 at 10:26 a.m., the Dietary Manager said food should be dated and labeled. She said she provided markers and labels to the staff. She said she even hung signs on the doors as a reminder. She said her was the job of herself and Dietary Aide G to make sure food items were dated and labeled. She said she checks to make sure this is done when I can. She said you would not know how long an undated food item had been there. She said it could make someone sick if you cook something and you do not know how long it had been there. She said she would expect anyone that stepped into the kitchen to have on a hairnet. She said she always kept a supply of hairnets at the door of the kitchen. She said staff not wearing hairnets could cause hair to end up in the food. She said because of the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in the community, it was expected for all staff to be wearing mask while in the kitchen. She said she expected all of her staff to wear a mask. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 11:35 a.m., the Dietary Manager said all of her in-services were too old and she just did new ones. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 1:50 p.m., CNA O said she had never been trained to wear hair nets when entering the kitchen. She said when she was in the kitchen she was in what is called the Express Lane (behind the steam table). She said the prepared trays were handed to her and she placed them on a cart. She said she did peek under the insulated lid of each tray to make sure the food was correct. She said she thought it was ok to be in the Express Lane behind the steam table without a hairnet. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 2:35 p.m., the Administrator said when you entered either door to the kitchen this area was behind the steam table. He said he considered this the Express Lane or the serving lane. He said he had now in-serviced the CNAs about wearing hairnets in the kitchen. He said he had not expected CNAs to wear hairnets in the Express Lane. He said he felt this was only a serving window area. He said CNAs did not go around the steam table into the other side of the kitchen. He said all food items should have been dated and once a food item was opened, the food should be sealed and labeled as well. He said food items should be first in and then last out. He said unlabeled food could lead to the wrong item being cooked and could cause health issues or the wrong food items could be cooked on the wrong day. He said concerning undated food, you would not know how long it been sitting there and would need to be discarded. He said in resident care areas staff should be wearing N95 mask and goggles. He said in non-care areas staff should be wearing surgical mask. He said he would have expected kitchen staff to have been wearing a mask. He said had seen staff wearing mask not covering their nose, he would have told them to pull up their mask. He said staff wearing mask was because of the county transmission rate being high. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 3:14 p.m., CNA B said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she did not know she was supposed to wear hair nets inside the kitchen. She said she had not received any training concerning hair nets. She said not wearing hair nets in the kitchen could cause hair to get in the food and could be an infection control issue. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 10:59 a.m., The DON/Infection Preventionist said the currently the [NAME] County transmission rate was high. She said her expectation were for all staff to follow the facility policy. She said she would have expected all staff to have worn a mask in the facility and the mask should cover the nose and the mouth. She said, potentially staff not wearing mask appropriately could spread illness to the residents. She said it is each department supervisor's job to ensure their staff were wearing mask appropriately. <BR/>Review of https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Texas&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=48037 indicated the transmission rate for COVID-19 in [NAME] County was high. This cite was accessed on 01/22/23 and 1/25/2023. <BR/>Review of the Covid-10 Response for Nursing Facilities Version 4.4 and dated 11/28/22 indicated on page 25, .Facemask must be used by everyone (including staff and visitors) if Community Transmission levels are high .<BR/>Review of a facility Coronavirus Management Plan Texas Phase 2 & 3 policy dated 11/03/22 indicated, .Cold/Negative Unit .Staff are required to wear an N95 .if the community transmission level is high .if they office with someone else and can maintain a 6-foot distance from each other, may remove mask .If less than a 6-foot distance both may wear surgical/procedure mask .<BR/>Review of a facility Employee Infection Control: Nutrition Services policy dated 8/18/2018 indicated, .All local, state and federal standards and regulations are followed to ensure a safe and sanitary Nutrition Services Department .Anyone who enters the kitchen will have all hair restrained using bouffant caps, mesh or net, beard guard and clothing which covers body hair .<BR/>Review of a facility Food Storage: Nutrition Services policy dated 8/18/2018 indicated, all stock is rotated with each new order received using a First In, First out system .canned and dried foods without expiration dates are used within six months of delivery .foods are covered, labeled, and dated .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for staff (CNA B, Dietary Aide F, and residents reviewed for infection control.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Dietary Aide F wore PPE appropriately while providing care to residents while the county transmission rate was high. <BR/>NCNA K failed to change her gloves appropriately to prevent cross-contamination while providing incontinent care on Resident #6.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure receptable for disposal were at the exit door of a contact isolation room.<BR/>The facility failed to properly store nebulizer machines and nebulizer mask while not in use for Resident #16. <BR/>These failures could place residents at risk for health complications and exposure infectious diseases.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>1. Record review of Resident Council Minutes dated 10/18/22 indicated, .Nurses come in their room and never wear a mask .<BR/>Record review of a facility Transmission Rate High - Changes in PPE in-service dated 12/01/22 indicated, .Due to risk with COVID-19 THE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION LEVEL IS HIGH .please adhere to the following guidelines .Wear a mask at all times .while in the hall and other common areas .<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 11:31 a.m., Dietary Aide F was in the dining room serving beverages to residents. Dietary Aide F had on an N95 mask. The mask did not cover Dietary Aide F's nose. Dietary Aide F served beverages to 14 residents. Dietary Aide F assisted one resident to a table via wheelchair. The residents present in the dining room did not have on masks. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 11:56 a.m., Dietary Aide F was serving desserts to residents in the dining room with her mask below her nose. There were 10 tables with residents present. The residents were not wearing masks. Dietary Aide F passed desserts to 17 residents. As Dietary Aide F was serving the desserts she would stop and talk to each resident with her mask below her nose. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:07 p.m., Dietary Aide F was walking around the dining room laughing and talking with residents with her mask below her nose.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:09 p.m., Dietary Aide F was assisting a resident with their meal at a table with her mask below nose. <BR/>2. Record review of a face sheet dated 1/22/23 revealed Resident #6 was an [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), seizures (sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain), history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension (high blood pressure). <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #6 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #6 had unclear speech and rarely understood others. Resident #6 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #6 required extensive to totally dependent assistance of two persons for all ADLs. Resident #6 was always incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #6 had diagnoses of hypertension, aphasia (disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate), history of a stroke, dementia, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (weakness or inability to move one side of the body), and seizures. Resident #6 had a pressure reducing mattress on his bed. <BR/>Record review of Resident #6's care plan dated of 1/22/23 revealed he was a high risk for falls, had a self-care deficit, at risk for skin breakdown, and he was incontinent. Resident #6 required mechanical lifts for all transfers with the assistance of two persons.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:40 PM revealed NCNA K performed incontinent care on Resident #6. After performing a one-person mechanical lift from Resident #6's chair to the bed, NCNA K did not change her gloves prior to initiating incontinent care. She unsecured the resident's adult brief in the front and pushed the front of the brief (which appeared wet and smelled of urine) down between the resident's legs. She then proceeded to clean the resident's perineal (includes the anus and scrotum) area with cleansing wipes. NCNA K then took both gloved hands and repositioned the resident's pillow under his head and did not change her gloves prior to touching the resident's pillow after cleansing his perineal areas. NCNA K then proceeded to reposition Resident #6 onto his left side and removed the lift pad and urine soiled diaper from under the resident and placed in a trash bag. She then continued to clean the resident's buttocks and back perineal area with cleansing wipes and threw the wipes and her gloves in the trash. She then put on clean gloves and positioned a clean brief on the resident and rolled him onto his back. She then opened the bedside dresser drawer and obtained a tube of cream. She put the white cream on her right gloved hand and applied the cream to the resident's skin folds between his thighs and scrotum. Without changing her gloves, NCNA K pulled the clean brief up between the resident's legs and secured the tape tabs at the top of the brief. NCNA K then proceeded without changing her gloves: to reposition the resident's pillow under his head again, removed the resident's shirt over his head, placed the resident in a clean gown, repositioned the resident in the bed, pulled up the resident's sheet and blanket over him, used the bed remote to lower the resident's bed, placed the resident's call light within his reach, and replaced the fall mat to the resident's bedside.<BR/>During an interview on 1/23/23 at 4:10 PM NCNA K revealed she was a CNA in training, and she still had her clinicals to complete to become a CNA. She said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she should change her gloves anytime she was going from the front of the resident's perineal area to the back area. She said she should have changed her gloves after applying the cream to the resident's perineal area before continuing to touch the resident's bedding, clothes, call light, and bed controls. NCNA K said, I cross-contaminated everything. NCNA K said not changing her gloves as she should when going from a resident's dirty areas to clean areas was an infection control issue. NCNA K said she could spread infection and make the resident sick. She said she was nervous while performing incontinent care in the presence of the surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed staff should change their gloves when they are dirty and if putting on the resident's clean clothes. She said not changing gloves when going from a resident's dirty area to a clean area could be an infection control issue.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 2:47 PM with CNA L revealed she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she usually worked the 300 and 400 halls. She said she should change her gloves during incontinent care when going from the front to the back perineal areas and if her gloves become dirty. She said it would be cross-contamination if she was to cleanse the resident's perineal area or apply a cream to the resident's perineal area and then touch the resident's clothes or the resident. She said she should always change her gloves when going from a resident's dirty area to clean areas because it could make the resident sick by cross-contamination.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with CNA M revealed she would change her gloves anytime she would go from a resident's dirty to clean area during incontinent care. She said if someone was to apply a cream to a resident's perineal area and then proceed to reposition the resident's bedding and touch other things in the room, then that would be cross-contamination, and everything would need to be replaced and cleaned. She said the resident could catch an infection and get sick.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON, who was also the Infection Preventionist, revealed she had been the facility's DON since June of 2022. She said staff should be changing their gloves whenever they are dirty. She said if staff did not change their gloves after providing incontinent care, that would be an infection control issue for the resident and would not be following the facility's procedures. She said the facility performs a CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off on hire and annually. She said the CNAs were monitored by herself and/or the ADON. The DON provided a competency check-off book to surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed if staff were not changing their gloves when going from dirty to clean during incontinent care, it would be an infection control issue.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed all of the skills referenced using the referenced checklists, which included Competency evaluation of Perineal Care without a catheter.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's Competency evaluation of Perineal Care without a Catheter dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed the evaluation, which included to discard used supplies, remove gloves, and perform hand hygiene after providing perineal care to the resident.<BR/>3.Record review of the face sheet dated 01/22/23 revealed Resident #8 was an [AGE] year-old female and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including dementia (general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life) and enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile (is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon)).<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's consolidated physician orders date 01/18/23 revealed Isolation: Contact every shift discontinue if C-diff negative.<BR/>Record review of the annual MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #8 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #8 had a BIMS of 09 which indicated mild cognitive impairment and was independent for bed mobility, transfer, and eating, supervision for toilet use and walking, limited assistance for personal hygiene and extensive assistance for bathing. The MDS revealed Resident #8 had occasional urinary incontinence and frequent bowel incontinence.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's care plan dated 01/18/23 revealed infection control/prevention evidence by isolation: contact every shift. Intervention included isolation as ordered.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's care plan dated 01/20/23 revealed contact isolation required related to resident is positive for C-diff. Intervention included administer medications as ordered, C-difficle: report number of loose stools, abdominal pain, contact isolation: precautions are to be used during all aspects of care, and educate resident and family members on standard precautions and the importance of handwashing.<BR/>Record review of a nurse note by the ADON dated 01/18/23 revealed Resident #8 was placed on contact isolation pending C-diff results.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's labs dated 01/19/23 revealed positive results for C. Difficile.<BR/>Record review of a nurse note by RN C dated 01/20/23 revealed Resident #8 has new order for vancomycin 125 mg by mouth four times a day x 10 days due to clostridium difficile.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 01/22/23 at 9:00 a.m., contact isolation signage was posted on the outside of Resident #8's room. In the room, Resident #8 was lying in her bed. She said she was in isolation for an infection but did know what type. She said she had been in isolation for a few days. Resident #8's room did not have a place to discard used PPE when exiting the room. She said staff wore PPE but could not remember where staff discarded it.<BR/>During an observation on 01/24/23 at 8:43 a.m., contact isolation signage was posted on the outside of Resident #8's room. In the room, Resident #8 was sitting up in her bed. Resident #8's room did not have a place to discard used PPE when exiting the room.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 11:36 a.m., RN C said Resident #8 was on contact isolation for C. diff infection in her stool. She said staff should wear gown, gloves, mask and if possible splashing eye shields and foot covers. She said all staff were responsible for ensuring Resident # had a receptable for trash and linen in the room and closet to the exit door. She said having a place to discard used PPE before exiting the room helped prevent the spread of C. diff to other resident, getting sick and being on antibiotics and isolation.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:20 p.m., LVN D said Resident #8 was on contact isolation for C. diff infection in her stool. She said staff should wear gown, mask, gloves, and shoe cover to enter a contact isolation room. LVN D said a biohazard box should be located by the door for disposal. She said LVNs are responsible for the proper set up with a resident on contact isolation. She said not having proper receptable can risk cross contamination, spreading the bacteria which results in hospitalization and sickness.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:25 p.m., the DON said all LVNs were responsible for the setup of an isolation room/resident. She said the facility did not have a designated person to ensure isolation rooms were setup properly. The DON said she was the Infection Control Preventionist, so it was her responsibility to make sure the LVNs followed policy and procedures. She said not following policy and procedures placed the resident at risk for an infection. She said she expected all the nursing staff to set up the isolation rooms correctly.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., the ADM said he expected the nursing staff to follow the policy and procedure regarding infection control.<BR/>4. Record review of the face sheet dated 1/23/23 revealed Resident #16 was a [AGE] year-old, male, and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance (A mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality), mood disturbance (feelings of distress, sadness or symptoms of depression, and anxiety), and anxiety (Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired may occur.), heart failure (A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.), unspecified weakness (a lack of physical or muscle strength and the feeling that extra effort is required to move your arms, legs, or other muscles), pressure ulcer of right heel (n injury that breaks down the skin and underlying tissue), unstageable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (An irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow.), other malaise (A general sense of being unwell, often accompanied by fatigue, diffuse pain, or lack of interest in activities), Other lack of coordination (Impaired balance or coordination, can be due to damage to brain, nerves, or muscles), idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy (damage of the peripheral nerves where cause cannot be determined), other abnormalities of gait and mobility (A gait is a pattern of limb movements made during locomotion.)<BR/>Record review of the admission MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #16 had a BIMS of 8, which indicated he was mildly impaired.<BR/>Record review of the Resident #16 order summary report dated 9/28/22 revealed an order for oxygen 2 liter per minute external as needed short of breath keep O2 stats above 93%.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 1/22/23 at 10:22 AM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was observed inside a recliner cushion not in use and not in a bag. Resident #16 said his cannula is never stored in a bag and he uses it every day. Tubing was dated 1/19/23.<BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 2:07 PM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was still in Resident #16's chair pushed into the crack of his recliner seat. No bag covered the nasal cannula. The recliner was stained and dirty.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 8:21 AM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was laying on the floor next to his recliner. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 8:21 AM Resident #16's nasal cannula was laying on his recliner between the cushion and the back rest.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:19 PM the DON revealed that it is preferrable for a nasal cannula used for oxygen purposes to be stored in a bag when not in use and that it would not be left out. She stated that staff are not trained to store a nasal cannula or face mask nebulizer in an unsanitary manner. She stated that storing a nasal cannula in a recliner cushion was not sanitary.<BR/>During an interview with the Administrator on 1/24/23 at 2:05 PM revealed he would expect the oxygen tubing, nebulizers, masks, and humidifiers to be changed according to the facility's policies and were stored in a sanitary method when not in use. <BR/>Review of https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Texas&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=48037 indicated the transmission rate for COVID-19 in [NAME] County was high. This cite was accessed on 01/22/23 and 1/25/2023. <BR/>Review of the Covid-10 Response for Nursing Facilities Version 4.4 and dated 11/28/22 indicated on page 25, .Facemask must be used by everyone (including staff and visitors) if Community Transmission levels are high.<BR/>Review of a facility Coronavirus Management Plan Texas Phase 2 & 3 policy dated 11/03/22 indicated, Cold/Negative Unit .Staff are required to wear an N95 .if the community transmission level is high .if they office with someone else and can maintain a 6-foot distance from each other, may remove mask .If less than a 6-foot distance both may wear surgical/procedure mask .<BR/>Record review of the facility's infection control policy titled Glove Use dated August 2018 revealed . gloves are worn when: touching urine or stool such as changing linens of incontinent resident, cleaning a resident following incontinence . gloves are changed if contaminated with blood or body fluids before touching other parts of the same resident .<BR/>Record review of a facility Isolation Precaution policy dated 01/22 revealed three types of transmission-based precaution .contact isolation .remove the gown before leaving the patient's/resident's environment .<BR/>Record review of policy Resident General Equipment Cleaning Procedures effective date of January 12, 2018. Shows that Heritage Plaza policy indicates that staff are to, Resident's general equipment will be cleaned on a routine basis in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and guidelines. Proper infection control methods will be utilized. General equipment will include but is not limited to: Enteral feeding equipment, respiratory equipment, oxygen equipment, wheelchairs, beds, scales, miscellaneous.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interviews and record review the facility failed to develop, and implement a comprehensive care plan to meet the medical, nursing, mental and psychosocial needs for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for care plans.<BR/>The facility failed to implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for Resident #1's refusal of care, refusal to be repositioned, and refusal to take medications. <BR/>This failure could place residents in the facility at an increased risk of a decline in physical or functional well-being, of not receiving necessary care or services, and having personalized plans developed to address their needs. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 11/01/24 revealed he was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE] and discharged on 10/23/24. Resident #1 had diagnoses of acute respiratory failure with hypoxia (lack of adequate oxygen in the body's tissues to sustain function), cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle which makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body and could lead to heart failure), atherosclerotic heart disease (build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls), anxiety (feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness), and atrial fibrillation (irregular, often rapid heart rate that causes poor blood flow).<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's admission MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed he was rarely understood and sometimes understood others. Resident #1 was unable to complete the BIMS, indicating severe cognitive impairment. The MDS indicated Resident #1 had continuous inattention and disorganized thinking. The MDS indicated Resident #1 rejected care one to 3 days in the look back timeframe. The MDS indicated Resident #1 required total to maximum assistance for most ADLs. The MDS indicated Resident #1 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's care plan printed 11/01/24 revealed he had a self-care deficit, but it did not indicate he refused care. The care plan indicated Resident #1 was at risk for/actual skin breakdown, but it did not indicate he refused repositioning or care. Resident #1's care plan did not indicate he refused medications. The care plan indicated Resident #1 had a urinary catheter, but it did not indicate he had a history of pulling out his urinary catheter.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's nurses' notes indicated he refused a skin assessment on 9/6/24 due to pain. Resident #1 refused incontinent care on 9/7/24. Resident #1 refused incontinent care on 9/8/24 and took off his brief and threw it and an entire plate of food and beverage onto the floor and told staff Don't fuck with me. Resident #1 refused medications on 9/17/24. Resident #1 was non-compliant with repositioning, incontinent care, refused medications, and all care from staff on 9/18/24. Resident #1 pulled his urinary catheter out on 9/20/24. Resident #1 removed his pain patch on 9/23/24. Resident #1 refused to be repositioned on 10/03/24 and stated, do not move me. Resident #1 pulled out his urinary catheter on 10/6/24.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 11:13 AM, LVN A said she had worked at the facility for approximately two months and normally worked the 6 AM to 6 PM shift. LVN A said they had one resident that refused most care, Resident #1. LVN A said Resident #1 would refuse pretty much everything. LVN A said Resident #1 did not want medications, did not want to be touched due to his pain, and every time they would try to reposition off his right side, he would try to hit them. LVN A said the care plan described what care the resident needed to meet their needs. LVN A said Resident #1 needed comfort care and their goal was to keep him comfortable. LVN A said this was her first nursing facility she had worked in, and she was not completely sure of all the right answers related to the care plans.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 11:49 AM, LVN B said she had worked at the facility since August 2024 and normally worked the 6 PM to 6 AM shift. LVN B said the nurses should chart if the resident refused care and she thought the care plans were updated by the ADON or the DON. LVN B said if the resident continued to refuse, the care plan should indicate it and if there was a decline related to their refusals. LVN B said Resident #1 was non-compliant with turning, they would try to reposition him, and he would refuse or turn himself back over to what was most comfortable to him. LVN B said Resident #1 was just very non-compliant with his care .<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 beginning at 2:20 PM, the ADON said Resident #1 would refuse care due to severe pain and he did not want to be touched. The ADON said Resident #1's left hip hurt, and he would lay on his right side and would move himself back onto his right side even when he would let them reposition him. The ADON said the MDS Coordinator, or any nurse or RN could update or revise the care plans. The ADON said if the care plan was not updated, it placed the resident at risk of not receiving the most up to date care to meet their needs. <BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 1:18 PM, RN C said she had worked at the facility since August 2024 and normally worked on 6 AM to 6 PM. RN C said the nurses were responsible for updating the care plans. RN C said the purpose of the care plan was to identify problems and figure out the interventions for the resident and then evaluate if they were effective. RN C said if the care plan was not updated, then the new problems could not get acknowledged, taken care of, or monitored for effectiveness.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 1:45 PM, CNA D said she had worked at the facility for five years and normally worked on the day shift. CNA D said Resident #1 had severe pain, did not want you to touch him, and he would tell you to get out of his room. CNA D said the MDS coordinator and DON/ADON were responsible for updating the care plans. CNA D said the care plan let staff know how to care for the resident, such as how much assistance they needed and if they were able to transfer safely. CNA D said if the care plans were not updated, staff would just be doing the best they could to figure out what the resident was capable of and needed.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 beginning at 2:40 PM, the DON said any refusal of care should have been care planned. The DON said the IDT was responsible for revising the care plans, which consisted of the DON, the ADON, the MDS coordinator, the ADM, the SW, nursing, CNAs, hospice, and anyone involved in the resident's care. The DON said the care plan not being revised had the potential of the resident not receiving the care that they needed. The DON said the purpose of the care plan was to guide the resident's care and any refusal of care should have been care planned.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 5:02 PM, the MDS Coordinator said she had worked at the facility for over 20 years. The MDS Coordinator said the nurses were responsible for making updates and changes to the care plan and she was responsible for developing the comprehensive care plans. The MDS Coordinator said any refusals of care would be documented in the care plan, if she was aware, and there was supporting documentation. The MDS Coordinator did not know why Resident #1 did not have rejection of care on his care plan when he was marked as rejecting care on the MDS. The MDS Coordinator said the purpose of the care plan was to paint a picture of what was going on with the resident and let staff know what was happening and what care needs were to be provided to the resident. The MDS Coordinator said acute changes were a collective attempt of herself, the nurses, and ADON/DON to keep the care plan updated. The MDS Coordinator said the CNAs have an ADL care plan that told what care the resident needed, and direct care staff knew what care the resident needed, therefore she did not feel there would be a negative effect on the resident.<BR/>During an interview on 11/02/24 at 5:20 PM, the ADM said Resident #1 had severe pain and refused care often and refused repositioning. The ADM said she would expect staff to follow the facility's policies related to care plans. The ADM said Resident #1's refusal of care should have been care planned. The ADM said the IDT team was responsible for developing and updating the care plans .<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled Care Plan- Process dated revised February 12, 2020, revealed . the interdisciplinary team (IDT) would coordinate with the resident and their legal representative an appropriate care plan for the resident's needs or wishes based on the assessment and reassessment process within the required timeframes . the IDT meets and reviews the care plan as follows . seven days after the closure on the date of the admission MDS . with any change in condition . the team directs care planning toward attaining and maintaining the highest optimal physical, psychosocial, functional status including Advanced Directives, and signs the approved Plan of Care . the Plan of Care identifies the Date, Problem, Goals- measurable and realistic, time frames for achievement, Interventions, discipline specific services, and frequency, Resolution/Goal analysis, Discharge option .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity and provide care in a manner that promoted maintenance or enhancement of his or her quality of life for 1 of 17 residents (Resident #4) reviewed for resident rights.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #4 had a dignified existence by allowing her to be covered in feces on 2/27/25.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of humiliation, diminished quality of life, loss of dignity and loss of self-worth.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's face sheet dated 3/03/25 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #4 had diagnoses which included diverticulitis (occurs when an infected pouch becomes filled with pus) of large intestine with perforation (rupture) and abscess (pocket of pus), hypertension (high blood pressure), and depression (persistent sadness that can interfere with daily life). <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's MDS assessment indicated it had not been completed prior to exiting the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #4's care plan dated of 3/03/25 indicated she was taking an antidepressant (medication to treat depression); she had impaired physical mobility with an intervention to provide appropriate level of assistance to promote safety of resident; she had a self-care deficit with an intervention to provide assistance with self-care as needed; she was at risk for problems with elimination; and she had a colostomy/ileostomy (surgical procedure that created an opening in the abdominal wall through which waste products from the small intestine could exit the body).<BR/>Record review of Resident #4's Progress Note dated 2/25/25 indicated Resident #4 had an ileostomy due to a perforated (ruptured) diverticulitis and a large midline surgical incision with staples and dehisced area (open/separation of wound edges) to the end of the incision near the ileostomy and it was being packed with saline soaked gauze. NP F documented the ileostomy bag had dark liquid stool in it.<BR/>Record review of Nurse Note dated 2/28/25 at 6:45 AM indicated LVN A had come on duty on 2/27/25 at about 1910 (7:10 PM) and was informed by LVN C, Resident #4's family was there and was upset that Resident #4 had bowel all over her and her wound from her leaking colostomy bag. LVN A documented Resident #4's clothing and brief were soiled with bowel from her leaking colostomy bag, as well as the dressing covering the wound. LVN A documented Resident #4's family member stated Resident #4 had been sitting in poop for four hours.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/03/25 at 11:50 AM, Resident #4 was lying in bed visiting with two family members in her room. Resident #4 said since her FM #1 fussed at the facility on 2/27/25, things had been much better and they now checked on her hourly and emptied her colostomy bag, but the first three days at the facility were awful. Resident #4 said the staff did not empty her colostomy bag and it burst the first night she was at the facility and covered her in poop and it frequently leaked. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop and had poop in her wound that was by her colostomy frequently for the first three days, but the worst time was on 2/27/25. Resident #4 said they had issues on 2/27/25 four times during the day with her colostomy bag leaking and the nurse had changed it a couple times earlier in the day, but it would be back to leaking shortly after it was changed. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop for about four hours until FM #3 came to see her. FM #2, who was visiting with Resident #4, said she had called Resident #4 at 3:00 PM and Resident #4 said her colostomy bag was leaking and no one had come to answer her call light and she was lying in her own poop. FM #2 said she called the facility about 3:30 PM and no one answered the phone. Resident #4 said she knew she had been lying in her own poop for about four hours based off the time of the phone calls with FM #2. Resident #4 said by the time FM #3 arrived in her room a little after 7:00 PM, she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said when FM #3 entered the room, he said, what is that smell and Resident #4 said she was crying and threw back the covers and she told FM #3 it was her because no one had fixed her leaking colostomy and she was covered in her own poop. Resident #4 said she laid in her own poop until her FM #3 arrived at the facility, and he went to try to get someone to clean her up and was told by staff that it was not their jobs and would have to get the nurse. Resident #4 said it was about 8:00 PM before they finally started cleaning her up. Resident #4 said it was embarrassing to be covered in her own poop and the smell was awful. Resident #4 said they were not answering her call light timely which led to her colostomy bag getting too full and it pulled away from the skin from the weight and then it would start leaking. Resident #4 said at times the CNA would come by and would tell her it was not their job to empty it, and she would have to get the nurse, but no one came. Resident #4 said a CNA did offer to change her gown on 2/27/25 but what good would that have done when everything was covered in poop and her leaking colostomy was continuously producing more liquid poop. Resident #4 said she had been told the nurse would be coming to change the colostomy bag, but she did not come. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:37 AM, FM #3 said he arrived at the facility at 7:00 PM per his life 360 application on his phone. FM #3 said he walked into Resident #4's room and opened her door and said, what is that smell and Resident #4 pulled her covers back and she had poop from her chest to her knees and she was crying. FM #3 said he went down the hall and saw someone on her phone and asked her, who was going to clean Resident #4 up. He said she said it was not her job and she would go get someone. FM #3 said Resident #4 said she had been sitting in poop for almost for four hours. FM #3 said he then saw a nurse he knew coming in the front door and asked her to come down to Resident #4's room. FM #3 said when the nurse walked into the room she said, O my and said she would get Resident #4 taken care of. FM #3 said the nurse cleaned on Resident #4 for almost two hours. FM #3 said there was no excuse for the state Resident #4 was in. FM #3 said someone should have tended to her colostomy bag long before it got to the point it did with covering Resident #4 in her own poop. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 10:58 AM, LVN A said she was late coming in for her shift (6 PM-6 AM) on 2/27/25 and arrived around 7:10 PM. LVN A said the day shift nurse (LVN C) was in a tizzy and said she (LVN A) would have to go deal with Resident #4's family because they were cussing at LVN C. LVN A said she went into Resident #4's room and she had poop everywhere, in the wound, in her brief, in the bed and linens, and covering her gown from her chest to below her knees. LVN A said she went and gathered all the supplies she would need to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy bag, and clean and redress her wound, and then went back to Resident #4's room. LVN A said it took her about two hours to clean Resident #4 up, change the colostomy, and clean and redress her wound. LVN A said, let's just say if that was my mother, I would have flipped my you know what, if I had found her like that. LVN A said some of the feces was dried with brown ring edges on the bedding and some was still liquid. LVN A said the dried feces with brown ring edges indicated it had been there for a while, but she was not sure how long it would have taken it to dry. LVN A said she was sure it embarrassed Resident #4 and made her feel awful and it was probably irritating to her skin. LVN A said the entire ordeal was embarrassing for Resident #4.<BR/>During an interview on 3/4/24 at 11:20 AM, CNA B said she had gone into Resident #4's room a little while before her family arrived and she asked Resident #4 about changing her gown due to her colostomy bag was leaking. CNA B said she placed a towel under Resident #4 and over her gown because Resident #4 said she wanted to wait until after the nurse changed the colostomy bag. CNA B said the colostomy bag was leaking and it would be the nurse that would have to change it. CNA B said she had come in to work the 2 PM to 10 PM shift. CNA B said she had not emptied the colostomy bag during her shift. CNA B said she did not know she could empty the colostomy bag. CNA B said they had been having issues with the colostomy bag leaking that day. CNA B said the nurse would have been responsible for ensuring the colostomy bag was not leaking and for emptying it because she was unaware, she could empty the bag. CNA B said Resident #4 probably felt disgusted and dirty lying in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 12:19 PM, LVN C said she had worked at the facility for about a month on the 6 AM-6 PM shift. LVN C said the CNAs were going into Resident #4's room regularly on 2/27/25. LVN C said she emptied the colostomy bag three times herself and changed the bag twice during her shift and was not sure why the family was saying that she had been lying in feces for four hours. LVN C said no one had told her that Resident #4's bag was leaking, and she was confused when FM #1 was yelling at her that it had leaked, she did not know there was an issue with it leaking. LVN C said FM #3 had asked her when they were going to clean her up and then FM #1 showed up and started yelling at her. LVN C said she was going to give another resident pain medication and then come back and take care of Resident #4. LVN C said she was not told that the resident was covered in feces on 2/27/25. LVN C said she did not witness what the Resident #4 looked like prior to her family arriving. LVN C said it would be embarrassing to Resident #4 and it could cause an infection to be covered in her own feces. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 3:30 PM, the DON said she had gotten a phone call about a family member being at the facility and was yelling and screaming and a couple of the CNAs felt threatened by the family member's body language toward them on 2/27/25. The family member was making allegations that Resident #4 had not been cared for and left covered in feces. The DON said she then called the ADM, and the ADM came to the facility. The DON said there was an issue with getting the colostomy bag to seal, due to the placement of the ileostomy and her open wound, and it would leak. The DON said she would have been responsible to ensure that staff were knowledgeable of caring for the colostomy and care was being provided timely. The DON said she was not sure how long it would take for stool to dry, maybe a couple of hours. The DON said if there were dried brown circles it would be indicative that the stool had been there for a while. The DON said Resident #4 could have skin issues and there was the dignity issue of having feces on her. The DON said the aide did offer to clean her up, but the resident declined because she wanted to wait until the nurse came to change her colostomy. <BR/>During an interview on 3/4/25 at 4:00 PM, the ADM said Resident #4 had only been in the facility for three days and she had not gotten any complaints from Resident #4 until her FM #1 was at the facility cussing staff and saying Resident #4 had not been cared for. The ADM said Resident #4 had not told her about having frequent leaking from her colostomy bag. The ADM said when the colostomy bag would get to a certain level Resident #4 wanted it emptied. The ADM said Resident #4 told her that staff would come in and say that they were coming back and did not come back quickly. The ADM said FM #1 told her Resident #4 had feces all over her on 2/27/25. The ADM said she came to the facility on 2/27/25 during the incident with Resident #4's family, but the nurse had already been cleaning up the resident and the ADM said she did not see any of the issue. The ADM said being covered in feces could make the resident feel like she was not being cared for. The ADM said the resident had told her the aide had offered to change her and the resident declined because she was waiting for the nurse to return and change the colostomy bag.<BR/>Record review of the facility's Training In-service Form dated 2/28/24, titled Customer Service, Rounding, Call lights, Abuse/Neglect, and Providing Care in a timely manner, indicated . CNA Inservice . routine rounds were important . not only for incontinent care . residents depend on us to notice when something was right . the earlier we notice a change, the better the outcome . call lights should be answered timely . if the resident's need is out of your scope of practice, ensure the resident that you will locate the appropriate staff, then do so . emptying, and cleaning ostomy bags and the skin around them IS within your scope of practice and you are expected to perform this duty . if the ostomy bag itself has become dislodged, clean the area, place a towel for comfort, and inform the resident's nurse immediately . provide care to residents in a timely manner . if you cannot attend to the resident's request immediately, give them a time frame in which you will return and then make sure you adhere to that time frame . this alleviates some of the anxiety they feel when waiting for care .<BR/>Review of the facility's policy titled Resident Rights dated revised August 14, 2022, indicated . the staff would abide by and protect resident rights in accordance with state and federal guidelines .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the right of the residents to be free from abuse for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for abuse and neglect. (Resident #7)<BR/>The facility failed to ensure LVN E did not verbally abuse Resident #7.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk of abuse, physical harm, mental anguish, and emotional distress.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was a [AGE] year old male and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including paraplegia (paralysis that affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs), acquired absence of right and left leg, and personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (a complete or partial break in a bone). <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was understood and understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had adequate hearing, clear speech, and adequate vision. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had a BIMS of 15 which indicated intact cognition and required supervision for toilet use and bathing but independent for bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating, and personal hygiene. The MDS revealed Resident #7 received scheduled and prn pain medication.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed behavioral changes related to trauma event-serious accident evidence by Resident #7 was bothered emotionally a little by the traumatic event, was bothered by the event more than a month and has received medications to address the events. Intervention included focus on how trauma may affect an individual's life and their response to behavioral health services.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed history of socially inappropriate behaviors related to history of following nursing staff on hallway or into resident rooms for pain medications (onset:[DATE]). Interventions included make clear to resident [#7] what the limitations are (onset:[DATE]), emphasize positive aspects of compliance (onset:[DATE]), and assess resident's understanding of the situation (onset [DATE]). <BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan date [DATE] revealed potential for oral/dental problems related to resident [#7] has own teeth in poor condition and has frequent complaints of teeth pain. <BR/>Record review of CNA H's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed in the past I [CNA H] have witnessed LVN E cursing at this resident and calling him names, making rude remarks about his teeth and how he does not have any legs. I [CNA H] have witnessed this several times and reported this to the previous [deceased ] administrator of this building. Stating teeth is rotten.<BR/>Record review of LVN E's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed I [LVN E] don't know what it is about that man [Resident #7] and his pills. I [LVN E] had just finished counting with the previous nurse who told me in report she had just give Resident #7 his scheduled pain medication around 6am. Resident #7 came to me around 7am and requested prn pain medication. I [LVN E] informed him [Resident #7] I needed to see what time he could have it again and give me just a second. He [Resident #7] then began arguing with me and saying he had it at 9:30 last night, I [LVN E] told him I still needed to look and make sure he could have it. He [Resident #7] rolled away and into the dining room, when I [LVN E] entered the dining room to give him his medication, he started antagonizing me and trying to argue with me. I [LVN E] told him [Resident #7] I was going to have to talk to my administrator regarding this situation. At this time, he told the social work I [LVN E] was going to report him, cursing about me as I exited the dining room .I [LVN E] have never cursed towards him or called him names<BR/>Record review of CNA J's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:15 a.m. revealed while charting at the nurses' station, I [CNA J] Resident #7 ask LVN E for pain medication to which she [LVN E] responded, 'it isn't even 7:30 yet, you will have to wait.' Resident #7 then said, 'I haven't had it since 9:30 last night so I should be able to have it.' He [Resident #7] was not being hateful or rude, he was speaking in a very calm manner the entire time. LVN E then told him 'I know when its time for you to have your meds. Don't be fucking bugging me today.' At this point, I [CNA J] walked away and into the dining room where Resident #7 followed me and was venting to me about how she [LVN E] is the only nurse who won't give him his pain pills. When she [LVN E] heard him [Resident #7], she came into the dining room and started telling the SW that he was 'antagonizing' her, and 'this is what he does, he just antagonizes people.' The SW defused the situation from there and I [CNA J] returned to work and did not witness any further issues between the two.<BR/>Record review of CNA A's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 10:30 a.m. revealed I [CNA A] was in the dining room, getting trays with LVN E when resident came in the door. LVN E asked the resident [#7] to back up because he was not supposed to be in this area. Resident #7 refused to move back, and they began to argue. LVN E was very unprofessional and rude to the resident, making rude comments about his teeth. I [CNA A] have also witnessed this in the past where LVN E has called him a 'crackhead' and has told him when he has asked for pain medication 'do not bother me today.' You will get your meds when you get them.' I [CNA A] did not report this to the current abuse coordinator because I have reporting things to my old DON, and I [CNA A] got in trouble for standing up for the resident and was almost fired over the situation.<BR/>Record review of the SW's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed at 7:05 a.m. Resident [#7] stopped SW and stated he had been yelled at. SW asked resident [#7] what happened. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E yelled at the resident [#7] about giving him his pain medication. Resident #7 had asked LVN E for his pain medication. Resident #7 stated he did not hear what the nurse had said so Resident #7 asked LVN E again. Resident #7 then states LVN E yelled at him and said I'll give it to you at 7:35 a.m. Around 7:35 a.m.Resident #7 then self-propelled back to the doorway again and an argument ensued back and forth with LVN E .<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed It was around 7:00 am, I [Resident #7] went to the charge nurse, LVN E, to get pain meds. I [Resident #7] didn't hear what the nurse [LVN E] said, so I asked her again. LVN E yelled at me and said, 'you can get it at 7:35.' The SW then asked what the argument was about in the dining room. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E said I was harassing her about pain medication. I [Resident #7] don't harass her. How is that harassing her when I'm just asking for my meds? I don't know why she doesn't like me. One time before I [Resident #7] heard her telling someone. He gets kicked out of all those places he has been at, the rotten tooth fucker.' Resident #7 was asked if he ever informed any of the staff/dept. heads/abuse prevention coordinator. Resident #7 stated, 'I [Resident #7] told the ADON about two weeks ago when she was working that night.' <BR/>Record review of the ADON's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] revealed Resident #7 told the ADON that LVN E and him had gotten into verbal disagreement regarding his pain medication and that she always gives him problems about his pain medication saying that it is not time .Resident [#7] told the ADON he needs to report to the ADM and DON the next morning .he stated to the ADON that he [Resident #7] didn't want to get anyone in trouble because he didn't get anyone to retaliate. The ADON is uncertain if Resident #7 reported to ADM/DON .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's Abuse Preventing and Reporting Post-test dated [DATE] revealed LVN E answered squeezing or pinching any part of a resident's body, ignoring a resident, or denying a resident access to her money were examples of abuse .give the resident space and tone of voice and facial expression are more important than words to remember when dealing with angry and/or aggressive residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's employee file dated [DATE] revealed a signed Acknowledgement of Abuse Policy and Reporting Requirements .the facility will not tolerate any conduct that may be considered abuse or neglect of its residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's signed Acknowledgement of Training and Receipts of Materials dated [DATE] revealed I, LVN E, have completed the community's required in-service training .Abuse and Prevention . <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Explosive Behavior Management dated [DATE] revealed remember to not take the behavioral outburst of individuals .personally .try to distance yourself emotionally from this .remain calm and avoid reacting emotionally to what is occurring .stay in control of your behavior . LVN E signature was not visualized. <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Abuse and Neglect Policy dated [DATE] did not reveal LVN E signature. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 3:50 p.m., Resident #7 said LVN E spoke rude to him regarding his teeth and asking for his pain medication. He said LVN E made it seem like he was a drug addict or something. Resident #7 said the recent incident that involved LVN E made him angry and hurt his feelings. He said he reported to the ADON two weeks ago LVN E made a big deal about giving him his prn pain medication when asked. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:52 p.m., CNA A said she witnessed the incident between Resident #7 and LVN E. CNA A said she was in the dining room for breakfast and LVN E asked Resident #7 to get out of the kitchen doorway. She said Resident #7 told LVN E he was waiting for his breakfast tray. She said LVN E and Resident #7 begun to argue. CNA A said LVN E told Resident #7 he had rotten teeth, was drug addict and your stanky self. She said the argument occurred during mealtime and in front of other residents. She said eventually LVN E left the dining room and went back to the nursing station and Resident #7 went to his room. CNA A said Resident #7 looked mad and like his feelings were hurt. She said it was embarrassing to watch. CNA said she reported it to the ADM. She said this was not the first incident she witnessed between Resident #7 and LVN E. She said LVN E called Resident #7 a junkie when he asked for his pain medication and refused to give him medication. She said she reported it to the deceased ADM by phone and she said, I'm eating lunch! and hung up the phone. CNA A said when the deceased ADM returned from lunch, she never addressed the incident she reported. She said she considered the incidents between LVN E and Resident #7 as verbal abuse and hurting his dignity. CNA A said abuse and hurting a resident dignity could cause depression, angry, suicidal ideations/thoughts, and emotional distress. She said residents could harm themselves, be afraid to ask for medications, or stop coming to the dining room for meals. <BR/>An interview with LVN E was attempted on [DATE] at 5:42 p.m. and was unsuccessful. A voicemail was left but no return call from LVN E. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 11:36 a.m., RN C said use of derogatory words to any resident was inappropriate and could be considered verbal abuse. She said verbal abuse could cause psychological issues making the resident aggressive and decrease quality of life.<BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 12:25 p.m. the DON, with the ADM in attendance said Resident #7 made verbal abuse allegation on LVN E. The DON said the incident started at the nursing station with Resident #7 asking for his as need pain medication. She said the incident then started again in the dining room with the Social Worker, who was on dining room manager duty that morning. She said this was not the first disagreement between Resident #7 and LVN E regarding his pain medication. She said a safe survey about pain medication and abuse was conducted with no other allegations of abuse made. She said the previous incidents were mismanaged by the previous management and not addressed. The DON said she told the LVNs to give Resident #7 his pain medication when he asked if it was in the acceptable medication timeframe. She said she had not in-serviced the LVNs on how handle demanding/aggressive residents but encouraged staff to come to her if they became frustrated with Resident #7 medication demands. The ADM said the facility had recently provided an in-service on handling disruptive/aggressive resident. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:00 p.m., the ADM, with the ADON and Regional Nurse in attendance said LVN E was suspended pending investigation then terminated after the investigation was completed. The ADM said ensured abuse did not occur by rounding and asking residents questions concerning their care and treatment. The ADM said he also posted the abuse coordinator phone, which he was, in several visual place to encourage reporting. He said he expected staff to report abuse allegations immediately and to not abuse residents. He said he ensured his staff did not abuse the resident by providing in-services on abuse prevention and rounds. He said due to previous issues with not reporting to the previous abuse coordinator, verbal abuse continued to Resident #7 by LVN E. The ADM said continued abuse could affect the resident's mood or behaviors. <BR/>Record review of a facility Resident Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation and Misappropriation of Resident Property policy dated [DATE] revealed .the purpose of this policy is to ensure that all healthcare facility comply with .residents from abuse, neglect .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement written policies and procedures that prohibit and prevent abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents for 1 of 14 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for abuse and neglect in that:<BR/>The facility failed to suspend an alleged perpetrator immediately following CNA A roughly handling Resident #1 during ADL care. The facility allowed CNA A to work 7 more shifts before suspension while investigation the abuse allegations, and the facility failed to report the abuse within 24 hours to the state agency. The ADON and CNA B failed to report the abuse to the abuse coordinator immediately.<BR/>The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) began on 04/09/2024 and ended on 04/17/2024. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for continued abuse and neglect due to inappropriate interventions and failure to report the allegations of abuse timely. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy and procedure, titled Reporting Abuse and Neglect Policy, revision date March 2018, .'With an allegation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident property, the employee will immediately be suspended pending an investigation' .'The facility administrator or designee will report to HHSC all incidents that meet the criteria of Provider Letter 19-17 .a. If the allegations involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, the report is made within 2 hours of the allegation. If the allegations do not result in serious bodily injury, the report is made within 24 hours of the allegation.<BR/>Record review of an undated face sheet indicated Resident #1 was an [AGE] year-old male admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of chronic respiratory failure (a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot get enough oxygen into the blood or eliminate enough carbon dioxide from the body), major depression (mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life), anemia (low iron in the blood), and congestive heart failure (chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should). He discharged [DATE].<BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #1 had a BIMS score of 11, which indicated mild cognitive deficit. Resident #1 required moderate assistance for ADLs such as bed mobility, transfer, and toileting. <BR/>Record review of a care plan dated 04/03/2024 titled ADL assistance indicated Resident #1 had an ADL self-deficit. The intervention for Resident #1 revealed the staff was to assist resident as needed with ADLs.<BR/>During an interview on 08/29/2024 at 2:00 p.m., Resident #1's family member stated there was a camera in Resident #1's room while he was a resident at the facility. She stated that on more than one occasion the staff treated Resident #1 poorly by the way they handled him. Resident #1's family member provided video evidence of the staff mistreating him on 04/09/2024. She stated Resident #1 was upset about the mistreatment and more upset they allowed CNA A to continue to work with him after she had been so rough with him during his care. She reported to the ADON on 04/09/2024 that the video showed her Resident #1 being handled in an abusive manner. <BR/>Record review of video evidence on 09/03/2024 at 8:00 a.m. revealed the following:<BR/>Video footage dated 04/09/2024 5:29 p.m., began with Resident #1 sitting on the side of the bed in his room with his feet dangling above the floor holding on to the edge of the mattress. CNA A was standing behind the left side of the resident's bed about 3 feet. CNA B was standing in the front of the resident's bed about 6 feet.<BR/>Resident #1: Where are we going? This isn't working. I'm going to fall.<BR/>CNA A: Then put your feet in the bed.<BR/>Resident #1: I'm gonna fall, please help.<BR/>CNA A: {Resident #1's first name}, put your feet in the bed.<BR/>Resident #1: I can't put my feet in the bed.<BR/>CNA A: Put your feet in the bed {Resident #1's first name}!<BR/>Resident #1: I'm falling! I'm about to fall!<BR/>CNA A moved around the bed in front of Resident #1. She grabbed his ankles and quickly lifted them and shoved them onto the mattress. CNA B was in the same position 6 feet from the bed and had not moved to assist.<BR/>Resident #1: Ow, God, do you have to be so rough?<BR/>CNA A: You are a big man, and I am not hurting myself messing with you.<BR/>Resident #1: You don't have to be so rough with me.<BR/>CNA A: I told you; you are a big man and I have a bad shoulder. I am not hurting myself trying to help you.<BR/>Resident #1: You do not have to be rough with me. Just please don't be rough with me.<BR/>CNA A: You are right I don't have to do it because I don't even have to be here. You are the one that needs help. You can't be telling people how to help you.<BR/>CNA A to CNA B: Come over here and roll him because he is not going to do anything for himself. <BR/>CNA B walks towards Resident #1 to assist with perineal care.<BR/>End of video clip<BR/>During an interview on 9/04/2024 at 10:00 AM, the ADON stated she was made aware of the actions of CNA A to Resident #1 by Resident #1's family member on 4/09/2024 around 1:00 p.m. She stated she viewed the video, and it was apparent to her CNA A was being mean to Resident #1, but she was not sure it would have been considered abuse by the abuse coordinator. She stated she brought it to the attention of the DON and Administrator the next week because they were both on vacation at the time, and after suspension for her behavior and attitude CNA A was terminated. The ADON stated it was against Resident #1's rights to be mistreated and disrespected by being roughly handled by the staff. <BR/>During an interview on 09/04/2024 at 3:00 p.m., the DON stated it was brought to her attention by the ADON on 04/17/2024 that CNA A was being abusive to Resident #1, and it had been recorded by Resident #1's family member. The DON stated as soon as she was told about the incident, she called CNA A to let her know she was suspended until it was determined what happened and she was required to complete education on abuse before being able to come back to work. The DON stated after reviewing the video it was determined CNA A's services were no longer needed at the facility because abusive behavior was confirmed. She stated mistreatment of the residents was not allowed. The DON stated CNA A and CNA B was terminated on 04/17/2024. The DON stated the ADON was written up and received immediate one on one abuse and neglect training that included reporting protocol and timelines.<BR/>During an interview on 09/04/2024 at 3:30 p.m., the ADM stated CNA A was terminated from the facility specifically related to her treatment of Resident #1. She stated the ADON was counseled on the abuse policy of the facility and was educated on reporting abuse to the abuse coordinator immediately and that the abuse coordinator had only 2 hours to report to HHS once abuse was suspected or confirmed. The ADM stated by not reporting the abuse immediately CNA A was allowed to work 7 more shifts with the same resident and other residents that she potentially could have abused. The ADM stated safe surveys were completed and the entire staff was inserviced on types of abuse, who the abuse coordinator was, and reporting time frames.<BR/>The facility had corrected the noncompliance on 04/17/2024 by the following:<BR/>- <BR/>Termination of CNA A who was responsible for the abuse<BR/>- <BR/>Termination of CNA B who was responsible for not reporting the abuse to the Abuse Coordinator <BR/>- <BR/>Written counseling of the ADON with education on the reporting process<BR/>- <BR/>Safe surveys of all the residents in the facility<BR/>- <BR/>100% staff in-service on abuse and neglect and reporting<BR/>- <BR/>Backup plan established, and staff educated for the absence of the abuse coordinator (ADM) and the DON. Staff to notify corporate [NAME] President of Operations.<BR/>Record review of a Quality Assurance (QA) Meeting Sign-in Sheet dated 04/18/2024 indicated the facility had an QA meeting addressing abuse reporting. The QA Meeting Sign-in Sheet indicated the ADON, DON, ADM, NP, dietary manger, housekeeping supervisor, floor nurses, and CNAs attended the meeting. <BR/>Record review of the sampled residents (Resident #6, Resident #7, and Resident 38) revealed abuse allegations were reported timely to the abuse coordinator and HHS.<BR/>All staff interviewed (CNA E, LVN G, ADON, CNA H, and LVN K) on 09/03/2024 verbalized any allegation of abuse should be reported to the administrator immediately. They verbalized understanding of the types of abuse and the facility's obligation to report abuse to HHS within 2 hours.<BR/>The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The noncompliance began on 04/09/2024 and ended on 04/17/2024. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents for 1 of 15 residents (Resident #6) reviewed for adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure NCNA K performed two-person mechanical lift transfers for Resident #6.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for injury during mechanical lifts/transfers.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 1/22/23 revealed Resident #6 was an [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), seizures (sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain), history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension (high blood pressure). <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #6 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #6 had unclear speech and rarely understood others. Resident #6 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #6 required extensive to totally dependent assistance of two persons for all ADLs. Resident #6 required extensive assistance of two persons for transfers. Resident #6 was always incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #6 had diagnoses of hypertension, aphasia (disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate), history of a stroke, dementia, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (weakness or inability to move one side of the body), and seizures. Resident #6 had a pressure reducing mattress on his bed. <BR/>Record review of Resident #6's care plan dated of 1/22/23 revealed he was a high risk for falls, had a self-care deficit, at risk for skin breakdown, and he was incontinent. Resident #6 required mechanical lifts for all transfers with the assistance of two persons.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:40 PM revealed NCNA K performed a one-person mechanical lift transfer of Resident #6 from his chair to the bed. NCNA K positioned the mechanical lift over the resident in his chair and locked the wheels on the mechanical lift and the resident's chair. She attached the lift pad that was already under the resident in his chair. NCNA K then lifted Resident #6 up above his chair. NCNA K then left Resident #6 suspended in the air and moved the bedside table from behind the mechanical lift in the center of the room to the other side of the bed closest to the door. NCNA K then unlocked the mechanical lifts wheels and pulled the mechanical lift backwards to allow room to move Resident #6's chair from under him and the fall mat away from the side of his bed. NCNA then moved the lift with Resident #6 to position the resident over the bed and then lowered the resident onto the bed. NCNA K then unhooked the lift pad from the mechanical lift and moved the mechanical lift away from the resident and proceeded with incontinent care.<BR/>During an interview on 1/23/23 at 4:10 PM NCNA K revealed she was a CNA in training, and she still had her clinicals to complete to become a CNA. She said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. NCNA K said she usually did mechanical lift transfers by herself because she knew how. She said you should always have two persons to perform mechanical lift transfers for safety reasons. She said she had used a mechanical lift regularly when she took care of her dad in his home for years and she felt comfortable using the mechanical lift by herself. She said there should be two persons during a mechanical lift because anything could happen, such as the lift could tip over and the resident could fall. She said she had been taught on how to perform mechanical lift transfers and she knew she should always have two persons. She said she should have gotten someone to help her do the mechanical lift transfer, but she knew the other CNA had her own stuff to do. <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed she had worked at the facility for three months. LVN N said there better be two people when performing a mechanical lift transfer. She said the mechanical lift could tip over and injure the resident. She said there should be two people to control and guide the mechanical lift for safety reasons.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 2:47 PM with CNA L revealed she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she usually worked the 300 and 400 halls. She said you should always have two people when performing mechanical lift transfers for safety and to help guide the resident and prevent falls. CNA L said the mechanical lift could tip over and the resident could fall from the lift.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 3:02 PM with CNA M revealed she had worked at the facility since November 2022 and always worked on the 300 and 400 halls. She said during a mechanical lift transfer, there must be two people to connect the lift straps and make sure the wheelchair wheels were locked, and to safely guide the resident to the bed. She said to many things could happen if you tried to perform a mechanical lift alone and the resident could be injured. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed she had been the facility's DON since June of 2022. She said staff should make sure there was someone with them to assist with mechanical lift transfers. She said if staff performed a mechanical lift with only one person, that would not be the facility's procedure and could cause harm to the resident . She said the facility performs a CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off on hire and annually. She said the CNAs were monitored by herself and/or the ADON. The DON provided a competency check-off book to surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed if staff were performing mechanical lift transfers with only one person, it could result in injury to the resident. <BR/>Record review of NCNA K's CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed Transfer Mechanical Lifts by discussion.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's Total Mechanical Lift-Competency Checklist dated 11/15/22 revealed she completed the check-off that included to ensure two caregivers were present during mechanical lift operation.<BR/>Record review of the facility's ADL Care policy titled ADL Care-Transfer Techniques dated February 12, 2020, revealed . staff will provide safe and effective transfer techniques for residents in accordance with standard practice guidelines . mechanical lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) . utilize manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Mechanical Lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) dated January 12, 2020, revealed . residents will be assisted with their activities of daily living, utilizing lifts according to manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Invacare Manual/Electric Portable Patient Lift and Slings owner's installation and operating instructions not dated revealed . Invacare recommended that two assistants be used when transferring to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a car, but did not address mechanical lifts from a chair to bed .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure assessments accurately reflected the resident status for 1 of 11 residents (Resident # 1) reviewed for MDS assessment accuracy. <BR/>The facility failed to accurately reflect Resident #1 had pressure ulcers, wounds, or skin problems on his admission MDS assessment. <BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for not receiving care and services to meet their needs.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 2/12/24 revealed Resident #1 was admitted to the facility initially on 12/28/23 with diagnoses including malignant neoplasm of pancreas (pancreatic cancer-type of cancer often detected late, spreads rapidly, and poor prognosis), muscle weakness, anemia in chronic disease (blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells), abnormality of gait and mobility, lack of coordination, heart failure, and hypertension (high blood pressure).<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #1 was understood and understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 14 which indicated Resident #1 was cognitively intact. Resident #1 was dependent or required substantial/maximal assistance for most ADLs. Resident #1 was always incontinent of urine and bowel. The MDS said Resident #1 was at risk for pressure ulcers/injuries, but it said he did not have pressure ulcers. The MDS said Resident #1 did not have any other ulcers, wounds, or skin problems. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's 12/28/23 base line care plan revealed his current skin integrity status included wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) and bruises/discoloration. Resident #1 had a goal of open area would improve or heal and interventions included a pressure reducing mattress, frequent turning and repositioning, and barrier cream. The base line care plan revealed Resident #1 was high risk for pressure ulcers. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's undated care plan revealed he was at risk for/actual skin breakdown as evidenced by wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) yes with onset of 12/28/23. Resident #1 had a goal of open area would be healed over the next 90 days. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's Order Summary Report printed 2/13/24 revealed there were no orders for wound care from 12/28/23 through 1/2/24. There were orders dated 1/3/24 for treatment one time per day to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, apply calcium alginate with silver, apply bordered dressing daily. <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's eMAR date 12/28/23-1/07/24 revealed there were no treatments for wound care from 12/28/23 through 1/2/24. There were treatment orders dated 1/3/24 for treatment one time per day to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, apply calcium alginate with silver, apply bordered dressing daily.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's nurses' notes revealed LVN A documented on 12/28/23 Resident #1 had an open area to his sacrum (triangular bone in the lower back at the bottom of the spine between the two hip bones) that measured 1 cm x 0.5 cm and had redness and shearing to his scrotum/peri area (area between the anus and the scrotum in a male). <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's skin data assessment dated [DATE] and documented by LVN A revealed the wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) section was answered yes and in the location of wound section was answered arm right, abdomen lower, sacrum, coccyx, and groin.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's skin data assessment dated [DATE] and documented by RN B revealed the wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) section was answered yes and in the location of wound section was answered buttocks, 9 cm wound right buttocks, 9 cm wound left buttocks.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's nurses' notes revealed on 1/3/24, RN B documented Resident #1 was seen by the wound care doctor and new orders were received to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, pat dry, apply calcium alginate (create and maintain a moist wound environment for moderate to heavy draining wounds), and apply bordered dressing.<BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 2:30 PM, LVN G said she was the MDS Coordinator. LVN G said she builds the MDS by reviewing documentation and doing interviews with the Resident, CNAs, charge nurses, social worker, interdisciplinary team, nutritionist, and therapy. LVN G said wounds and pressure ulcers should be captured on the MDS. LVN G said she also utilized the wound report. LVN G said the DON keeps up with the wound report. LVN G said there was a skin assessment completed on admission within the first 24-48 hours. LVN G said she would have to look back at documentation of why she would have put Resident #1 as having no pressure ulcers or wounds on his MDS. LVN G said she did not recall seeing anything in Resident #1's hospital records that indicated he had pressure ulcers or wounds. LVN G said the purpose of capturing everything on the MDS was to give an accurate picture of what was going on with the resident. LVN G said if pressure ulcers or wounds were not captured on the MDS, it would be an inaccurate assessment and could possibly impact the resident's care. <BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 3:30 PM, the ADM said the MDS Coordinator was responsible for the MDS assessments. The ADM said she expected staff to ensure the MDS was coded accurately. The ADM said if Resident #1 had pressure ulcers or wounds at the time of the MDS assessment, then she would have expected them to be on the MDS assessment, but she said she talked to Resident #1 and he asked her about getting handrails for positioning and asked when therapy was coming, but he did not mention having wounds to her. The ADM said the NP said the areas to his bottom was moisture related, but she did not know the NP had not actually looked at his wounds.<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled Documentation of Wounds Related to MDS 3.0 dated July 2018 indicated . the purpose was to promote consistency in nursing, therapy, and CAA/RAI documentation . Section M (skin conditions) of the MDS would be completed within CMS guidelines . information presented on Section M of the MDS would reflect data obtained through observation, data collection, and documentation by members of the interdisciplinary team . the coding of MDS, section M would follow CMS RAI criteria . the MDS reflects the stage of a pressure ulcer based on the appearance of the ulcer/injury during the assessment reference data collection period . section M on the MDS would reflect the current appearance reflecting the stage of the pressure ulcers/injuries for items on Section M using professional practice guidelines within the assessment reference data collection period .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure residents with pressure ulcers received the necessary treatment and services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to promote healing, prevent infection, and prevent new ulcers from developing for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for pressure injury.<BR/>The facility failed to adequately document Resident #1's wounds upon admission.<BR/>The facility failed to measure Resident #1's wounds upon admission.<BR/>The facility failed to obtain initial wound care orders for Resident #1's wounds.<BR/>The facility failed to provide appropriate wound care for Resident #1 from admission [DATE] until seen by wound care specialist 1/3/24.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk for deterioration of wounds. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 2/12/24 revealed Resident #1 was admitted to the facility initially on 12/28/23 with diagnoses including malignant neoplasm of pancreas (pancreatic cancer-type of cancer often detected late, spreads rapidly, and poor prognosis), muscle weakness, anemia in chronic disease (blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells), abnormality of gait and mobility, lack of coordination, heart failure, and hypertension (high blood pressure).<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #1 was understood and understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 14 which indicated Resident #1 was cognitively intact. Resident #1 was dependent or required substantial/maximal assistance for most ADLs. Resident #1 was always incontinent of urine and bowel. The MDS said Resident #1 was at risk for pressure ulcers/injuries, but it said he did not have pressure ulcers. The MDS said Resident #1 did not have any other ulcers, wounds, or skin problems.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's 12/28/23 base line care plan revealed his current skin integrity status included wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) and bruises/discoloration. Resident #1 had a goal of open area would improve or heal and interventions included a pressure reducing mattress, frequent turning and repositioning, and barrier cream. The base line care plan revealed Resident #1 was high risk for pressure ulcers.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's undated care plan revealed he was at risk for/actual skin breakdown as evidenced by wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) yes with onset of 12/28/23. Resident #1 had a goal of open area would be healed over the next 90 days.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's order summary report printed 2/13/24 revealed there were no orders for wound care from 12/28/23 through 1/2/24. There were orders dated 1/3/24 for treatment one time per day to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, apply calcium alginate with silver, apply bordered dressing daily.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's eMAR/eTAR dated 12/28/23 - 1/07/24 revealed there were no treatments for wound care from 12/28/23 through 1/2/24. There were treatment orders dated 1/3/24 for treatment one time per day to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, apply calcium alginate with silver, apply bordered dressing daily.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's nurses' notes revealed LVN A documented on 12/28/23 Resident #1 had an open area to his sacrum (triangular bone in the lower back at the bottom of the spine between the two hip bones) that measured 1 cm x 0.5 cm and had redness and shearing to his scrotum/peri area (area between the anus and the scrotum in a male). <BR/>Record review of Resident #1's skin data assessment dated [DATE] and documented by LVN A revealed the wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) section was answered yes and in the location of wound section was answered arm right, abdomen lower, sacrum, coccyx, and groin.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's skin data assessment dated [DATE] and documented by RN B revealed the wound (pressure, diabetic, or stasis) section was answered yes and in the location of wound section was answered buttocks, 9 cm wound right buttocks, 9 cm wound left buttocks.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's hospital records dated 12/16/23 through 12/28/23 did not mention Resident #1 having pressure ulcers or other wounds.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's visit note dated 12/28/23 completed by NP D revealed Resident #1 had wounds, but he refused assessment at that time.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's wound evaluation and management summary dated 1/3/24 performed by MD C revealed Resident #1 had a Stage 3 pressure wound (sore caused by pressure that has gone through all layers of skin) of the right buttock full thickness measuring 6.5 by 2.5 by 0.1 cm with a duration of greater than 30 days. Resident #1 had a Stage 3 pressure wound of the left buttock full thickness measuring 2 by 1 by 0.1 cm covered by 100% slough (form of necrotic or dead, non-healing tissue) with a duration greater than 30 days. MD C surgically removed the slough from the wound. MD C documented Resident #1 had anemia that complicated his wound healing.<BR/>Record review of Resident #1's nurses' notes dated 1/3/24, revealed RN B documented Resident #1 was seen by the wound care doctor and new orders were received to cleanse buttocks with wound cleanser, pat dry, apply calcium alginate (create and maintain a moist wound environment for moderate to heavy draining wounds), and apply bordered dressing.<BR/>During an interview on 2/13/24 at 9:30 AM, Resident #1's RP said Resident #1 had one sore on his coccyx (tailbone) when he was admitted to the nursing facility from always sitting in his chair at home. Resident #1's RP said the sore on his coccyx got much worse during his stay at the nursing facility. Resident #1's RP said he was re-admitted to the hospital on [DATE] with respiratory issues and passed away 1/19/24 at an inpatient hospice facility and one of the sores on his bottom was so deep, you could put your pinky finger in it.<BR/>During an interview on 2/13/24 at 1:30 PM, LVN A said she had worked at the facility since April 2023. She said she admitted Resident #1. LVN A said she did a full skin assessment on Resident #1. LVN A said the family wanted every dot documented. LVN A said Resident #1 had bruises everywhere, he had a tegaderm (transparent medical dressing) on his right arm and it had a scabbed area (hardened crust over a wound). LVN A said Resident #1 had a tegaderm on his lower back area and he refused to let her take it off due to the hospital had just placed the dressing that day. LVN A said Resident #1 did not like being laid down flat during the incontinent/wound care. LVN A said she saw Resident #1 had a wound on his coccyx (tailbone) area and she cleaned it and covered it with a dressing. LVN A said she did not remember if the wounds had any depth. LVN A said if a resident did not have wound care orders upon admission, then she would call the NP to obtain orders until a wound consult could be completed. LVN A said she did not remember if she called the NP for wound care orders.<BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 10:15 AM, MD C said he visits residents weekly on Wednesdays for wound consults and gives his recommendations for wound care. MD C said he was notified of Resident #1 needing a wound consult and added him to his 1/3/24 visit schedule for evaluation. MD C said Resident #1 had a non-pressure wound to his lower back, a Stage 3 pressure ulcer to his right buttock measuring 6.5 by 2.5 by 0.1 cm, a Stage 3 pressure ulcer to his left buttock measuring 2.0 by 1.0 by 0.1 cm, and a MASD area measuring 4.3 by 1.2 by 0.3 cm. MD C said all the wounds appeared to be chronic of more than 2 weeks old when he saw them. MD C said he was unable to determine if the wounds had declined or improved with only seeing him the one time. MD C said if the wounds were not being cared for from admission of 12/28/23 until he saw him on 1/3/24, the wounds could have declined, but he would have no way to determine that.<BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 11:30 AM, RN B said Resident #1 had 2 spots on his bottom and the Wound Consult MD saw him. RN B said Resident #1 stayed in the bed and only got up with therapy. RN B said they encouraged Resident #1 to turn/reposition himself. RN B said he could turn himself, but he would not. RN B said they would usually just cleanse the wounds with wound cleanser, pat dry, and apply bordered dressings to wounds if there were no wound care orders upon admission. RN B said those orders would be put in orders until the Wound Consult MD could evaluate the resident. RN B said she remembered calling and getting orders for the wound cleanser and bordered dressing and thought she put the order in for Resident #1. RN B said she must have forgotten to put the initial wound care orders in, but his wound care was provided and provided more frequently than daily due to his bowel incontinence and the wound dressings had to be changed with almost every incontinent episode. <BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 2:15 PM, RN F said she was the ADON. RN F said she was on leave during the brief time Resident #1 was admitted to the facility. RN F said in reviewing Resident #1's chart there was a lack of documentation of what wound care was provided to what wounds. RN F said the nurses should be notifying the NP for orders for wound care upon admission unless there were orders from the hospital. RN F said she would hope they were doing some barrier cream at least, but there was no documentation of that either. RN F said if appropriate wound care was not provided, the wound(s) could deteriorate and there was no documentation to prove what was being done. <BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 2:50 PM, the DON said she was responsible for completing the wound care reports. The DON said Resident #1 was not listed on the December 2023 or January 2024 reports because she had not added him at that time due to the holiday and he was not admitted long before returning to the hospital. The DON said she expected the nurses to do a skin assessment on admission, measure the wounds, and get initial wound orders from NP if needed. The DON said if appropriate wound care was not provided, there was an increased risk to the resident of worsening of the wounds and/or infection. The DON said there was no documentation of wound measurements or wound care being provided to Resident #1 from admission until the Wound Consult MD saw him. The DON said she was told Resident #1 had MASD and questioned whether the Stage 3 pressure ulcers to Resident #1's right & left buttocks were truly Stage 3 pressure ulcers due to the depth that the Wound Consult MD documented.<BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 3:07 PM, NP D said she saw Resident #1 on the day of his admission [DATE]. NP D said he refused a skin assessment at the time of her visit. NP D said the nurse had discussed his wounds to his bottom with her and it sounded like MASD, and she told the nurse to apply zinc barrier cream and get a wound care consult. NP D said she was not able to assess the wounds herself due to the resident refused and she had to go with what was described to her by the nurse. NP D said from what she remembered, Resident #1 had MASD on his bottom and bruise on his back and later had some yeast. NP D said she listened to his heart and lungs on the day of his admission, but she did not assess his skin because he refused. <BR/>During an interview on 2/14/24 at 3:30 PM, the ADM said she would expect all residents to be treated appropriately to take care of the resident's needs. The ADM said she talked to Resident #1, and he asked her about getting handrails for positioning and asked when therapy was coming, but he did not mention having wounds to her. The ADM said the NP said the areas to his bottom was moisture related. The ADM said she did not know the NP had not actually looked at his wounds.<BR/>Record review of the facility's wound care reports for December 2023 and January 2024 revealed Resident #1 was not listed on the wound care reports.<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled Documentation and Measurement of Wounds dated July 2018 indicated . wounds were measured and documented within professional guidelines . if resident had more than one wound, each wound was measured individually using a separate tool . wounds were measured upon admission . on a weekly basis . and overall change of condition . wound data collection, treatments and evaluations were documented in the EMR/medical record . wound characteristics terminology . location was anatomical location of the wound(s) . if there was more than one wound present in a specific anatomical area, attach a number to each wound . type of wound was the descriptor of the etiology (cause) of the wound . stage of pressure ulcer/injury was the description of the extent of tissue destruction and injury of the wound . color was the color of the wound base . exudate/drainage was fluid exhibited by the wound that was captured on a primary or secondary dressing . odor was presence or absence of wound drainage odor; abnormal wound odor may be an indication of infection .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to promote resident self-determination through support of resident choice for 2 of 12 residents reviewed for resident rights. (Resident #32, Resident #35)<BR/>1. The facility did not assist Resident #32 out of bed as often as she preferred. <BR/>2. The facility failed to shower Resident #35 instead of a bed bath per his request.<BR/>These failures could place dependent residents at risk for feelings of depression, lack self-determination and decreased quality of life. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>1. Record review of the face sheet dated 03/05/24 indicated Resident #32 was [AGE] years old and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including heart disease, diabetes, and anxiety disorder. <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 14 which indicated Resident #32 was cognitively intact. The MDS indicated Resident #32 was dependent on staff for chair/bed-to-chair transfers. <BR/>Record review of a care plan revised on 02/13/24 indicated Resident #32 had impaired physical mobility. There was an intervention to assist as needed with wheelchair mobility. The care plan indicated Resident #32 had a history of depression. The care plan indicated Resident #32 wanted to be involved in care decisions. There was a goal indicating resident's wishes will be respected, and autonomy will be maintained. <BR/>Record review of nurse's notes from 02/10/24 to 03/05/24 did not indicate Resident #32 had refused to be gotten out of bed. <BR/>During an observation on 03/04/24 at 2:00 p.m., Resident #32 was in bed. A wheelchair was present in her room. <BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 at 8:23 a.m., Resident #32 was in bed. A wheelchair was present in her room.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/05/24 at 9:42 a.m., Resident #32 was lying in bed. She said staff did not always get her up out of bed when she wanted to get out of bed. She said she did not want to get up every single day, but she would like to be gotten out of bed some. <BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 at 3:03 p.m., Resident #32 sleeping in bed. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/06/24 at 8:21 a.m., Resident #32 was in bed. She said she would like to be gotten out of bed once or twice a week. She said there were entire weeks that she was not gotten out of bed at all. She said there were days she had said no to getting up but there were also days she wanted to get up and was not gotten up. She said she felt ignored. She said she felt annoyed by the whole situation. She said staff will probably say they come down here and I am asleep. She said, That is my answer to the whole thing. Just go to sleep. She said she liked to get out of her room to socialize and visit with other people.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:02 a.m., CNA G said she only knew Resident #32 to have been gotten out of bed once or twice since she had been working at the facility. She said she had been an employee for maybe a year. She said Resident #32 had never requested to be gotten up. She said every day she was working she had offered to get Resident #32 up out of bed. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:25 a.m., the MDS Nurse said Resident #32 did get up out of bed occasionally, but not routinely. She said there being weeks that she was not gotten out of bed was not inaccurate.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:00 a.m., LVN H said she had seen Resident #32 up out of bed maybe twice. She said that it had been a long time since she had seen her up. She said a resident not being gotten up can affect their will to live, depression, general attitude and to quit eating. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:21 a.m., the DON said Resident #32 was asked every day if she wanted to get up and the resident had refused. She said the resident did not want to get up. She said she had seen her up a few times and she did not stay up long. She said any refusals should be documented. She said a resident not getting up or attending activities could cause them to feel isolated and cause depression. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:48 a.m., the Administrator said if a resident wanted to get out of bed they should have been gotten out of bed. She said Resident #32 had been up over the last few days so that her bed could be replaced. She said the resident became upset because she was up for maybe 30 minutes to an hour. She said if Resident #32 was asked in the morning to get up she would tell you no. She said she would expect any refusals to be documented and ask her again later. She said she had been down to Resident #32's room and had talked to her. She said because she refused 90 percent of the time it could be the reason staff were not asking her to get up. <BR/>2. Record review of Resident #35's face sheet dated 3/04/24 indicated Resident #35 was a [AGE] year-old male, who admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #35 had diagnoses including traumatic amputation (loss of body part as the result of an accident/injury) at knee level of right leg, weakness, lack of coordination, severe kidney disease, diabetes (high blood sugar), heart disease, and heart failure.<BR/>Record review of Resident #35's quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #35 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS indicated Resident #35 had a BIMS score of 10 which indicated he had moderate cognitive impairment. The MDS indicated Resident #35 did not reject care. The MDS indicated Resident #35 had impairment of both lower extremities and used a wheelchair for mobility. The MDS indicated Resident #35 required moderate to maximal assistance with most ADLs. The MDS indicated Resident #35 was occasionally incontinent of urine and was always incontinent of bowel. The MDS indicated Resident #35 had a diagnosis of depression (persistent sadness) and took and antidepressant (medication to treat depression).<BR/>Record review of Resident #35's care plan dated 3/04/24 indicated Resident #35 had impaired physical mobility and he had a self-care deficit with an intervention to provide assistance with self-care as needed. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/04/24 at 3:35 PM, Resident #35 was sitting in his room in his wheelchair. Resident #35 said it was hard to get a shower and he had only received 6 showers since he admitted to the facility, and he said he needed a shave. Resident #35 said he had asked to be shaved and was told they did not have time. Resident #35 said he liked to be clean shaved, and he never had facial hair, because his mother always taught him a man should be clean shaved. Resident #35 was observed with continued full beard of facial hair approximately &frac12; inch to 3/4 inch long.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/05/24 at 8:48 AM, Resident #35 was sitting up in his room in his wheelchair. Resident #35 continued to have a full beard of facial hair approximately &frac12; inch to 3/4 inch long. Resident #35 said he had to asked staff to be bathed but had only had 6 showers since he had been at the facility, and he had not been shaved.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/05/24 at 2:50 PM, Resident #35 was observed in his room sitting in his wheelchair with a continued full beard of facial hair approximately &frac12; inch to 3/4 inch long. Resident #35 said he did not know what days he was supposed to receive his baths/showers. Resident #35 said he would take a bath/shower every day because he liked to be clean, and he said his skin gets dry. Resident #35 said he preferred a shower. Resident #35 said he saw himself in the mirror today (3/05/24) and just could not believe how long his facial hair had gotten and he hardly recognized himself. Resident #35 stated he would shave himself if he was able to. Resident #35 stated again that he had only received 6 showers since he came to the facility. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 3/06/24 at 9:02 AM, Resident #35 was sitting in his wheelchair in his room. Resident #35 said he still had not been showered in about 3 weeks. Resident #35 said they usually just clean his lower parts up when he had an incontinent episode. Resident #35 said he preferred to be showered and liked the water running over him to feel clean. <BR/>During an interview on 3/05/24 at 3:08 PM, RN F said she had worked at the facility for approximately 8 months on the 6 AM-6 PM shift. RN F said as the nurse, she was responsible for ensuring the CNAs were bathing residents and the CNAs were responsible for bathing the residents. RN F said Resident #35 had not told her he had not been bathed/showered or shaved. RN F said if a resident was not being bathed/showered or shaved per their request, it could affect how they felt about themselves, it could be a dignity issue, and it could make them feel bad about their self.<BR/>During an interview on 3/06/24 at 10:39 AM, CNA M said she usually worked the evening shift from 2 PM-10 PM. CNA M said they really needed more staff on evening shift because it was hard to get the bathing in and baths were not always done. CNA M said sometimes there were 6-7 baths/showers on a hall, and it was hard to get everything done. CNA M said she knew she missed Resident #35's bath/shower one day last week because she did not have time due to, she was caught up in another resident's room for over an hour. CNA M said Resident #35 had asked her for showers, but often she would do a bed bath because she was running behind schedule. CNA M said Resident #35 had not asked her to be shaved. CNA M said Resident #35 was alert and oriented and knew what was going on. CNA M said the CNAs were responsible for ensuring the residents were bathed, shaved, and they would tell the charge nurse if the resident refused. CNA M said if the resident was not receiving their scheduled baths/showers or not being shaved per their requests, the resident would feel like they were not getting the proper care when they asked for it. <BR/>During an interview on 3/06/24 at 2:22 PM, the DON said she had not been informed of Resident #35 stating he had only been receiving bed baths on his lower half of his body with incontinent care, had not received a shower in months, or had not been shaved. The DON said she would expect residents to be showered per their shower schedule, as needed, and per their request. The DON said bathing of only the lower half of the resident's body during incontinent care, would not be considered a scheduled bath/shower. The DON said the resident could have adverse psychological effects from not being bathed/showered or shaved. <BR/>During an interview on 3/06/24 at 2:45 PM, the ADM said she would expect the residents' wishes to be honored. The ADM said she expected residents to be showered/shaved on their scheduled shower days, as needed, and per their request. The ADM said Resident #35 had told her about not liking the bed baths, but he did not mention he was only receiving bathing to his lower half during incontinent care and not being shaved. The ADM said the resident should have a shower or shave anytime they wanted one. The ADM said the resident should have a full bath at least three times weekly on their scheduled bath/shower days and be offered a shave. The ADM said she had ordered a special shower chair for Resident #35 because when he first came to the facility, he did not want to sit on the same chair as other residents. The ADM said the special shower chair was on backorder and had not delivered to the facility. The ADM said there was other things they could do if the resident still had an issue with sitting on the same shower chair as other residents. The ADM said it was unacceptable to not shower or shave Resident #35 on his scheduled bath/shower days and per his request. <BR/>Review of a Resident Rights facility policy last revised on August 14, 2022 indicated, .The staff will abide by and protect resident rights in accordance with state and federal guidelines .Staff will abide by resident rights as outlined within CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities .<BR/>Review of the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities dated 10/21/22 indicated, .The resident has a right to a dignified existence, self-determination, and communication with and access to persons and services inside and outside the facility .

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to allow for private Resident Council meetings and without facility staff present for 5 of 5 Residents reviewed for resident rights. <BR/>The facility failed to provide a private space for Resident Council meetings.<BR/>The facility failed to inform members of the Resident Council they could have their meetings in private and staff could only attend if invited.<BR/>This failure placed residents at risk of not having the right to voice their concerns without staff being present or overhearing their concerns and to conduct resident council meetings without interference. <BR/>Findings include:<BR/>During a confidential resident group interview on 3/5/2024 at 10:00 a.m., the residents in attendance stated that the Resident Council meetings were always held in the dining room. All residents in the confidential group interview were upset and unhappy that staff continuously interrupted the resident council meeting. All residents agreed they would feel more willing to express their views without a staff person being able to overhear the meeting. <BR/>During the confidential resident group interview on 3/5/2024 and at 10:45 a.m., two staff entered the back door of the dining room that led to the parking lot. The two staff went in and out of the dining room while the meeting was in progress. Surveyor said to staff that they were having a private resident council meeting and to please leave. Facility staff left temporarily but came back into the dining room and again interrupted the resident council meeting. <BR/>During an interview on 3/5/2024 at 10:52 a.m., Dietary Aide K said she did not know there was a resident council meeting in progress when she entered the dining room. She said there was no sign at the back door and if there was, she would have gone through the front door of the facility. She said she did know that resident council meetings were private. She said she had to go clock in to work and the clock in device was located in the hallway, but she went in the back door because that was where she parked. <BR/>During an interview on 3/5/2024 at 10:49 a.m., Dietary Aide L said she did not know a resident council meeting was ongoing when she entered the building. She said she saw that there was a meeting on going but she had to go clock in and then reenter the kitchen. She said the clock in machine was in the hallway. She said she always entered the building in that way. <BR/>During an observation on 3/05/2024 at 10:58 a.m., surveyor observed the dining room exit that led to the parking lot. There was no sign in place indicating that a resident council meeting was in progress.<BR/>During an anonymous resident interview on 03/05/2024 at 3:42 p.m., anonymous resident said that staff was not supposed to enter the dining room when the resident council meeting is in progress. Anonymous resident said the staff will listen to what they were saying during the resident council meetings, and he did not appreciate that they were listening. Anonymous resident said they wanted to have a private resident council meeting. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/2024 at 9:09 a.m., the Activity Director said they had resident council once a month. She said the meetings were supposed to be private. She said in the past, the dietary staff have interrupted their meetings. She said staff ignored the signs that there was a resident council meeting in progress. She said the point of the private meeting was so that residents can be comfortable speaking their mind truthfully without other staff listening to them. She said she would like for the resident council meetings to be private. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/2024 at 11:05 a.m., the Ombudsman said that in the past when she attended resident council meetings, kitchen staff would continuously interrupt their meetings. She said they were disrespectful to and upset the activity director. She said the activity director told the staff to stop coming in while a meeting was in progress, they ignored her, and went on to do what they wanted to do anyway. She said staff got ugly with her and the activity director as well. She said the Administrator previously said that they could find a new room to use as a meeting place. She said she thought she heard the staff in the kitchen talking about what the residents said during the meetings as well. She said she once saw the kitchen staff prop the door open to the kitchen and when the activity director closed the door the kitchen staff opened it right back up. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 11:15 a.m., with the Administrator she said the resident council meeting should have been private for residents. She said if the kitchen staff heard and disrupt the meeting then the meeting itself is not private. She said kitchen staff were inappropriate when they ignored the fact that a resident council meeting was in progress. She said staff could have entered the front door to get to the time clock and could enter the kitchen from the hallway avoiding the dining room all together. <BR/>Review of an undated facility Policy, titled Resident Council indicated, To aide in the facility's sense of community, quality of life for the residents and meet the requirements of F565, the wellness department will assist, as required, to oversee the facility's Resident Council as assigned .The council may request the presence of any administrative staff by invitation at any time .Visitors to the meeting, which may include: Department Heads, family members, Ombudsman, etc, may be in attendance with no objections from any council member present.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for resident rights. (Resident #9)<BR/>The facility failed to repair the wall behind the bed of Resident #9.<BR/>This failure placed residents at risk of an unsafe or uncomfortable environment and a decrease in quality of life and self-worth.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet 03/05/24 indicated Resident #9 was [AGE] years old and was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including stroke, major depressive disorder (persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life), and diabetes. <BR/>Record review of the MDS assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #9 was rarely/never understood and sometimes understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 0 indicating severe cognitive impairment. <BR/>Record review of a care plan revised on 01/11/24 indicated Resident #9 had a history of depression. There was an intervention to adjust room temperature, reduce noise, and dim lights. <BR/>Record review of Maintenance Work order binder kept at the nurse's station did not indicate a work order request for Resident #9.<BR/>During an observation on 03/04/24 at 10:34 a.m., Resident #9 was not in her room. There were multiple areas of peeled paint on the wall behind the bed. To the left of the bed, approximately 2 - 3 feet from the floor was a vertical area of damaged sheetrock approximately 1 inch in width and 12 inches in length. There were 6 smaller damaged areas scattered on the bottom portion of the wall. There was an area of what appeared to be a cutout area of the sheet rock approximately 10 - 12 inches x 3 feet. In this area was old wallpaper. The rest of the wall was painted. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/24 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #9 was sitting in the dining room. The resident did make eye contact but did not answer any questions.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:02 a.m., CNA G said a hospice aide had torn some of the places on the wall in Resident #9's room. She said the vertical areas were caused while raising and lowering the bed. She said the family had a poster hanging on the wall that pulled the paint off. She said the wall had looked like this for months. She said she had reported it to the Maintenance Supervisor a long time ago. She said the Maintenance Supervisor told her he was aware of the issue. She said she would not want her home to look like that. She said Resident #9 did talk a little but was more of an observer. She said if she did not know someone, she might just stare and not say anything. She said she felt the wall should have been fixed.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:31 a.m., the Maintenance Supervisor said he was mostly made aware of issues by word of mouth. He said there was a work order log kept at the nurse's station. He said he had been aware of the wall in Resident 9's room. He said he had mentioned it in the stand-up meeting two weeks ago. He said just had not gotten to it. He said they were preparing another room for Resident #9, so he could do the sheet rock repair. He said it was his fault it had not been done yet. He said they had been remodeling rooms but had not gotten to Resident #9's yet.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:00 a.m., LVN H said the wall in Resident 9's room was partly because of family sticking posters on the wall. She said she would not want a wall in her home to look like that wall did. She said she would have expected the wall to have not taken months to be fixed.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:21 a.m., the DON said she would have expected the wall to have been fixed as soon as possible after the Maintenance Supervisor became aware of the damage. She said she would not want her home to look like that. She said Resident #9 would talk to you if she knew you. She said the wall not being repaired could cause Resident #9 to feel like her home was not pretty. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:48 a.m., the Administrator said there was a hole in the wall behind Resident #9's bed. She said they asked the resident's family to move the resident's camera to another room so they could then move the resident. She said the family would have to move her cameras and have not done that. She said for the wall to be fixed, the resident would need to be moved out of the room. She said they asked the family for months and family has been non-compliant. She said the wall could not be repaired while the resident was out of the room for the day because the camera would have to be unplugged and the family did not want the camera unplugged. She said there might be documentation of the facility requesting family move the cameras. This documentation was not provided prior to exit. <BR/>Review of an undated Homelike Environment policy indicated, .It is the policy of the facility to ensure that the environment provided by the facility is safe, sanitary, functional and comfortable .Resident rooms and common areas will be kept in a clean, orderly and comfortable manner .All room contents to include clothes, furniture, devices, linens, bedspreads, privacy curtains, window covering, wall hangings, wall paper and floors should be clean and in good repair .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure necessary services to maintain good grooming and personal hygiene were provided for 4 of 15 residents reviewed for activities daily living (Resident #94, #28, #22, and #12).<BR/>The facility did not clean or trim the nails of Resident #94, Resident #28, Resident #22, and Resident #12. <BR/>These failures could place dependent residents at risk of poor hygiene, infections, and injuries.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>1.Record review of Resident #94's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cystostomy (an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision), neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder (bladder dysfunction caused by nervous system conditions), abscess of the corpus cavernosum ( One of two columns of spongy tissue that runs through the shaft [body] of the penis) and penis, abscess of the epididymis (narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles )or testis, dementia, and muscle weakness. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #94 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had severe cognitive impairment (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #94 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use and personal hygiene. The MDS indicated Resident #94 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated he required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated he was frequently incontinent of bladder and always incontinent of bowel.<BR/>Record review of Resident # 94's care plan revised on 12/15/22 indicated Resident #94 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included, assist with oral hygiene after meals and PRN (as needed) and encourage resident to participate in ADLs and praise accomplishments. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:35 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 4:05 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/24/24 at 8:26 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails. Resident #94 indicated he would like to have his nails trimmed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails.<BR/>2. Record review of Resident #28's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including history of stroke, atherosclerotic heart disease (buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls causing obstruction of blood flow), and hemiplegia ((paralysis that affects one side of the body) /hemiparesis (partial weakness to one side of the body) affecting the left non-dominant side. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident # 28 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #28 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 2). The MDS indicated Resident #28 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, eating and toilet use. The MDS indicated Resident #28 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated Resident #28 had functional limitation in range of motion to both lower extremities. The MDS indicated he was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised 12/22/22 indicated Resident #28 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included provide assistance with self-care as needed.<BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:36 a.m., Resident #28 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 10:02 a.m., Resident #28 was sitting in his wheelchair in the lobby eating a banana. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. <BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/24/24 at 2:34 p.m., Resident #28 sat in his wheelchair in his room. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. Resident #28 indicated he wanted his long nails trimmed and cleaned and asked the surveyor Do you have some clippers?. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:41 a.m., Resident #28 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails.<BR/>3. Record review of Resident #22's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including history of stroke, hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body) affecting the right dominant side, muscle weakness, and type II diabetes. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #22 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #22 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 0). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required extensive assistance with eating. The MDs indicated transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, and dressing had only occurred once or twice during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #22 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included provide assistance with self-care as needed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:47 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:22 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:05 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:43 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>4. Record review of Resident #12's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to facility on 12/16/21 with diagnoses including dementia, history of stroke, hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body) /hemiparesis (partial weakness to one side of the body) affecting the left non-dominant side, Type II diabetes, heart failure, and history of acute renal failure. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #12 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #12 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #12 was totally dependent on staff for bed mobility, transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated required extensive assistance with toilet use. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. The MDS indicated she was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #12 was at risk for a selfcare deficit. The care plan interventions included, assist with oral hygiene after meals and PRN (as needed) and encourage resident to participate in ADLs and praise accomplishments.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:57 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:03 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the dining room. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 3:30 p.m., when asked if she would like to have her nails cut, Resident #12 said do whatever you need to do honey.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:00 p.m., RN C said CNAs were responsible to ensure nail care was provided to residents, unless the resident was a diabetic. RN C said nurses are responsible for completing nail care for diabetic residents. RN C said she believed CNAs performed nail care when resident showers were completed. RN C said nurses did not have a schedule for diabetic nail care and indicated she performed the nail care when she saw it needed to be completed. RN C said it was important for nail care to be completed for all residents. She said residents with long dirty nails was not hygienic. RN C said residents with long nails could scratch themselves and cause skin tears. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said CNAs performed nail care for residents if they were not diabetic. She said nurses performed nail care for diabetic residents. CNA O said there was no particular schedule CNAs followed to perform nail care. CNA O indicated she completed nail care when she saw a resident needed nail care. CNA O said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because dirty nails could cause infections. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:15 p.m., CNA P said CNAs primarily performed nail care for residents if they were not diabetic. CNA P said the activities director and restorative aide also performed nail care. CNA P then said really everyone (all staff) helped to ensure resident nails were trimmed and cleaned. She said only nurses performed nail care for diabetic residents. CNA P said there was no schedule CNAs followed to perform nail care and indicated she completed nail care whenever she saw it needed to be completed. CNA P said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because of the germs dirty nails carried. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said nurses performed nail care on diabetic residents and CNAs performed nail care for non-diabetic residents. LVN D said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because dirty nails could cause infections and residents could accidently scratch themselves if their nails were long. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said CNAs were to perform nail care for non-diabetic residents and nurses were to perform nail care for diabetic residents. The DON said she did not believe there was a specific schedule in which nail care was performed and expected both CNAs and nurses to perform nail care if a resident's nails were dirty/long. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the administrator indicated he expected staff to keep residents nail clean and trimmed. <BR/>A facility policy and procedure for nail care was requested but not received prior to exit

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide an ongoing program of activities in accordance with the comprehensive assessment to meet the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for quality of life. (Residents #32)<BR/>1.The facility failed to provide Residents #32 with consistent, scheduled activities .<BR/>2.The facility failed to provide Resident #32 with a calendar of scheduled activities.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for not having activities to meet their interests or needs and a decline in their physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 03/05/24 indicated Resident #32 was [AGE] years old and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including heart disease, diabetes, and anxiety disorder. <BR/>Record review of an admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS indicated a BIMS score of 14 which indicated Resident #32 was cognitively intact. The MDS indicated it was very important for the resident do her favorite activities. <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 was dependent on staff for chair/bed-to-chair transfer.<BR/>Record review of a care plan revised on 02/13/24 indicated Resident #32 had limited activity participation with interventions to encourage participation and positive feedback and to provide resident a schedule of events to post in her room. The care plan did not indicate the resident refused to attend activities. <BR/>Record review of one-on-one activities documentation for the months of 2/2024 and 3/2024 indicated Resident #32 was not provided one-on-one activities. <BR/>Record review of an Activities Quarterly/Annually assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #32 preferred in room activities and refused activities. The assessment indicated, .Staff to provide verbal reminders, assistance to and from groups, encouragement, provide schedule of programs . <BR/>Record review of Resident #32's electronic medical record from 01/05/24 - 03/05/24 indicated an activities Weekly Participation assessment was completed for 01/05/24 and 01/11/24. There were no other assessments during this time. <BR/>Record review of an activities Weekly Participation assessment dated [DATE] indicated, .Resident had minimal group participation due to: Resting/Sleeping . The assessment did not indicate a refusal.<BR/>Record review of an activities Weekly Participation assessment dated [DATE] indicated, .Resident had minimal group participation due to: Resting/Sleeping . The assessment did not indicate a refusal.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/24 at 2:00 p.m., Resident #32 said if activities were provided in the facility, she did not know about it. She said she had not been provided an activities calendar. There was not an activities calendar in her room or hanging on her wall.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/05/24 at 9:42 a.m., Resident #32 said no one had ever come by her room and talked to her about activities. She said depending on what the activity was, she would get up out of bed and attend some of them. There was no activity calendar hanging in her room.<BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 at 2:15 p.m., there was an arts and crafts activity in progress in the dining room. Resident #32 was in her room in bed asleep.<BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 on 3:02 p.m., a group of residents were sitting in the dining room listening to music. Resident #32 was not present. <BR/>During an observation on 03/05/24 on 3:03 p.m., Resident #32 was in bed sleeping.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 8:21 a.m., Resident #32 said there were entire weeks that she was not gotten out of bed at all. She said she had refused to get up for activities at times, but there were times she would like to attend. She said she was not aware that there were arts and crafts or music playing in the dining room on 03/05/24. She said she would have liked to have attended one or both of those activities. She said no one offered the activities to her. She said no one came to her room to do one-on-one activities with her. She said she felt ignored. She said she felt annoyed by the whole situation. She said staff will probably say they come down here and I am asleep. She said, That is my answer to the whole thing. Just go to sleep. She said she did like to socialize at times and visit with other people.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:02 a.m., CNA G said she had not known Resident #32 to attend activities. She said Resident #32 just did crossword puzzles and read magazines. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 9:12 a.m., the Activity Director said she hung calendars in each residents' room. She said she went in Resident 32's room every day and talked to her. She said she did not do one-on-one activities with Resident #32. She said Resident #32 liked to watch television She said Resident #32 became frustrated during activities and threw things. She said she had not charted any refusals in awhile. When asked how not being provided activities could negatively affect a resident she said, She reads a lot of magazines. <BR/>During an observation on 03/06/24 at 9:58 a.m., a Resident Rights posting was hanging in a hallway near the nurse's station. The positing indicated, .You have the right to .participate in activities inside and outside the facility .<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:00 a.m., LVN H said she had seen Resident #32 up out of bed maybe twice. She said that had been a long time ago. She said she had not witnessed her at any activities. She said a resident not being gotten up can affect their will to live, depression, general attitude and quit eating. She said not attending activities could affect her in the same way. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:21 a.m., the DON said Resident #32 was asked every day if she wanted to get up and the resident said no. She said the resident did not want to get up. She said she had seen her up a few times and did not stay up long. She said she would have expected the resident to have been provided an activity calendar and be offered activities. She said any refusals should have been charted by the activity director. She said a resident not getting up or attending activities could cause them to feel isolated and cause depression. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:48 a.m., the Administrator said if a resident wanted to get out of bed they should be gotten out of bed. She said she has been down to Resident #32's room and had talked to her. She said because she refused 90 percent of the time, it could be the reason staff were not asking her to get up. She said she expected for an activity calendar in her room and out on time so the residents could attend activities. She said if a resident did not want to get up, one-on-one in room activities should be provided to the resident. She said the resident did like to read and do cross word puzzles. <BR/>Review of a One-on-one Program facility policy dated 01/01/23 indicated, .One-on-one wellness visits will be provided for those residents whose physical or intellectual impairments prohibit their active involvement in group programs and/or those resident who prefer not to attend group programs .Wellness staff will utilized the One-on-One tracking form .to maintain an up to date list of residents identified for one-on-one programming each month .If a one-on-one intervention is offered but the resident refuses, it must also be documents with reason for refusal .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident who was incontinent of bladder and bowel received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #94) reviewed for catheter care.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter tubing was free of dependent loops (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag).<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter bag and catheter tubing was kept off the floor.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of urinary tract infections. <BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #94's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cystostomy (an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision), neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder (bladder dysfunction caused by nervous system conditions), abscess of the corpus cavernosum ( One of two columns of spongy tissue that runs through the shaft [body] of the penis) and penis, abscess of the epididymis (narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles ) or testis, dementia, and muscle weakness. <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #94 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had severe cognitive impairment (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #94 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use and personal hygiene. The MDS indicated Resident #94 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated he required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated he had no bladder or bowel appliances (no internal or external catheter, ostomy or intermittent catheterization) at the time of the MDS completion. The MDS indicated he was frequently incontinent of bladder and always incontinent of bowel. <BR/>There was no MDS completed since his readmission on [DATE]. <BR/>Record review of Resident # 94's care plan dated 1/21/23 indicated Resident #94 had a urinary catheter and would be free of complications from it's use. The care plan interventions were: care/changing of urinary catheter as ordered and monitor urine appearance, amount, odor, and clarity. <BR/>Record review of the active physician order dated 1/22/23 indicated Resident #94's 14 Fr (The French gauge [Fr] [also known as the French scale or system] is used to size catheters) suprapubic (suprapubic cystostomy or suprapubic catheter is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder) catheter was to be monitored for continuous gravity drainage. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:35 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag). <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 3:08 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 10:02 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:39 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 4:05 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 8:26 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 10:08 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 12:56 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 9:30 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said she took care of Resident #94 this week and he had just gotten out of the hospital. CNA O said she did not have any residents with urinary catheters. CNA O indicated catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine could back up into the tubing. CNA O said the catheter bag should never be on the floor because of the risk of infection. CNA O said CNA's performed rounds every two hours. She said if they (CNAs) were caring for residents with a urinary catheter, they should ensure catheter bags were not touching the floor and the catheter tubing was free of dependent loops. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:15 p.m., CNA P indicated Resident #94 was the only Resident she cared for that had a urinary catheter. CNA P said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine would not drain properly and could lead to a urinary tract infection. CNA P said the catheter bag should not be on the floor because of the risk of contamination from germs on the floor. CNA P said CNAs should check to ensure catheter bags were off the floor and catheter tubing was free of dependent loops every shift and during rounds. CNA P said rounds were performed every 2 hours. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said Resident #94 had recently returned from the hospital and had a suprapubic catheter. LVN D said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the urinary catheter bag because the urine could back up into the bladder, she indicated this could facilitate bacteria growth and cause a urinary tract infection. LVN D said the catheter bag should not touch the floor and would also pose a risk for infection. LVN D said it was ultimately the responsibility of the nurses to ensure appropriate placement of catheter tubing and catheter bags but would expect CNAs to correct dependent loops/remove a catheter bag from the floor if they found those issues during patient care. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said she expected staff to ensure catheter tubing was free of dependent loops and catheter bags were not in contact with the floor. The DON said these actions (dependent loops and catheter bags touching the floor) could increase a resident's risk for a urinary tract infection. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the Administrator indicated he expected staff to ensure catheter tubing/catheter bags were positioned in matter to facilitate the flow of urine and decrease the risk of infection. <BR/>Record review of the facility policy and procedure titled Suprapubic Catheter revised on 1/12/20, stated Standard of Practice: Staff will provide suprapubic catheter care in accordance with standard practice guidelines . The policy and procedure did not specifically address dependent loops or catheter/tubing placement on the floor. <BR/>The website, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423413/ accessed on 1/30/23, stated . A dependent loop is formed by excess drainage tubing in a urine drainage system where urine or liquid can accumulate. Dependent loops trap drained urine and are suspected of impeding bladder drainage and increasing the residual volume of retained urine in the bladder. Dependent loops have been associated with an odds ratio of 2.1 for developing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) . Current best practices require that urinary drainage tubing not rest on the floor, as contamination of collection tubing or drainage bag is associated with an in? creased risk of CAUTI due to migration of organisms up the tubing to the patient

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that pain management was provided to residents who require such services, consistent with professional standards of practice for 1 of 10 residents reviewed for quality of care. (Resident #144) <BR/>The facility failed to manage Resident #144's pain by not administering his ordered pain medication. <BR/>This failure placed residents at risk for increased pain, decline in mobility, functioning, inability to perform activities of daily living and decreased quality of life.<BR/>Findings Include: <BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 03/01/24 revealed Resident #144 was [AGE] years old and was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including fracture of the right scapula (the scapula is a thick, flat bone lying on the thoracic wall), fracture of ribs right side, fracture of left tibia (the tibia is the shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg).<BR/>Record review of the MDS assessment indicated Resident #144 did not have a MDS created yet as he was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and did not have a MDS created as of 3/6/2024. <BR/>Record review of a baseline care plan dated 03/02/2024 indicated Resident #144 was care planned for chronic pain over three months. <BR/>Record review of a care plan dated 03/05/2024 indicated Resident #144 did not have a care area listed for lidocaine patches. Care plan completion timeframe within compliance. <BR/>Record review of current physician's orders indicated an open-ended order with a start date of 03/01/24 for Lidocaine 5% topical patch (relief of neuropathic pain),1 patch topically daily. <BR/>Record review of a Medication Administration History dated 03/01/24 - 03/05/24 indicated a Lidocaine 5% patch had not been administered to Resident #144 on any of the 5 days in the date range. Lidocaine 5% was administered on 03/05/24 after facility was notified of Resident #144 was in pain and he had not been administered Lidocaine 5% patch. <BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 09:15 a.m. Resident #144 said that he was in pain. He said that he received hydrocodone several times a day. He said that he has never received a lidocaine patch and did not know he could get one. He said his shoulder was hurting where his motorcycle fell on his arm and shoulder. He said he could use the lidocaine patch to ease the pain he was feeling.<BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 2:08 p.m., Resident #144 said he was still in pain and wanted his lidocaine patch. He said that he has not received a lidocaine patch since being admitted to the nursing facility. He said he received the lidocaine patch at the hospital. <BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 2:11 p.m., the Family Member of Resident #144 said that Resident #144 had lived with chronic pain for some time even before the accident. She said he has been very confused, and he could benefit from the lidocaine patch. She said he was receiving a lidocaine patch when he was at the hospital before being admitted to the nursing facility. She said she would appreciate if a nurse was told to place the patch on his upper back where he was feeling the most pain.<BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 2:37 p.m., LVN E said 3/5/24 was her first day treating Resident #144. She said she did not know he was ordered a lidocaine patch. She said she did not see one on him 3/5/24 She said as far as she knew, Resident #144 has not received his lidocaine patch. <BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 3:28 p.m., with the Family Member of Resident #144 she said that Resident # 144 did not receive a lidocaine patch 3/5/24at 9:00 a.m. She said he was given his lidocaine patch 3/5/24 after the surveyor spoke to her earlier. She said a staff came and applied the patch. <BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 3:37 p.m. Medication Aide B said that she did not give Resident #144 his lidocaine patch 3/5/24 morning. She said that she got too busy and forgot. She said that Resident #144 was given his lidocaine patch after it was brought to their attention today. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:53 a.m., with the Director of Nursing she said an order for Resident # 144's lidocaine patch came from the hospital. She said they had received the order from the pharmacy. She said the med aide must not have given him the lidocaine patch. She said the lidocaine patch should have been retimed and given to Resident #144 if the medication aide forgot to give it to him and entered into the MAR at the correct time. She said residents could be placed at risk for decreased participation in therapy and healing times. She said the medication aide should have communicated that she was unable to give the lidocaine patch to the resident if she was too busy. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 11:15 a.m., with the Administrator she said it was the responsibility of the medication aide to give the lidocaine patches. She said the resident's mood could be affected by their pain level. She said Resident #144 was getting confused and may not have been able to communicate if he was in pain. She said she was unsure if they could take him at his word if he said he was in pain or if he was actually just confused and was really not. She said depending on the person pain could affect their quality of life.<BR/>Review of a Pain Management and Basic Comfort Measures facility policy dated 8/2020 indicated, Staff will evaluate pain and provide basic comfort measures in accordance with standard practice guidelines .Provide pain medication as prescribed by an authorized prescriber.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain and ensure safe and sanitary storage of residents' food items for 1 of 6 resident personal refrigerators reviewed for food and nutrition services (Resident #11).<BR/>The facility failed to ensure the refrigerator for Resident #11 did not contain expired and decomposing meat products. <BR/>This failure could place resident at risk for food borne illnesses.<BR/>Findings include:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 11/12/2019 indicated Resident #11 was a [AGE] year-old male, admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Dementia (the loss of cognitive functioning), Anxiety (a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness), and Heart Failure (occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should).<BR/>Record review of an annual MDS assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #11 understood others and made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #11 had moderate cognitive impairment with a BIMS score of 09. The MDS indicated Resident #11 did not reject evaluation or care. <BR/>During an observation and interview on 03/04/2024 at 9:54 a.m., Resident #11's personal refrigerator was observed with expired foods. Pickle and pimento loaf expired on November 10, 2023. Salami expired September 30, 2022. Package of bologna expired [DATE]. Package of bologna expired January 27, 2024. Package of smoked sausage expired January 14, 2024. The pickle and pimento loaf appeared to have released gasses and the package was expanding and appeared as it was about to burst. The package of salami was open and exposed to the air and was gray in color. <BR/>During an interview on 03/05/24 at 2:08 p.m., with Housekeeper J, she said she was not sure who was supposed to clean out the personal refrigerators in residents' rooms. She said if she was told to clean out the refrigerators she would have helped out and cleaned them. She said if she saw expired meat in the refrigerator, she would throw it away. She said residents could be placed at risk for foodborne illness if they ate expired foods. Surveyor informed Housekeeper J that Resident #11 had meat that expired in his refrigerator as far back as 2022.<BR/>During an observation on 03/06/24 at 9:14 a.m. of Resident # 11's room, it was observed in his refrigerator that the expired meat was not thrown away after speaking to housekeeping staff. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/2024 at 9:36 a.m., Housekeeper J was showed expired food in Resident #11's refrigerator. Housekeeper J said she would throw it away. <BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 10:53 a.m. with the Director of Nursing she said anyone that observed food in a resident's refrigerator should have thrown it away if it was expired or decomposing. She said that residents could be placed at risk of food poisoning and foodborne illness if they consume food that was expired or decomposing.<BR/>During an interview on 03/06/24 at 11:15 a.m., with the Administrator she said it was the housekeeping staff who should ensure that personal refrigerators were free from expired foods. She said Resident #11's family should have cleaned out the refrigerator as well since Resident #11 could be difficult to deal with. She said Resident #11 sometimes understood about the meat in his refrigerator that was expired but she will go again on 3/6/24 and address the issue. She said residents can be placed at risk from illness from eating expired meat. <BR/>Review of a Storage and Handling Food from Outside Sources facility policy dated august 1st, 2018 indicated, Food from outside sources should be stored and handled consistent with department policies .Residents are not prohibited from consuming foods not procured by the facility .Storage and handling of these foods should be consistent with departmental policies .Foods will be stored in a way which is separate or easily identifiable from facility foods.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to send a copy of the notice of the transfer with discharge and the reasons for the move in writing to a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for one of one resident (Resident #42) reviewed for notice requirements before transfer/discharge.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure the Long-Term Care Ombudsman was notified that Resident #42 was transferred and discharged to the behavioral hospital on 1/10/23. <BR/>This deficient practice could affect residents at the facility by placing them at risk of being transferred and/or discharged and not having access to available advocacy services, transfer/discharge options, and appeal processes.<BR/>Findings include:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 1/24/23 revealed Resident #42 was an [AGE] year-old male that initially admitted to the facility on [DATE]. He was readmitted to the facility on [DATE] and then discharged [DATE]. Resident #42 had diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), altered mental status, weakness, and cognitive communication deficit. <BR/>Record review of an annual MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #42 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #42 had unclear speech, rarely/never understood, and rarely/never understood others. Resident #42 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #42 had continuous inattention and disorganized thinking. Resident #42 did not have physical, verbal, or other behavioral symptoms directed toward others, and he did not wander. Resident #42 required extensive assistance of one to two persons for all ADLs and he used a wheelchair. Resident #42 was frequently incontinent (unable to control) of bladder and always incontinent of bowel. Resident #42 had diagnoses of hypertension (high blood pressure), dementia, schizophrenia (disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly), and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). <BR/>Record review of a discharge MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #42 had an unplanned discharge on [DATE] to an acute hospital and he was not anticipated to return to the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #42's care plan dated of 1/24/23 revealed he had decision making cognitive deficit with severe cognitive impairment. He was at risk for falls with a history of falls. He had behavior changes associated with PTSD and exit seeking and was verbally abusive, resists care, wanders, and had angry/aggressive behaviors. He had interventions for frequent checks, remove the resident from immediate situations to assure safety, analyze key times, places, circumstances, triggers, and what de-escalates behaviors, and engage the resident in active meaningful participation.<BR/>Record review of Resident #42's Nurses Notes ranging from 1/06/23-1/10/23 revealed Resident #42 was witnessed by a staff member on 1/06/23 in another male resident's room with his hand in the resident's brief. Resident #42 was redirected out of the resident's room and then wandered into two other alert and oriented female residents without incident. Resident #42 was placed on 1 on 1 monitoring and an order was received for a behavioral referral. Resident #42 was transferred to the behavioral hospital on 1/10/23. <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 9:22 AM with the Ombudsman, she said she was unaware Resident #42 had been sent back to the behavioral hospital until surveyor told her yesterday (1/23/23) and she had not been notified Resident #42 had been discharged from the nursing facility on 1/10/23. She said the last time Resident #42 was in the behavioral hospital, the nursing facility attempted to not accept the resident back to the nursing facility upon Resident #42's discharge from the behavioral hospital, until she intervened. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:22 AM with the Social Worker revealed she had worked at the facility a year and four months. She said she notified resident's family representatives when a resident was to be transferred to another facility, but she did not know she was supposed to notify the Ombudsman. She said the Ombudsman had not been to the facility in a while, but she provided the Ombudsman an admission and discharge list when she asked for it.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed she had been the DON since June 2022. She said she knew the Social Worker would give the resident or resident's representative the Notice of Medicare Non-coverage, but she did not know who was responsible for notifying the Ombudsman when a resident was transferred to another facility or discharged from the facility.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed Resident #42's court appointed guardian was at the facility the day the resident was transferred to the behavioral hospital. He said they planned to resume Resident #42's care when he was discharged from the behavioral hospital. He said his understanding was he did not need to notify the Ombudsman if they were planning to readmit the resident upon his discharge from the behavioral hospital. He said they do notify resident's family and/or representative and the social worker usually handled notifying the resident's family/representative.<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled Discharge/Transfer dated 01/12/2020 revealed . in order to process an involuntary discharge, the community designee will: develop a safe discharge plan, including but not limited to securing an alternate location, and will have the plan approved by the resident's physician . complete the state's Notice of Transfer/Discharge and forward via hand delivery to the resident and/or via certified mail/return receipt requested to the resident's legal representative or interested family member . where required by law, a copy will also be sent to the state's Ombudsman .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure necessary services to maintain good grooming and personal hygiene were provided for 4 of 15 residents reviewed for activities daily living (Resident #94, #28, #22, and #12).<BR/>The facility did not clean or trim the nails of Resident #94, Resident #28, Resident #22, and Resident #12. <BR/>These failures could place dependent residents at risk of poor hygiene, infections, and injuries.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>1.Record review of Resident #94's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cystostomy (an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision), neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder (bladder dysfunction caused by nervous system conditions), abscess of the corpus cavernosum ( One of two columns of spongy tissue that runs through the shaft [body] of the penis) and penis, abscess of the epididymis (narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles )or testis, dementia, and muscle weakness. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #94 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had severe cognitive impairment (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #94 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use and personal hygiene. The MDS indicated Resident #94 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated he required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated he was frequently incontinent of bladder and always incontinent of bowel.<BR/>Record review of Resident # 94's care plan revised on 12/15/22 indicated Resident #94 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included, assist with oral hygiene after meals and PRN (as needed) and encourage resident to participate in ADLs and praise accomplishments. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:35 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 4:05 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/24/24 at 8:26 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails. Resident #94 indicated he would like to have his nails trimmed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately &frac12; centimeter past the end of his fingers). There was a light brown substance under several of the nails.<BR/>2. Record review of Resident #28's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including history of stroke, atherosclerotic heart disease (buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls causing obstruction of blood flow), and hemiplegia ((paralysis that affects one side of the body) /hemiparesis (partial weakness to one side of the body) affecting the left non-dominant side. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident # 28 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #28 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 2). The MDS indicated Resident #28 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, eating and toilet use. The MDS indicated Resident #28 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated Resident #28 had functional limitation in range of motion to both lower extremities. The MDS indicated he was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised 12/22/22 indicated Resident #28 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included provide assistance with self-care as needed.<BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:36 a.m., Resident #28 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 10:02 a.m., Resident #28 was sitting in his wheelchair in the lobby eating a banana. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. <BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/24/24 at 2:34 p.m., Resident #28 sat in his wheelchair in his room. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails. Resident #28 indicated he wanted his long nails trimmed and cleaned and asked the surveyor Do you have some clippers?. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:41 a.m., Resident #28 laid in his bed. His nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). The nail to the third finger of the right hand was jagged. There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails.<BR/>3. Record review of Resident #22's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including history of stroke, hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body) affecting the right dominant side, muscle weakness, and type II diabetes. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #22 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #22 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 0). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required extensive assistance with eating. The MDs indicated transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, and dressing had only occurred once or twice during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #22 was at risk for a self-care deficit. The care plan interventions included provide assistance with self-care as needed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:47 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:22 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:05 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:43 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her nails were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). There was a thick black substance caked under several of the nails to the left hand. The second finger on her right contracted hand was jagged.<BR/>4. Record review of Resident #12's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to facility on 12/16/21 with diagnoses including dementia, history of stroke, hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body) /hemiparesis (partial weakness to one side of the body) affecting the left non-dominant side, Type II diabetes, heart failure, and history of acute renal failure. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #12 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #12 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #12 was totally dependent on staff for bed mobility, transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated required extensive assistance with toilet use. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. The MDS indicated she was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #12 was at risk for a selfcare deficit. The care plan interventions included, assist with oral hygiene after meals and PRN (as needed) and encourage resident to participate in ADLs and praise accomplishments.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:57 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:03 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the dining room. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 3:30 p.m., when asked if she would like to have her nails cut, Resident #12 said do whatever you need to do honey.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. The nails to her right contracted hand were long (approximately 1 centimeter past the end of the fingers). <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:00 p.m., RN C said CNAs were responsible to ensure nail care was provided to residents, unless the resident was a diabetic. RN C said nurses are responsible for completing nail care for diabetic residents. RN C said she believed CNAs performed nail care when resident showers were completed. RN C said nurses did not have a schedule for diabetic nail care and indicated she performed the nail care when she saw it needed to be completed. RN C said it was important for nail care to be completed for all residents. She said residents with long dirty nails was not hygienic. RN C said residents with long nails could scratch themselves and cause skin tears. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said CNAs performed nail care for residents if they were not diabetic. She said nurses performed nail care for diabetic residents. CNA O said there was no particular schedule CNAs followed to perform nail care. CNA O indicated she completed nail care when she saw a resident needed nail care. CNA O said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because dirty nails could cause infections. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:15 p.m., CNA P said CNAs primarily performed nail care for residents if they were not diabetic. CNA P said the activities director and restorative aide also performed nail care. CNA P then said really everyone (all staff) helped to ensure resident nails were trimmed and cleaned. She said only nurses performed nail care for diabetic residents. CNA P said there was no schedule CNAs followed to perform nail care and indicated she completed nail care whenever she saw it needed to be completed. CNA P said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because of the germs dirty nails carried. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said nurses performed nail care on diabetic residents and CNAs performed nail care for non-diabetic residents. LVN D said it was important residents' nails were cleaned and trimmed because dirty nails could cause infections and residents could accidently scratch themselves if their nails were long. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said CNAs were to perform nail care for non-diabetic residents and nurses were to perform nail care for diabetic residents. The DON said she did not believe there was a specific schedule in which nail care was performed and expected both CNAs and nurses to perform nail care if a resident's nails were dirty/long. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the administrator indicated he expected staff to keep residents nail clean and trimmed. <BR/>A facility policy and procedure for nail care was requested but not received prior to exit

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to provide treatment and services to residents with limited range of motion to prevent further decrease in range of motion for 2 of 15 residents reviewed for mobility. (Resident #12 and Resident #22)<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #12 had interventions in place for her right-hand contracture.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #22 had interventions in place for her right-hand contracture. <BR/>These failures place residents with contractures at risk further decline in mobility and range of motion.<BR/>Findings included: <BR/>1. Record review of Resident #12's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and admitted to facility on 12/16/21 with diagnoses including dementia, history of stroke, hemiplegia ((paralysis that affects one side of the body) /hemiparesis (partial weakness to one side of the body) affecting the left non-dominant side, Type II diabetes, heart failure, and history of acute renal failure (when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood). <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #12 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #12 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #12 was totally dependent on staff for bed mobility, transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated required extensive assistance with toilet use. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. The MDS indicated she was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #12 was at risk for a selfcare deficit due to history of stroke and hemiplegia. The care plan interventions included, assist with oral hygiene after meals and PRN (as needed) and encourage resident to participate in ADLs and praise accomplishments. The care plan did not specifically address the decreased ROM to her right hand. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:57 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. Her right hand was contracted. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 11:15 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:03 a.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the dining room. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 1:10 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 2:40 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/24/23 at 3:30 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand. When asked if staff ever placed a roll or device in her hand, Resident #12 said do whatever you need to do honey.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., Resident #12 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>2. Record review of Resident #22's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated she was [AGE] years old and readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including history of stroke, hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body) affecting the right dominant side, muscle weakness, and type II diabetes. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #22 was sometimes understood and sometimes made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #22 had severely impaired cognitive functions (BIMS of 0). The MDS indicated she had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 day look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use, personal hygiene, and bathing. The MDS indicated she required extensive assistance with eating. The MDS indicated transfers, locomotion in her wheelchair, and dressing had only occurred once or twice during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #22 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder. The MDS indicated she had functional limitation of range of motion on one side to upper and lower extremities. <BR/>Record review of the care plan revised on 11/3/22 indicated Resident #22 was at risk for a self-care deficit related to decreased ROM to the right wrist and fingers. The care plan interventions included provide assistance with self-care as needed and OT/PT screen/evaluation as needed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:47 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. Her right hand was contracted. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 9:22 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 11:17 a.m., Resident #22 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 2:00 p.m., Resident #22 sat in her wheelchair in the lobby. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 10:05 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 1:08 p.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 2:33 p.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 3:32 p.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:43 a.m., Resident #22 laid in her bed. There was no hand roll or device in her right contracted hand.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 9:30 a.m., CNA Q said she was the restorative aide. CNA Q said restorative services included placement of contracture devices or hand rolls. CNA Q said restorative services and the placement of contracture devices was important because it helped to prevent a contracture from becoming worse. CNA Q said she currently did not have anyone on restorative services. CNA Q said the MDS coordinator would provide her a list of residents that needed restorative services. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 9:33 a.m., LVN R said she was the MDS coordinator and notified CNA Q of residents that needed restorative services. The MDS coordinator said she did not currently have anyone on restorative services. LVN R said she would know what residents needed restorative services because therapy would notify her. LVN R said any resident with a contracture should have device placement attempted in order to prevent the contracture from getting worse. LVN R said she had a list of residents with contractures. <BR/>Record review of facilities Contracture Management List, dated 1/16/23, provided by LVN R indicated Resident #12's and Resident # 22's right hand contractures were not identified/receiving treatment. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 9:35 a.m., OT S said she was in charge of the therapy department. OT S said she did not believe the facility had restorative services at the moment. OT S said prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility did have restorative services. OT S said she did not currently have Resident # 22 or Resident #12 in therapy services. OT S said any resident with a contracture should be evaluated for device placement in order to prevent the contracture from getting worse.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said the restorative aide was responsible for the placement of contracture devices. CNA O said CNA Q was the restorative aide. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said any resident with a contracture should have device placement attempted in order to prevent the contracture from getting worse. LVN D said nurses or CNAs could place hand rolls. LVN D said the facility had a restorative aide but was not sure if the restorative aide currently worked in that capacity. LVN D clarified, she said CNA Q use to work as a restorative aide but believed she worked as a regular (providing routine CNA duties) CNA at current. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said any resident with a contracture should have device placement attempted in order to prevent the contracture from getting worse. The DON indicated she believed facility staff may be confused about the process for restorative care, and treatment services for contractures. She said nurses or CNAs could place hand rolls. The DON said she expected nurses to notify her about Residents with contractures so that therapy could evaluate the resident. The DON said she had been informed today (1/25/23) that Resident # 12 had a contracture and indicated it was the first time she had heard of it (Resident #12's contracted right hand). The DON said she notified therapy and they (therapy staff) were going to evaluate and treat her (Resident #12). The DON did not indicate any interventions had been put in place for Resident #22. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the Administrator said he expected facility staff to provide services to residents with contractures to prevent contractures from getting worse if possible. <BR/>The facility policy and procedure dated April 2012, titled Joint Mobility/Range of Motion Program and Splitting - Initiating of the Program, stated Policy Statement: Patients/residents will be assessed for joint mobility limitation upon admission, re-admission, quarterly, annually, and with significant changes throughout the comprehensive nursing assessment. A restorative program will be implemented through the care plan to increase, maintain, or prevent deterioration of joint mobility and to maximize physical function when referral to therapy is not indicated or upon discharge from skilled therapy. Orthotic, assistive, or prosthetic devices will be provided if indicated. IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS/RESIDENTS FOR THE JOINT MOBILITY/SPLINT MOBILITY PROGRAMS .6. Candidates: a. Appropriate candidates for the Nursing Restorative ROM Program may include, but are not limited to, patients/residents with the following conditions: Contractures

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents for 1 of 15 residents (Resident #6) reviewed for adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure NCNA K performed two-person mechanical lift transfers for Resident #6.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for injury during mechanical lifts/transfers.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 1/22/23 revealed Resident #6 was an [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), seizures (sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain), history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension (high blood pressure). <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #6 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #6 had unclear speech and rarely understood others. Resident #6 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #6 required extensive to totally dependent assistance of two persons for all ADLs. Resident #6 required extensive assistance of two persons for transfers. Resident #6 was always incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #6 had diagnoses of hypertension, aphasia (disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate), history of a stroke, dementia, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (weakness or inability to move one side of the body), and seizures. Resident #6 had a pressure reducing mattress on his bed. <BR/>Record review of Resident #6's care plan dated of 1/22/23 revealed he was a high risk for falls, had a self-care deficit, at risk for skin breakdown, and he was incontinent. Resident #6 required mechanical lifts for all transfers with the assistance of two persons.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:40 PM revealed NCNA K performed a one-person mechanical lift transfer of Resident #6 from his chair to the bed. NCNA K positioned the mechanical lift over the resident in his chair and locked the wheels on the mechanical lift and the resident's chair. She attached the lift pad that was already under the resident in his chair. NCNA K then lifted Resident #6 up above his chair. NCNA K then left Resident #6 suspended in the air and moved the bedside table from behind the mechanical lift in the center of the room to the other side of the bed closest to the door. NCNA K then unlocked the mechanical lifts wheels and pulled the mechanical lift backwards to allow room to move Resident #6's chair from under him and the fall mat away from the side of his bed. NCNA then moved the lift with Resident #6 to position the resident over the bed and then lowered the resident onto the bed. NCNA K then unhooked the lift pad from the mechanical lift and moved the mechanical lift away from the resident and proceeded with incontinent care.<BR/>During an interview on 1/23/23 at 4:10 PM NCNA K revealed she was a CNA in training, and she still had her clinicals to complete to become a CNA. She said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. NCNA K said she usually did mechanical lift transfers by herself because she knew how. She said you should always have two persons to perform mechanical lift transfers for safety reasons. She said she had used a mechanical lift regularly when she took care of her dad in his home for years and she felt comfortable using the mechanical lift by herself. She said there should be two persons during a mechanical lift because anything could happen, such as the lift could tip over and the resident could fall. She said she had been taught on how to perform mechanical lift transfers and she knew she should always have two persons. She said she should have gotten someone to help her do the mechanical lift transfer, but she knew the other CNA had her own stuff to do. <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed she had worked at the facility for three months. LVN N said there better be two people when performing a mechanical lift transfer. She said the mechanical lift could tip over and injure the resident. She said there should be two people to control and guide the mechanical lift for safety reasons.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 2:47 PM with CNA L revealed she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she usually worked the 300 and 400 halls. She said you should always have two people when performing mechanical lift transfers for safety and to help guide the resident and prevent falls. CNA L said the mechanical lift could tip over and the resident could fall from the lift.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 3:02 PM with CNA M revealed she had worked at the facility since November 2022 and always worked on the 300 and 400 halls. She said during a mechanical lift transfer, there must be two people to connect the lift straps and make sure the wheelchair wheels were locked, and to safely guide the resident to the bed. She said to many things could happen if you tried to perform a mechanical lift alone and the resident could be injured. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed she had been the facility's DON since June of 2022. She said staff should make sure there was someone with them to assist with mechanical lift transfers. She said if staff performed a mechanical lift with only one person, that would not be the facility's procedure and could cause harm to the resident . She said the facility performs a CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off on hire and annually. She said the CNAs were monitored by herself and/or the ADON. The DON provided a competency check-off book to surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed if staff were performing mechanical lift transfers with only one person, it could result in injury to the resident. <BR/>Record review of NCNA K's CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed Transfer Mechanical Lifts by discussion.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's Total Mechanical Lift-Competency Checklist dated 11/15/22 revealed she completed the check-off that included to ensure two caregivers were present during mechanical lift operation.<BR/>Record review of the facility's ADL Care policy titled ADL Care-Transfer Techniques dated February 12, 2020, revealed . staff will provide safe and effective transfer techniques for residents in accordance with standard practice guidelines . mechanical lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) . utilize manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Mechanical Lift (Hoyer/Sit to Stand) dated January 12, 2020, revealed . residents will be assisted with their activities of daily living, utilizing lifts according to manufacturer's guidelines .<BR/>Record review of the facility's Invacare Manual/Electric Portable Patient Lift and Slings owner's installation and operating instructions not dated revealed . Invacare recommended that two assistants be used when transferring to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a car, but did not address mechanical lifts from a chair to bed .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident who was incontinent of bladder and bowel received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #94) reviewed for catheter care.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter tubing was free of dependent loops (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag).<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Resident #94's catheter bag and catheter tubing was kept off the floor.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of urinary tract infections. <BR/>Findings included: <BR/>Record review of Resident #94's consolidated physician orders dated 1/25/23 indicated he was [AGE] years old readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cystostomy (an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision), neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder (bladder dysfunction caused by nervous system conditions), abscess of the corpus cavernosum ( One of two columns of spongy tissue that runs through the shaft [body] of the penis) and penis, abscess of the epididymis (narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles ) or testis, dementia, and muscle weakness. <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #94 was sometimes understood and sometimes made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had severe cognitive impairment (BIMS of 3). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care during the 7 days look back period. The MDS indicated Resident #94 required extensive assistance with bed mobility, toilet use and personal hygiene. The MDS indicated Resident #94 was totally dependent on staff for transfers, dressing and bathing. The MDS indicated he required limited assistance with locomotion in his wheelchair. The MDS indicated he required supervision with eating. The MDS indicated he had no bladder or bowel appliances (no internal or external catheter, ostomy or intermittent catheterization) at the time of the MDS completion. The MDS indicated he was frequently incontinent of bladder and always incontinent of bowel. <BR/>There was no MDS completed since his readmission on [DATE]. <BR/>Record review of Resident # 94's care plan dated 1/21/23 indicated Resident #94 had a urinary catheter and would be free of complications from it's use. The care plan interventions were: care/changing of urinary catheter as ordered and monitor urine appearance, amount, odor, and clarity. <BR/>Record review of the active physician order dated 1/22/23 indicated Resident #94's 14 Fr (The French gauge [Fr] [also known as the French scale or system] is used to size catheters) suprapubic (suprapubic cystostomy or suprapubic catheter is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder) catheter was to be monitored for continuous gravity drainage. <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 11:35 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop (a configuration of catheter tubing where the drainage tubing dips below the entry point into the catheter bag). <BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 3:08 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 10:02 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:39 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 4:05 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 8:26 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 10:08 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/24/24 at 12:56 p.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing laid coiled on the floor, beside his bed. The catheter bag was hung on the bed. The bottom of the catheter bag sat on the floor.<BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 9:30 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an observation on 1/25/23 at 11:40 a.m., Resident #94 laid in his bed. His catheter tubing formed a dependent loop and laid on the floor beside his bed. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:10 p.m., CNA O said she took care of Resident #94 this week and he had just gotten out of the hospital. CNA O said she did not have any residents with urinary catheters. CNA O indicated catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine could back up into the tubing. CNA O said the catheter bag should never be on the floor because of the risk of infection. CNA O said CNA's performed rounds every two hours. She said if they (CNAs) were caring for residents with a urinary catheter, they should ensure catheter bags were not touching the floor and the catheter tubing was free of dependent loops. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:15 p.m., CNA P indicated Resident #94 was the only Resident she cared for that had a urinary catheter. CNA P said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the catheter bag because the urine would not drain properly and could lead to a urinary tract infection. CNA P said the catheter bag should not be on the floor because of the risk of contamination from germs on the floor. CNA P said CNAs should check to ensure catheter bags were off the floor and catheter tubing was free of dependent loops every shift and during rounds. CNA P said rounds were performed every 2 hours. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said Resident #94 had recently returned from the hospital and had a suprapubic catheter. LVN D said catheter tubing should not be dependent of the urinary catheter bag because the urine could back up into the bladder, she indicated this could facilitate bacteria growth and cause a urinary tract infection. LVN D said the catheter bag should not touch the floor and would also pose a risk for infection. LVN D said it was ultimately the responsibility of the nurses to ensure appropriate placement of catheter tubing and catheter bags but would expect CNAs to correct dependent loops/remove a catheter bag from the floor if they found those issues during patient care. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:30 p.m., the DON said she expected staff to ensure catheter tubing was free of dependent loops and catheter bags were not in contact with the floor. The DON said these actions (dependent loops and catheter bags touching the floor) could increase a resident's risk for a urinary tract infection. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 1:45 p.m., the Administrator indicated he expected staff to ensure catheter tubing/catheter bags were positioned in matter to facilitate the flow of urine and decrease the risk of infection. <BR/>Record review of the facility policy and procedure titled Suprapubic Catheter revised on 1/12/20, stated Standard of Practice: Staff will provide suprapubic catheter care in accordance with standard practice guidelines . The policy and procedure did not specifically address dependent loops or catheter/tubing placement on the floor. <BR/>The website, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423413/ accessed on 1/30/23, stated . A dependent loop is formed by excess drainage tubing in a urine drainage system where urine or liquid can accumulate. Dependent loops trap drained urine and are suspected of impeding bladder drainage and increasing the residual volume of retained urine in the bladder. Dependent loops have been associated with an odds ratio of 2.1 for developing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) . Current best practices require that urinary drainage tubing not rest on the floor, as contamination of collection tubing or drainage bag is associated with an in? creased risk of CAUTI due to migration of organisms up the tubing to the patient

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards in 1 of 1 kitchen reviewed for food service safety.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure all food items were labeled and dated in Refrigerator #1, Refrigerator #2, Freezer #1 and Freezer #2. <BR/>The facility failed to ensure that all staff members entering the kitchen wore hairnets appropriately.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure that all kitchen staff members wore masks appropriately while the Covid-19 transmission level was high. <BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of foodborne illness and food contamination.<BR/>Findings include:<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:43 a.m., Dietary Aide G and the Dietary Manager were present in kitchen. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask. The Dietary Manager had on a mask. The mask did not fit secure around the Dietary Manager's nose and her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 9:45 a.m., in Freezer #1 there was an unknown breaded food item with no date or label. There was 1 bag of orange colored stick shaped food items with no label. There was a large plastic bag with frozen yellow food items shaped like corn on the cob with no date or label. There were 3 bags of sliced zucchini with no date. There was 1 bag of an unknown meat with no date or label. There was one large bag of an unknown sliced meat with no date or label. There was a sign on the door of Freezer #1 that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 9:47 a.m., Dietary Aide G said she was responsible for dating and labeling food. She said she used paper labels and they would fall off the food. There were no paper labels observed in the bottom of the freezer. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 9:50 a.m., the Dietary Manager said the yellow corn on the cob shaped frozen food item was pureed corn on the cob. She said she had told the kitchen staff to date and label food items. The Dietary Manager had on mask that was not secure over her nose, and her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:52 a.m., in Refrigerator # 1 there was one box of tomatoes with 16 over ripe tomatoes, some with a fuzzy green substance and soft to the touch. There was no date on the box. There was a sign on the door that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 9:55 a.m., in Freezer #2 (by the hand-washing sink) there was a large plastic bag with 3 large beige round food items with no date or label. <BR/>There was 1 large bag of unknown tan colored meat with no date or label. There was a sign on the door that read, Please put label and date on everything you put in this refrigerator/freezer and take daily temps.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 9:57 a.m., in the pantry there were 5 bags of beige flakes, and they were not labeled. Two of the bags were not dated.<BR/>During an interview and observation on 01/22/23 at 10:00 a.m., Dietary Aide G said the 5 bags in the pantry were flaked coconut. Dietary Aide G did not have on a mask. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 11:30 a.m., CNA O was inside the kitchen placing food onto serving trays with no hairnet on. CNA O was observed with loose hair in a bun on all sides of her head. It was observed that CNA O was in the kitchen assisting with the lunch service for approximately 28 minutes without a hairnet on. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 11:58 a.m., CNA B was inside the kitchen opposite of the cook who was plating food. CNA B was observed placing plates of food onto a cart for transportation. CNA B was observed without a hairnet on, her hair styled into a bun, and scratching her head and touching her hair. CNA B was observed with loose hair on all sides of her head. CNA B was observed taking the food cart out of the kitchen to serve food to residents.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:05 p.m., there was a bin mounted on the wall near one door to kitchen. The bin was labeled hairnets. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:06 p.m., CNA B was entering the kitchen with no hair net during meal tray preparation. CNA B was standing near the back side of steam tray with no hairnet on. CNA B placed trays and beverages on a black cart. CNA B opened the insulated lids covering the prepared plates and looked at the food.<BR/>During an observation on 01/23/23 at 9:57 a.m., the Dietary Manager was present in the kitchen during meal preparation with her mask not securely covering her nose. Her nose was exposed at times. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 10:17 a.m., Dietary Aide G said it was everyone's job to date and label food items. She said the truck ran on Thursdays and food should have been dated and labeled as it was put away. She said undated food could go bad and cause someone to get sick. When asked about COVID-19 she said, That's an airborne disease. She said staff were supposed to be wearing a mask in the kitchen. She said a mask should be kept over the nose and mouth at all times. She said she did not have a mask on, on 1/22/22 because sometimes it was hard for her to breathe.<BR/>During an interview 01/24/23 at 10:26 a.m., the Dietary Manager said food should be dated and labeled. She said she provided markers and labels to the staff. She said she even hung signs on the doors as a reminder. She said her was the job of herself and Dietary Aide G to make sure food items were dated and labeled. She said she checks to make sure this is done when I can. She said you would not know how long an undated food item had been there. She said it could make someone sick if you cook something and you do not know how long it had been there. She said she would expect anyone that stepped into the kitchen to have on a hairnet. She said she always kept a supply of hairnets at the door of the kitchen. She said staff not wearing hairnets could cause hair to end up in the food. She said because of the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in the community, it was expected for all staff to be wearing mask while in the kitchen. She said she expected all of her staff to wear a mask. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 11:35 a.m., the Dietary Manager said all of her in-services were too old and she just did new ones. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 1:50 p.m., CNA O said she had never been trained to wear hair nets when entering the kitchen. She said when she was in the kitchen she was in what is called the Express Lane (behind the steam table). She said the prepared trays were handed to her and she placed them on a cart. She said she did peek under the insulated lid of each tray to make sure the food was correct. She said she thought it was ok to be in the Express Lane behind the steam table without a hairnet. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 2:35 p.m., the Administrator said when you entered either door to the kitchen this area was behind the steam table. He said he considered this the Express Lane or the serving lane. He said he had now in-serviced the CNAs about wearing hairnets in the kitchen. He said he had not expected CNAs to wear hairnets in the Express Lane. He said he felt this was only a serving window area. He said CNAs did not go around the steam table into the other side of the kitchen. He said all food items should have been dated and once a food item was opened, the food should be sealed and labeled as well. He said food items should be first in and then last out. He said unlabeled food could lead to the wrong item being cooked and could cause health issues or the wrong food items could be cooked on the wrong day. He said concerning undated food, you would not know how long it been sitting there and would need to be discarded. He said in resident care areas staff should be wearing N95 mask and goggles. He said in non-care areas staff should be wearing surgical mask. He said he would have expected kitchen staff to have been wearing a mask. He said had seen staff wearing mask not covering their nose, he would have told them to pull up their mask. He said staff wearing mask was because of the county transmission rate being high. <BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 3:14 p.m., CNA B said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she did not know she was supposed to wear hair nets inside the kitchen. She said she had not received any training concerning hair nets. She said not wearing hair nets in the kitchen could cause hair to get in the food and could be an infection control issue. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 10:59 a.m., The DON/Infection Preventionist said the currently the [NAME] County transmission rate was high. She said her expectation were for all staff to follow the facility policy. She said she would have expected all staff to have worn a mask in the facility and the mask should cover the nose and the mouth. She said, potentially staff not wearing mask appropriately could spread illness to the residents. She said it is each department supervisor's job to ensure their staff were wearing mask appropriately. <BR/>Review of https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Texas&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=48037 indicated the transmission rate for COVID-19 in [NAME] County was high. This cite was accessed on 01/22/23 and 1/25/2023. <BR/>Review of the Covid-10 Response for Nursing Facilities Version 4.4 and dated 11/28/22 indicated on page 25, .Facemask must be used by everyone (including staff and visitors) if Community Transmission levels are high .<BR/>Review of a facility Coronavirus Management Plan Texas Phase 2 & 3 policy dated 11/03/22 indicated, .Cold/Negative Unit .Staff are required to wear an N95 .if the community transmission level is high .if they office with someone else and can maintain a 6-foot distance from each other, may remove mask .If less than a 6-foot distance both may wear surgical/procedure mask .<BR/>Review of a facility Employee Infection Control: Nutrition Services policy dated 8/18/2018 indicated, .All local, state and federal standards and regulations are followed to ensure a safe and sanitary Nutrition Services Department .Anyone who enters the kitchen will have all hair restrained using bouffant caps, mesh or net, beard guard and clothing which covers body hair .<BR/>Review of a facility Food Storage: Nutrition Services policy dated 8/18/2018 indicated, all stock is rotated with each new order received using a First In, First out system .canned and dried foods without expiration dates are used within six months of delivery .foods are covered, labeled, and dated .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to follow their established smoking policy regarding smoking safety for 5 of 7 residents reviewed for safe smoking. (Resident #7, Resident #34, Resident #37, Resident #95, Resident #194)<BR/>The facility failed to implement their policy of resident will not retain smoking materials.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for injury, burns and an unsafe smoking environment.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>1. Record review of a face sheet dated 01/22/23 revealed Resident #7 was a [AGE] year-old male and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including paraplegia (paralysis that affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs), acquired absence of right and left leg, and personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (a complete or partial break in a bone).<BR/>Record review of the annual MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was understood and understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had adequate hearing, clear speech, and adequate vision. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had a BIMS of 15 which indicated intact cognition required extensive assistance for bathing, supervision for toilet use and personal hygiene but independent for bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating. The MDS revealed Resident #7 currently used tobacco.<BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was understood and understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had adequate hearing, clear speech, and adequate vision. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had a BIMS of 15 which indicated intact cognition and required supervision for toilet use and bathing but independent for bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating, and personal hygiene.<BR/>Record review of the care plan dated 12/29/22 revealed Resident #7 was at risk for injury due to smoking evidence by staff reported that they have found resident smoking in his room (onset:03/21/22) and staff reported that resident pulls the filters off his cigarettes, and they are frequently found in his wheelchair, bed, and on the floor of his room. Interventions included cigarettes and lighter will be kept at the nurse's station/designated area. Does not require assistance with smoking. Monitor resident for smoking items and smoking in the room.<BR/>Record review of the smoking risk assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 smoked tobacco cigarettes, had ability to verbalize understanding of smoking standard and procedure, and agreed to keep smoking paraphernalia at the nurse's station.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 11:55 a.m., Resident #7 was sitting in his room by the front door playing videos games. By the room door on the nightstand a pack of cigarettes and lighter were noted with half smoked cigarettes scattered around nightstand top.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 01/22/23 at 3:50 p.m., Resident #7 was sitting by his room door playing on a computer tablet. By the room door on the nightstand a pack of cigarettes and lighter were noted with half smoked cigarettes scattered around nightstand top. Resident #7 said he was considered a safe smoker and could have his cigarettes and lighter on him, but he did not smoke in his room.<BR/>During an observation on 01/23/23 at 8:26 a.m., Resident # 7 was in the hallway talking to ADM with a cigarette and lighter in his lap. Viewed from Resident #7's bedroom doorway was a pack of cigarettes left unsupervised.<BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 3:23 p.m., CNA B said she had been working at the facility since March 2022. She said she thought the policy allowed safe smokers to have smoking material on themselves but had not been informed of the facility's smoking policy. CNA B said she did not notice Resident #7's smoking material being scattered on his nightstand by his room door. She said as a new CNA, she was not comfortable enough to ask residents for their smoking material. She said the risk of resident having their smoking material without supervision was a fire and residents that used oxygen could cause an explosion. She said there was a resident who wandered the halls and could possibly pick-up cigarettes and lighters lying around. CNA B said this could burn the facility.<BR/>2. Record review of a face sheet dated 1/23/23 revealed Resident #34 was a [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease (progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions), legally blind, lack of coordination, abnormalities of gait and mobility, and weakness. <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #34 had severely impaired vision. Resident #34 had a BIMS of 9, indicating he was moderately cognately impaired. Resident #34 required limited to extensive assistance of one to two persons for most ADLs. Resident #34 was able to feed self with supervision. Resident #34 was occasionally incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #34 had diagnoses of hypertension (high blood pressure), Alzheimer's, and depression (persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing impairment in daily life).<BR/>Record review of Resident #34's care plan dated of 1/23/23 revealed he had visual impairment and was legally blind, had risk for falls. Resident #36 was at risk for injury related to smoking and had interventions for cigarettes and lighter would be kept at the nurse's station/designated area. Resident #36 did not require assistance with smoking and was considered a safe smoker. <BR/>Record review of a Smoking Risk assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #36 agreed to keep smoking paraphernalia at the nurse's station. The assessment concluded the resident could smoke unsupervised but would need staff assistance to smoking area and staff would need to set the resident up and inform the resident of the ashtray location. The assessment revealed smoking paraphernalia would be held at the nurse's station/designated area and resident would be given enough smoking paraphernalia for one smoking session only. Smoking paraphernalia would not be left with the resident and would be returned to the nurse's station.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 1/23/23 at 8:55 AM with Resident #36 revealed he enjoyed smoking cigarettes. He said he was able to go smoke when he could get someone to take him to the smoking area, because he was blind. He said he kept his cigarettes and lighter in his zipped jacket pocket. He then reached down beside his right side of his straight back wooded chair and grabbed a black jacket pocket and held it up and said he kept his cigarettes and lighter there. Surveyor asked to see contents of pocket and he just held it up and said he was in control of his nicotine cravings. Surveyor observed a rectangle box like image outline in the zippered pocket.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed she had worked at the facility for three months. She said residents were no longer allowed to have their smoking supplies in their rooms as of yesterday (1/23/23). She said the DON instructed the nursing staff on 1/23/23 that all smoking supplies would be kept at the nurses' station. She said prior to yesterday (1/23/23), the residents that were deemed to be safe smokers, could keep smoking supplies in their rooms. She said Resident #36 had kept his smoking supplies in his room for as long as she had worked at the facility. She said she did not know what the facility's policy was prior to yesterday related residents that smoked keeping their smoking supplies in their rooms.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed the facility had just updated their smoking policy this week on 1/23/23 and residents that smoke must keep their cigarettes and lighters at the nurse's station. She said she was not sure what the smoking policy stated prior to the updated policy dated 1/23/23. She said the social worker performed the smoking risk assessments and if the resident was deemed safe to smoke, then the resident could obtain the smoking supplies from the nurse's station and smoke unsupervised. She said if the resident was deemed not safe to smoke unsupervised, then a staff member would need to accompany the resident outside to smoke. She said the facility had residents that wandered and if a resident that smoked left their smoking supplies in their room unattended, it could be a hazard to the residents.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed the facility had residents that wandered, and if residents that smoked left their cigarettes/lighter in their rooms unattended, it could be a hazard to the residents.<BR/>Record review of a Resident Smoking Policy dated 6/14/17 and revised 8/2022, provided to surveyors by DON on 1/23/23 and signed 1/23/23 by Resident #36, read the same as the smoking policy that had been provided in the survey readiness book dated 6/14/17. The polilcy revealed residents who smoke may not retain smoking paraphernalia of any kind including cigarettes, matches, lighters, ect . and all smoking paraphernalia would be kept in a secure area and would only be distributed by facility staff.<BR/>3. Record review of Resident #95's face sheet indicated she was [AGE] years old admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including fracture of the right femur and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (A group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe). <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #95 understood others and made herself understood. The MDS indicated Resident #95 had intact cognitive function (BIMS of 13). The MDS indicated Resident #95 had no behavior of rejecting care. The MDS indicated she required extensive assistance with ADLs and required supervision with eating. <BR/>Record review of Resident #95's care plan indicated the care plan had been updated on 1/23/22 to include the care area/problem, Smoking: at risk for injury. The care plan interventions were also updated on 1/23/23 to include Cigarettes and lighter will be kept at the nurse's station/<BR/>designated area. Does not require assistance with smoking. Considered a 'Safe Smoker' . <BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/23/23 at 9:24 a.m., Resident #95 sat in her bed. Resident #95 had a gallon sized plastic bag with her smoking paraphernalia (cigarettes and lighter) sitting beside her. Resident #95 said she always kept her smoking paraphernalia with her. Resident #95 said she never left it in her room because other residents had wandered into her room at times, and she did not want anyone to touch her belongings. Resident #95 said she had only been in the facility a few weeks and would be going home soon. Resident #95 said no facility staff had taken or had asked for her smoking paraphernalia. <BR/>4. Record review of Resident #37's face indicated he was [AGE] years old admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including high blood pressure. <BR/>Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #37 usually understood others and usually made himself understood. The MDS indicated he had moderately impaired cognitive function (BIMS of 8). The MDS indicated he had no behavior of rejecting care. The MDS indicated Resident #37 required supervision only with ADLS with the exceptions of toilet use and bathing for which he required extensive assistance. <BR/>Record review of Resident #37's care plan, updated on 12/15/22 indicated he was at risk for injury due to smoking. The care plan interventions included, Cigarettes and lighter will be kept at the nurse's station/designated area. Does not require assistance with smoking. Considered a 'safe smoker' . <BR/>During an interview and observation on 1/23/23 at 9:41 a.m., Resident #37 said he usually kept his smoking paraphernalia (cigarettes and lighter) in his top bedside nightstand drawer. Resident #37 indicated his smoking paraphernalia was in his shirt pocket at the time of the interview because he had just gotten back from smoking. Resident #37 said he sometimes left his smoking paraphernalia in his room when he was not in the room. Resident #37 said he had always kept his smoking paraphernalia in his room and indicated no staff member had attempted to confiscate his smoking paraphernalia. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 12:30 p.m., LVN D said as far as she knew it had always been the facility's policy for residents to keep smoking paraphernalia at the nursing station. LVN D said when residents are initially admitted the smoking paraphernalia is taken and kept at the nurses station and residents would retrieve smoking paraphernalia prior to going out to smoke. LVN D said, as far as she knew, there had not been any issues with residents keeping smoking paraphernalia in their rooms.<BR/>5. Record review of the face sheet dated 01/22/23 revealed Resident #194 was a [AGE] year-old male and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a condition involving constriction of the airways and difficulty or discomfort in breathing), blindness (is a lack of vision) in one eye with low vision other eye, and nicotine dependence (occurs when you need nicotine and can't stop using it).<BR/>Record review of the care plan dated 01/23/23 revealed Resident #194 was at risk for injury due to smoking. Interventions included cigarettes and lighter would be kept at the nurse's station/designated area, counsel on designated smoking areas and hazards of smoking in undesignated smoking areas. Resident #194 did not require assistance with smoking and was considered a safe smoker.<BR/>Unable to perform record review of MDS due to new admission and assessment not due yet.<BR/>Record review of the smoking risk assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #194 smoked tobacco cigarettes, had ability to verbalize understanding of smoking standard and procedure, and agreed to keep smoking paraphernalia at the nurse's station.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 01/22/23 at 12:00 p.m., Resident #194 was sitting in the hallway with cigarette visualized in breast pocket. Resident #194 said he had his cigs and lighter on him since admission [DATE]). He said he was safe and was not going to burn anything down.<BR/>During an interview on 01/24/23 at 1:52 p.m., CNA A said resident were not allowed to have cigarettes or lighters in their room or body. She said smoking material should not be kept in resident's rooms due to the risk of a fire and residents could get hurt. CNA A said if the facility caught on fire due to unsafe safe smoke practices, residents would be displaced and without a home.<BR/>Record review of a facility Smoking policy dated 06/14/17 revealed .it is the policy to provide an environment where residents who smoke may do so safely .residents who smoke may not retain smoking materials of any kind .all smoking paraphernalia will be kept in a secure area.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for staff (CNA B, Dietary Aide F, and residents reviewed for infection control.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure Dietary Aide F wore PPE appropriately while providing care to residents while the county transmission rate was high. <BR/>NCNA K failed to change her gloves appropriately to prevent cross-contamination while providing incontinent care on Resident #6.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure receptable for disposal were at the exit door of a contact isolation room.<BR/>The facility failed to properly store nebulizer machines and nebulizer mask while not in use for Resident #16. <BR/>These failures could place residents at risk for health complications and exposure infectious diseases.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>1. Record review of Resident Council Minutes dated 10/18/22 indicated, .Nurses come in their room and never wear a mask .<BR/>Record review of a facility Transmission Rate High - Changes in PPE in-service dated 12/01/22 indicated, .Due to risk with COVID-19 THE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION LEVEL IS HIGH .please adhere to the following guidelines .Wear a mask at all times .while in the hall and other common areas .<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 11:31 a.m., Dietary Aide F was in the dining room serving beverages to residents. Dietary Aide F had on an N95 mask. The mask did not cover Dietary Aide F's nose. Dietary Aide F served beverages to 14 residents. Dietary Aide F assisted one resident to a table via wheelchair. The residents present in the dining room did not have on masks. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 beginning at 11:56 a.m., Dietary Aide F was serving desserts to residents in the dining room with her mask below her nose. There were 10 tables with residents present. The residents were not wearing masks. Dietary Aide F passed desserts to 17 residents. As Dietary Aide F was serving the desserts she would stop and talk to each resident with her mask below her nose. <BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:07 p.m., Dietary Aide F was walking around the dining room laughing and talking with residents with her mask below her nose.<BR/>During an observation on 01/22/23 at 12:09 p.m., Dietary Aide F was assisting a resident with their meal at a table with her mask below nose. <BR/>2. Record review of a face sheet dated 1/22/23 revealed Resident #6 was an [AGE] year-old male that admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), seizures (sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain), history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension (high blood pressure). <BR/>Record review of a quarterly MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #6 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #6 had unclear speech and rarely understood others. Resident #6 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #6 required extensive to totally dependent assistance of two persons for all ADLs. Resident #6 was always incontinent (unable to control) of bowel and bladder. Resident #6 had diagnoses of hypertension, aphasia (disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate), history of a stroke, dementia, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (weakness or inability to move one side of the body), and seizures. Resident #6 had a pressure reducing mattress on his bed. <BR/>Record review of Resident #6's care plan dated of 1/22/23 revealed he was a high risk for falls, had a self-care deficit, at risk for skin breakdown, and he was incontinent. Resident #6 required mechanical lifts for all transfers with the assistance of two persons.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 3:40 PM revealed NCNA K performed incontinent care on Resident #6. After performing a one-person mechanical lift from Resident #6's chair to the bed, NCNA K did not change her gloves prior to initiating incontinent care. She unsecured the resident's adult brief in the front and pushed the front of the brief (which appeared wet and smelled of urine) down between the resident's legs. She then proceeded to clean the resident's perineal (includes the anus and scrotum) area with cleansing wipes. NCNA K then took both gloved hands and repositioned the resident's pillow under his head and did not change her gloves prior to touching the resident's pillow after cleansing his perineal areas. NCNA K then proceeded to reposition Resident #6 onto his left side and removed the lift pad and urine soiled diaper from under the resident and placed in a trash bag. She then continued to clean the resident's buttocks and back perineal area with cleansing wipes and threw the wipes and her gloves in the trash. She then put on clean gloves and positioned a clean brief on the resident and rolled him onto his back. She then opened the bedside dresser drawer and obtained a tube of cream. She put the white cream on her right gloved hand and applied the cream to the resident's skin folds between his thighs and scrotum. Without changing her gloves, NCNA K pulled the clean brief up between the resident's legs and secured the tape tabs at the top of the brief. NCNA K then proceeded without changing her gloves: to reposition the resident's pillow under his head again, removed the resident's shirt over his head, placed the resident in a clean gown, repositioned the resident in the bed, pulled up the resident's sheet and blanket over him, used the bed remote to lower the resident's bed, placed the resident's call light within his reach, and replaced the fall mat to the resident's bedside.<BR/>During an interview on 1/23/23 at 4:10 PM NCNA K revealed she was a CNA in training, and she still had her clinicals to complete to become a CNA. She said she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she should change her gloves anytime she was going from the front of the resident's perineal area to the back area. She said she should have changed her gloves after applying the cream to the resident's perineal area before continuing to touch the resident's bedding, clothes, call light, and bed controls. NCNA K said, I cross-contaminated everything. NCNA K said not changing her gloves as she should when going from a resident's dirty areas to clean areas was an infection control issue. NCNA K said she could spread infection and make the resident sick. She said she was nervous while performing incontinent care in the presence of the surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with LVN N revealed staff should change their gloves when they are dirty and if putting on the resident's clean clothes. She said not changing gloves when going from a resident's dirty area to a clean area could be an infection control issue.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 2:47 PM with CNA L revealed she had worked at the facility for almost a year. She said she usually worked the 300 and 400 halls. She said she should change her gloves during incontinent care when going from the front to the back perineal areas and if her gloves become dirty. She said it would be cross-contamination if she was to cleanse the resident's perineal area or apply a cream to the resident's perineal area and then touch the resident's clothes or the resident. She said she should always change her gloves when going from a resident's dirty area to clean areas because it could make the resident sick by cross-contamination.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:51 PM with CNA M revealed she would change her gloves anytime she would go from a resident's dirty to clean area during incontinent care. She said if someone was to apply a cream to a resident's perineal area and then proceed to reposition the resident's bedding and touch other things in the room, then that would be cross-contamination, and everything would need to be replaced and cleaned. She said the resident could catch an infection and get sick.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON, who was also the Infection Preventionist, revealed she had been the facility's DON since June of 2022. She said staff should be changing their gloves whenever they are dirty. She said if staff did not change their gloves after providing incontinent care, that would be an infection control issue for the resident and would not be following the facility's procedures. She said the facility performs a CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off on hire and annually. She said the CNAs were monitored by herself and/or the ADON. The DON provided a competency check-off book to surveyor.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed if staff were not changing their gloves when going from dirty to clean during incontinent care, it would be an infection control issue.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's CNA Skills Fair Competency Check-off dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed all of the skills referenced using the referenced checklists, which included Competency evaluation of Perineal Care without a catheter.<BR/>Record review of NCNA K's Competency evaluation of Perineal Care without a Catheter dated 11/15/22 revealed she passed the evaluation, which included to discard used supplies, remove gloves, and perform hand hygiene after providing perineal care to the resident.<BR/>3.Record review of the face sheet dated 01/22/23 revealed Resident #8 was an [AGE] year-old female and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including dementia (general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life) and enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile (is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon)).<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's consolidated physician orders date 01/18/23 revealed Isolation: Contact every shift discontinue if C-diff negative.<BR/>Record review of the annual MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #8 was usually understood and usually understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #8 had a BIMS of 09 which indicated mild cognitive impairment and was independent for bed mobility, transfer, and eating, supervision for toilet use and walking, limited assistance for personal hygiene and extensive assistance for bathing. The MDS revealed Resident #8 had occasional urinary incontinence and frequent bowel incontinence.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's care plan dated 01/18/23 revealed infection control/prevention evidence by isolation: contact every shift. Intervention included isolation as ordered.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's care plan dated 01/20/23 revealed contact isolation required related to resident is positive for C-diff. Intervention included administer medications as ordered, C-difficle: report number of loose stools, abdominal pain, contact isolation: precautions are to be used during all aspects of care, and educate resident and family members on standard precautions and the importance of handwashing.<BR/>Record review of a nurse note by the ADON dated 01/18/23 revealed Resident #8 was placed on contact isolation pending C-diff results.<BR/>Record review of Resident #8's labs dated 01/19/23 revealed positive results for C. Difficile.<BR/>Record review of a nurse note by RN C dated 01/20/23 revealed Resident #8 has new order for vancomycin 125 mg by mouth four times a day x 10 days due to clostridium difficile.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 01/22/23 at 9:00 a.m., contact isolation signage was posted on the outside of Resident #8's room. In the room, Resident #8 was lying in her bed. She said she was in isolation for an infection but did know what type. She said she had been in isolation for a few days. Resident #8's room did not have a place to discard used PPE when exiting the room. She said staff wore PPE but could not remember where staff discarded it.<BR/>During an observation on 01/24/23 at 8:43 a.m., contact isolation signage was posted on the outside of Resident #8's room. In the room, Resident #8 was sitting up in her bed. Resident #8's room did not have a place to discard used PPE when exiting the room.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 11:36 a.m., RN C said Resident #8 was on contact isolation for C. diff infection in her stool. She said staff should wear gown, gloves, mask and if possible splashing eye shields and foot covers. She said all staff were responsible for ensuring Resident # had a receptable for trash and linen in the room and closet to the exit door. She said having a place to discard used PPE before exiting the room helped prevent the spread of C. diff to other resident, getting sick and being on antibiotics and isolation.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:20 p.m., LVN D said Resident #8 was on contact isolation for C. diff infection in her stool. She said staff should wear gown, mask, gloves, and shoe cover to enter a contact isolation room. LVN D said a biohazard box should be located by the door for disposal. She said LVNs are responsible for the proper set up with a resident on contact isolation. She said not having proper receptable can risk cross contamination, spreading the bacteria which results in hospitalization and sickness.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:25 p.m., the DON said all LVNs were responsible for the setup of an isolation room/resident. She said the facility did not have a designated person to ensure isolation rooms were setup properly. The DON said she was the Infection Control Preventionist, so it was her responsibility to make sure the LVNs followed policy and procedures. She said not following policy and procedures placed the resident at risk for an infection. She said she expected all the nursing staff to set up the isolation rooms correctly.<BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., the ADM said he expected the nursing staff to follow the policy and procedure regarding infection control.<BR/>4. Record review of the face sheet dated 1/23/23 revealed Resident #16 was a [AGE] year-old, male, and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance (A mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality), mood disturbance (feelings of distress, sadness or symptoms of depression, and anxiety), and anxiety (Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired may occur.), heart failure (A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.), unspecified weakness (a lack of physical or muscle strength and the feeling that extra effort is required to move your arms, legs, or other muscles), pressure ulcer of right heel (n injury that breaks down the skin and underlying tissue), unstageable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (An irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow.), other malaise (A general sense of being unwell, often accompanied by fatigue, diffuse pain, or lack of interest in activities), Other lack of coordination (Impaired balance or coordination, can be due to damage to brain, nerves, or muscles), idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy (damage of the peripheral nerves where cause cannot be determined), other abnormalities of gait and mobility (A gait is a pattern of limb movements made during locomotion.)<BR/>Record review of the admission MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #16 had a BIMS of 8, which indicated he was mildly impaired.<BR/>Record review of the Resident #16 order summary report dated 9/28/22 revealed an order for oxygen 2 liter per minute external as needed short of breath keep O2 stats above 93%.<BR/>During an observation and interview on 1/22/23 at 10:22 AM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was observed inside a recliner cushion not in use and not in a bag. Resident #16 said his cannula is never stored in a bag and he uses it every day. Tubing was dated 1/19/23.<BR/>During an observation on 1/22/23 at 2:07 PM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was still in Resident #16's chair pushed into the crack of his recliner seat. No bag covered the nasal cannula. The recliner was stained and dirty.<BR/>During an observation on 1/23/23 at 8:21 AM, Resident #16's nasal cannula was laying on the floor next to his recliner. <BR/>During an observation on 1/24/23 at 8:21 AM Resident #16's nasal cannula was laying on his recliner between the cushion and the back rest.<BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 1:19 PM the DON revealed that it is preferrable for a nasal cannula used for oxygen purposes to be stored in a bag when not in use and that it would not be left out. She stated that staff are not trained to store a nasal cannula or face mask nebulizer in an unsanitary manner. She stated that storing a nasal cannula in a recliner cushion was not sanitary.<BR/>During an interview with the Administrator on 1/24/23 at 2:05 PM revealed he would expect the oxygen tubing, nebulizers, masks, and humidifiers to be changed according to the facility's policies and were stored in a sanitary method when not in use. <BR/>Review of https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Texas&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=48037 indicated the transmission rate for COVID-19 in [NAME] County was high. This cite was accessed on 01/22/23 and 1/25/2023. <BR/>Review of the Covid-10 Response for Nursing Facilities Version 4.4 and dated 11/28/22 indicated on page 25, .Facemask must be used by everyone (including staff and visitors) if Community Transmission levels are high.<BR/>Review of a facility Coronavirus Management Plan Texas Phase 2 & 3 policy dated 11/03/22 indicated, Cold/Negative Unit .Staff are required to wear an N95 .if the community transmission level is high .if they office with someone else and can maintain a 6-foot distance from each other, may remove mask .If less than a 6-foot distance both may wear surgical/procedure mask .<BR/>Record review of the facility's infection control policy titled Glove Use dated August 2018 revealed . gloves are worn when: touching urine or stool such as changing linens of incontinent resident, cleaning a resident following incontinence . gloves are changed if contaminated with blood or body fluids before touching other parts of the same resident .<BR/>Record review of a facility Isolation Precaution policy dated 01/22 revealed three types of transmission-based precaution .contact isolation .remove the gown before leaving the patient's/resident's environment .<BR/>Record review of policy Resident General Equipment Cleaning Procedures effective date of January 12, 2018. Shows that Heritage Plaza policy indicates that staff are to, Resident's general equipment will be cleaned on a routine basis in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and guidelines. Proper infection control methods will be utilized. General equipment will include but is not limited to: Enteral feeding equipment, respiratory equipment, oxygen equipment, wheelchairs, beds, scales, miscellaneous.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the right of the residents to be free from abuse for 1 of 12 residents reviewed for abuse and neglect. (Resident #7)<BR/>The facility failed to ensure LVN E did not verbally abuse Resident #7.<BR/>This failure could place residents at risk of abuse, physical harm, mental anguish, and emotional distress.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was a [AGE] year old male and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including paraplegia (paralysis that affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs), acquired absence of right and left leg, and personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (a complete or partial break in a bone). <BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #7 was understood and understood others. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had adequate hearing, clear speech, and adequate vision. The MDS revealed Resident #7 had a BIMS of 15 which indicated intact cognition and required supervision for toilet use and bathing but independent for bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating, and personal hygiene. The MDS revealed Resident #7 received scheduled and prn pain medication.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed behavioral changes related to trauma event-serious accident evidence by Resident #7 was bothered emotionally a little by the traumatic event, was bothered by the event more than a month and has received medications to address the events. Intervention included focus on how trauma may affect an individual's life and their response to behavioral health services.<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan with problem start date of [DATE] revealed history of socially inappropriate behaviors related to history of following nursing staff on hallway or into resident rooms for pain medications (onset:[DATE]). Interventions included make clear to resident [#7] what the limitations are (onset:[DATE]), emphasize positive aspects of compliance (onset:[DATE]), and assess resident's understanding of the situation (onset [DATE]). <BR/>Record review of Resident #7's care plan date [DATE] revealed potential for oral/dental problems related to resident [#7] has own teeth in poor condition and has frequent complaints of teeth pain. <BR/>Record review of CNA H's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed in the past I [CNA H] have witnessed LVN E cursing at this resident and calling him names, making rude remarks about his teeth and how he does not have any legs. I [CNA H] have witnessed this several times and reported this to the previous [deceased ] administrator of this building. Stating teeth is rotten.<BR/>Record review of LVN E's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:00 a.m. revealed I [LVN E] don't know what it is about that man [Resident #7] and his pills. I [LVN E] had just finished counting with the previous nurse who told me in report she had just give Resident #7 his scheduled pain medication around 6am. Resident #7 came to me around 7am and requested prn pain medication. I [LVN E] informed him [Resident #7] I needed to see what time he could have it again and give me just a second. He [Resident #7] then began arguing with me and saying he had it at 9:30 last night, I [LVN E] told him I still needed to look and make sure he could have it. He [Resident #7] rolled away and into the dining room, when I [LVN E] entered the dining room to give him his medication, he started antagonizing me and trying to argue with me. I [LVN E] told him [Resident #7] I was going to have to talk to my administrator regarding this situation. At this time, he told the social work I [LVN E] was going to report him, cursing about me as I exited the dining room .I [LVN E] have never cursed towards him or called him names<BR/>Record review of CNA J's interview from the provider investigation report of allegation of resident abuse, on [DATE] at 10:15 a.m. revealed while charting at the nurses' station, I [CNA J] Resident #7 ask LVN E for pain medication to which she [LVN E] responded, 'it isn't even 7:30 yet, you will have to wait.' Resident #7 then said, 'I haven't had it since 9:30 last night so I should be able to have it.' He [Resident #7] was not being hateful or rude, he was speaking in a very calm manner the entire time. LVN E then told him 'I know when its time for you to have your meds. Don't be fucking bugging me today.' At this point, I [CNA J] walked away and into the dining room where Resident #7 followed me and was venting to me about how she [LVN E] is the only nurse who won't give him his pain pills. When she [LVN E] heard him [Resident #7], she came into the dining room and started telling the SW that he was 'antagonizing' her, and 'this is what he does, he just antagonizes people.' The SW defused the situation from there and I [CNA J] returned to work and did not witness any further issues between the two.<BR/>Record review of CNA A's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 10:30 a.m. revealed I [CNA A] was in the dining room, getting trays with LVN E when resident came in the door. LVN E asked the resident [#7] to back up because he was not supposed to be in this area. Resident #7 refused to move back, and they began to argue. LVN E was very unprofessional and rude to the resident, making rude comments about his teeth. I [CNA A] have also witnessed this in the past where LVN E has called him a 'crackhead' and has told him when he has asked for pain medication 'do not bother me today.' You will get your meds when you get them.' I [CNA A] did not report this to the current abuse coordinator because I have reporting things to my old DON, and I [CNA A] got in trouble for standing up for the resident and was almost fired over the situation.<BR/>Record review of the SW's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed at 7:05 a.m. Resident [#7] stopped SW and stated he had been yelled at. SW asked resident [#7] what happened. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E yelled at the resident [#7] about giving him his pain medication. Resident #7 had asked LVN E for his pain medication. Resident #7 stated he did not hear what the nurse had said so Resident #7 asked LVN E again. Resident #7 then states LVN E yelled at him and said I'll give it to you at 7:35 a.m. Around 7:35 a.m.Resident #7 then self-propelled back to the doorway again and an argument ensued back and forth with LVN E .<BR/>Record review of Resident #7's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] at 12:00 p.m. revealed It was around 7:00 am, I [Resident #7] went to the charge nurse, LVN E, to get pain meds. I [Resident #7] didn't hear what the nurse [LVN E] said, so I asked her again. LVN E yelled at me and said, 'you can get it at 7:35.' The SW then asked what the argument was about in the dining room. Resident #7 stated, 'LVN E said I was harassing her about pain medication. I [Resident #7] don't harass her. How is that harassing her when I'm just asking for my meds? I don't know why she doesn't like me. One time before I [Resident #7] heard her telling someone. He gets kicked out of all those places he has been at, the rotten tooth fucker.' Resident #7 was asked if he ever informed any of the staff/dept. heads/abuse prevention coordinator. Resident #7 stated, 'I [Resident #7] told the ADON about two weeks ago when she was working that night.' <BR/>Record review of the ADON's interview from the facility investigation on [DATE] revealed Resident #7 told the ADON that LVN E and him had gotten into verbal disagreement regarding his pain medication and that she always gives him problems about his pain medication saying that it is not time .Resident [#7] told the ADON he needs to report to the ADM and DON the next morning .he stated to the ADON that he [Resident #7] didn't want to get anyone in trouble because he didn't get anyone to retaliate. The ADON is uncertain if Resident #7 reported to ADM/DON .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's Abuse Preventing and Reporting Post-test dated [DATE] revealed LVN E answered squeezing or pinching any part of a resident's body, ignoring a resident, or denying a resident access to her money were examples of abuse .give the resident space and tone of voice and facial expression are more important than words to remember when dealing with angry and/or aggressive residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's employee file dated [DATE] revealed a signed Acknowledgement of Abuse Policy and Reporting Requirements .the facility will not tolerate any conduct that may be considered abuse or neglect of its residents .<BR/>Record review of LVN E's signed Acknowledgement of Training and Receipts of Materials dated [DATE] revealed I, LVN E, have completed the community's required in-service training .Abuse and Prevention . <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Explosive Behavior Management dated [DATE] revealed remember to not take the behavioral outburst of individuals .personally .try to distance yourself emotionally from this .remain calm and avoid reacting emotionally to what is occurring .stay in control of your behavior . LVN E signature was not visualized. <BR/>Record review of a training in-service Abuse and Neglect Policy dated [DATE] did not reveal LVN E signature. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 3:50 p.m., Resident #7 said LVN E spoke rude to him regarding his teeth and asking for his pain medication. He said LVN E made it seem like he was a drug addict or something. Resident #7 said the recent incident that involved LVN E made him angry and hurt his feelings. He said he reported to the ADON two weeks ago LVN E made a big deal about giving him his prn pain medication when asked. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:52 p.m., CNA A said she witnessed the incident between Resident #7 and LVN E. CNA A said she was in the dining room for breakfast and LVN E asked Resident #7 to get out of the kitchen doorway. She said Resident #7 told LVN E he was waiting for his breakfast tray. She said LVN E and Resident #7 begun to argue. CNA A said LVN E told Resident #7 he had rotten teeth, was drug addict and your stanky self. She said the argument occurred during mealtime and in front of other residents. She said eventually LVN E left the dining room and went back to the nursing station and Resident #7 went to his room. CNA A said Resident #7 looked mad and like his feelings were hurt. She said it was embarrassing to watch. CNA said she reported it to the ADM. She said this was not the first incident she witnessed between Resident #7 and LVN E. She said LVN E called Resident #7 a junkie when he asked for his pain medication and refused to give him medication. She said she reported it to the deceased ADM by phone and she said, I'm eating lunch! and hung up the phone. CNA A said when the deceased ADM returned from lunch, she never addressed the incident she reported. She said she considered the incidents between LVN E and Resident #7 as verbal abuse and hurting his dignity. CNA A said abuse and hurting a resident dignity could cause depression, angry, suicidal ideations/thoughts, and emotional distress. She said residents could harm themselves, be afraid to ask for medications, or stop coming to the dining room for meals. <BR/>An interview with LVN E was attempted on [DATE] at 5:42 p.m. and was unsuccessful. A voicemail was left but no return call from LVN E. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 11:36 a.m., RN C said use of derogatory words to any resident was inappropriate and could be considered verbal abuse. She said verbal abuse could cause psychological issues making the resident aggressive and decrease quality of life.<BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 12:25 p.m. the DON, with the ADM in attendance said Resident #7 made verbal abuse allegation on LVN E. The DON said the incident started at the nursing station with Resident #7 asking for his as need pain medication. She said the incident then started again in the dining room with the Social Worker, who was on dining room manager duty that morning. She said this was not the first disagreement between Resident #7 and LVN E regarding his pain medication. She said a safe survey about pain medication and abuse was conducted with no other allegations of abuse made. She said the previous incidents were mismanaged by the previous management and not addressed. The DON said she told the LVNs to give Resident #7 his pain medication when he asked if it was in the acceptable medication timeframe. She said she had not in-serviced the LVNs on how handle demanding/aggressive residents but encouraged staff to come to her if they became frustrated with Resident #7 medication demands. The ADM said the facility had recently provided an in-service on handling disruptive/aggressive resident. <BR/>During an interview on [DATE] at 1:00 p.m., the ADM, with the ADON and Regional Nurse in attendance said LVN E was suspended pending investigation then terminated after the investigation was completed. The ADM said ensured abuse did not occur by rounding and asking residents questions concerning their care and treatment. The ADM said he also posted the abuse coordinator phone, which he was, in several visual place to encourage reporting. He said he expected staff to report abuse allegations immediately and to not abuse residents. He said he ensured his staff did not abuse the resident by providing in-services on abuse prevention and rounds. He said due to previous issues with not reporting to the previous abuse coordinator, verbal abuse continued to Resident #7 by LVN E. The ADM said continued abuse could affect the resident's mood or behaviors. <BR/>Record review of a facility Resident Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation and Misappropriation of Resident Property policy dated [DATE] revealed .the purpose of this policy is to ensure that all healthcare facility comply with .residents from abuse, neglect .

Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals were labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principals and in compliance with the state laws and regulations, including the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions and the expiration date when applicable for 1 of 1 (Main) medication storerooms and 1 of 3 med carts (300/400 hall). <BR/>The facility failed to ensure expired Iron tablets (or those with Iron deficiency and are vital for red blood cell formation) dated 11/22 were not stored in their medication room (5 bottles) and medication cart (300/400 hall). <BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for adverse effects and reduced therapeutic effects of medication and supplies.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of the facility's medication record dated 01/01/23-01/31/23 for residents who resided on the 300/400 hall revealed no residents with orders for Fe 325 mg tablet. <BR/>During an observation with the DON on 01/24/23 at 8:20 a.m., in the facility's only medication storeroom, 5 bottles of Fe (Iron) 325 mg tablets were found with an expiration date of 11/22. <BR/>During an observation on 01/24/23 at 9:30 a.m., in the medication cart assigned to the 300/400 hall, 1 bottle of Fe (Iron) 325 mg tablets were found with an expiration date of 11/22. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 11:36 a.m., RN C said all LVNs, and CMAs should check expiration dates before giving a medication. She said the facility did not have a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. RN C said it was important to check expiration before giving a medication to ensure you do not administer expired medication. She said administering expired medication risked the medication not working and symptoms persist which may cause under or over medication. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:20 p.m., LVN D said all nursing staff should check medication cart at the beginning of the shift or before a medication is given for expired medication. She said she did not think the facility had a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. LVN D said it was important to check expiration before giving a medication to ensure you do not administer expired medication. She said administering expired medication will make it less effective which could not fix the deficiency or levels. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:25 p.m., the DON said all LVNs, and CMAs were responsible for checking expiration on medications. She said the facility did not have a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. The DON said the expired medications should not be in the storeroom or medication carts. She said the Fe tablet had the potential to be ineffective which could have affected iron levels. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., the ADM said he expected the nursing staff to follow the medication storage policy and procedure concerning expired medications. <BR/>Record review of a facility Medication Storage policy dated 01/12/20 revealed .staff will store medications in accordance with standard practice guidelines .

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source and misappropriation of resident property, are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency) for 1 of 14 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for abuse.<BR/>The facility failed to report an allegation of physical abuse within 2 hours of the allegation being reported to the ADON on 04/09/2024. The ADM (abuse coordinator) reported the abuse to HHS on 04/17/2024 within 1 hours of being notified of the allegation of abuse by the ADON.<BR/>These failures could place residents at risk of physical harm, mental anguish, and/or emotional distress.<BR/>The findings included:<BR/>1.Record review of an undated face sheet indicated Resident #1 was an [AGE] year-old male admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of chronic respiratory failure (a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot get enough oxygen into the blood or eliminate enough carbon dioxide from the body), major depression (mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life), anemia (low iron in the blood), and congestive heart failure (chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should). He discharged on 04/20/2024.<BR/>Record review of the quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #1 had a BIMS score of 11, which indicated mild cognitive deficit. Resident #1 required moderate assistance for ADLs such as bed mobility, transfer, and toileting. <BR/>Record review of a care plan dated 4/03/2024 titled ADL assistance indicated Resident #1 had an ADL self-deficit. The intervention for Resident #1 revealed the staff was to assist resident as needed with ADLs.<BR/>During an interview on 8/29/2024 at 2:00 PM, Resident #1's family member stated that on more than one occasion the staff treated Resident #1 poorly by the way they talked to him. Resident #1's family member provided the video evidence of the staff caring for him on 4/09/2024 being abusive. Video evidence reviewed on 9/03/2024 at 8:00 AM revealed the following:<BR/>Video footage dated 4/09/2024 5:29 PM, began with Resident #1 sitting on the side of the bed in his room with his feet dangling above the floor holding on to the edge of the mattress. CNA A was standing behind the left side of the resident's bed about 3 feet. CNA B was standing in the front of the resident's bed about 6 feet.<BR/>Resident #1: Where are we going? This isn't working. I'm going to fall.<BR/>CNA A: Then put your feet in the bed.<BR/>Resident #1: I'm gonna fall, please help.<BR/>CNA A: {Resident #1's first name}, put your feet in the bed.<BR/>Resident #1: I can't put my feet in the bed.<BR/>CNA A: Put your feet in the bed {Resident #1's first name}!<BR/>Resident #1: I'm falling! I'm about to fall!<BR/>CNA A moved around the bed in front of Resident #1. She grabbed his ankles and quickly lifted them and shoved them onto the mattress. CNA B was in the same position 6 feet from the bed and had not moved to assist.<BR/>Resident #1: Ow, God, do you have to be so rough?<BR/>CNA A: You are a big man, and I am not hurting myself messing with you.<BR/>Resident #1: You don't have to be so rough with me.<BR/>CNA A: I told you; you are a big man and I have a bad shoulder. I am not hurting myself trying to help you.<BR/>Resident #1: You do not have to be rough with me. Just please don't be rough with me.<BR/>CNA A: You are right I don't have to do it because I don't even have to be here. You are the one that needs help. You can't be telling people how to help you.<BR/>CNA A to CNA B: Come over here and roll him because he is not going to do anything for himself. <BR/>CNA B walks towards Resident #1 to assist with perineal care.<BR/>End of video clip<BR/>During an interview on 9/04/2024 at 10:00 AM, the ADON stated she was made aware of the actions of CNA A to Resident #1 by Resident #1's family member on 4/09/2024 around 1:00 p.m. She stated she viewed the video, and it was apparent to her CNA A was being mean to Resident #1, but she was not sure if it would have been considered abuse by the abuse coordinator. She stated she brought it to the attention of the DON and Administrator the next week because they were both on vacation at the time, and after suspension for her behavior and attitude CNA A was terminated. The ADON stated she was unaware of the 2 hour reporting window for abuse until after she reported it to the ADM on 04/17/2024. <BR/>During an interview on 9/04/2024 at 3:00 PM, the DON stated it was brought to her attention by the ADON on 4/17/2024 that CNA A was being abusive to Resident #1, and it had been recorded by Resident #1's family member. The DON stated as soon as she was told about the incident, she called CNA A to let her know she would be suspended until it was determined what happened and she would be given education on abuse before being able to come back to work. The DON stated after reviewing the video it was determined CNA A's services were no longer needed at the facility. She stated the facility did not allow mistreatment of their residents in any way. The DON stated CNA A and CNA B was terminated on 4/17/2024.<BR/>During an interview on 9/04/2024 at 3:30 PM, the ADM stated she called the allegation of abuse in within 1 hour of being notified of the abuse allegation. The ADM stated CNA A was terminated from the facility specifically related to her treatment of Resident #1 immediately. She stated it was the facility's policy to report any abuse allegation within 2 hours of notification and she reported it within one hour of notification. The ADM stated not reporting the abuse allegation timely could delay the survey team longer than usual investigate the allegations of abuse. The ADM stated she reported the allegation in April of 2024, and it was September 2024 before the state agency reviewed her investigation.<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse and Neglect, with effective date of October 2022 read in part, . It is the policy of the facility to administer care and services in an environment that is free from any type of abuse, corporal punishment, misappropriation of property, exploitation, neglect, or mistreatment, .VII. Reporting/Response (483.13(c)(1)(iii), 483.1 (c)(2) and 483.13 ( c )(4)): Have procedures to: All allegations and/or suspicions of abuse must be reported to the Administrator immediately. If the Administrator is not present, the report must be made to the Administrator's Designee. All allegations of abuse will be reported to HHSC immediately after the initial allegation is received .

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure their activities program was directed by a qualified professional for 1 of 1 facility reviewed for Activity Director.<BR/>The facility failed to employ a certified activities director. <BR/>This failure could place the residents at risk of not receiving a program of activities that meets their assessed activity needs. <BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of a personnel file for the Activity Director revealed did not indicate an Activity Director Certification and the Activity Director had 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program. The personnel file indicated a hire date of 05/08/19.<BR/>Record review of a letter dated 04/02/25 and addressed to the Activity Director indicated confirmation of enrollment in a course to begin in August 2025 that taught the standardized National Council of Certified Activity Profession curriculum. <BR/>During an interview on 04/23/25 at 9:59 a.m., the Activity Director said she became the Activity Director on 01/06/25. She said before that she was a CNA on the floor and worked in transportation. She said she had no experience being an activity director before she took the position. She said she had one training class but did not have her certification yet. She said in between her doing her activities she also worked as the restorative aide and still occasionally drove the van.<BR/>During an interview on 04/23/25 at10:40 a.m., the Administrator said the Activity Director had been in the position since January 2025. She said the Activity Director had two positions. She said the Activity Director was enrolled for her Activities Directors class to begin in August 2025. She said the Activity Director had assisted the prior Activity Director with activities. She said not being certified, the Activity Director might not have all the knowledge needed for the position, but the Activity Director was being overseen by someone else that offers assistance and suggestions. She the Activity Director did have support. She said it would different if she did not have support. <BR/>Record review of a Lifetime Wellness Policies and Procedures dated 01/01/23 indicated, .The wellness staff provides a variety of wellness and life enrichment activities that are designed to engage and enhance the quality of life for each resident we serve. Each facility and its residents have individualized programing needs. In response to these needs, services are customized for each facility .Group activities are scheduled daily and residents are given the opportunity to contribute to the planning, preparation, conducting and evaluation of the program .The program consists of facility-sponsored group (large and small) and individual activities and independent opportunities that are .designed to meet the interest of each resident .support the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident . The policy did not indicate the required qualifications for an Activity Director.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to send a copy of the notice of the transfer with discharge and the reasons for the move in writing to a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for one of one resident (Resident #42) reviewed for notice requirements before transfer/discharge.<BR/>The facility failed to ensure the Long-Term Care Ombudsman was notified that Resident #42 was transferred and discharged to the behavioral hospital on 1/10/23. <BR/>This deficient practice could affect residents at the facility by placing them at risk of being transferred and/or discharged and not having access to available advocacy services, transfer/discharge options, and appeal processes.<BR/>Findings include:<BR/>Record review of a face sheet dated 1/24/23 revealed Resident #42 was an [AGE] year-old male that initially admitted to the facility on [DATE]. He was readmitted to the facility on [DATE] and then discharged [DATE]. Resident #42 had diagnoses of dementia (progressive loss of intellectual functioning with impairment of memory, thinking, and often personality changes due to disease of the brain), altered mental status, weakness, and cognitive communication deficit. <BR/>Record review of an annual MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #42 was unable to perform the BIMS. Resident #42 had unclear speech, rarely/never understood, and rarely/never understood others. Resident #42 had severely impaired cognitive skills for daily decision making. Resident #42 had continuous inattention and disorganized thinking. Resident #42 did not have physical, verbal, or other behavioral symptoms directed toward others, and he did not wander. Resident #42 required extensive assistance of one to two persons for all ADLs and he used a wheelchair. Resident #42 was frequently incontinent (unable to control) of bladder and always incontinent of bowel. Resident #42 had diagnoses of hypertension (high blood pressure), dementia, schizophrenia (disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly), and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). <BR/>Record review of a discharge MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #42 had an unplanned discharge on [DATE] to an acute hospital and he was not anticipated to return to the facility. <BR/>Record review of Resident #42's care plan dated of 1/24/23 revealed he had decision making cognitive deficit with severe cognitive impairment. He was at risk for falls with a history of falls. He had behavior changes associated with PTSD and exit seeking and was verbally abusive, resists care, wanders, and had angry/aggressive behaviors. He had interventions for frequent checks, remove the resident from immediate situations to assure safety, analyze key times, places, circumstances, triggers, and what de-escalates behaviors, and engage the resident in active meaningful participation.<BR/>Record review of Resident #42's Nurses Notes ranging from 1/06/23-1/10/23 revealed Resident #42 was witnessed by a staff member on 1/06/23 in another male resident's room with his hand in the resident's brief. Resident #42 was redirected out of the resident's room and then wandered into two other alert and oriented female residents without incident. Resident #42 was placed on 1 on 1 monitoring and an order was received for a behavioral referral. Resident #42 was transferred to the behavioral hospital on 1/10/23. <BR/>During an interview on 1/24/23 at 9:22 AM with the Ombudsman, she said she was unaware Resident #42 had been sent back to the behavioral hospital until surveyor told her yesterday (1/23/23) and she had not been notified Resident #42 had been discharged from the nursing facility on 1/10/23. She said the last time Resident #42 was in the behavioral hospital, the nursing facility attempted to not accept the resident back to the nursing facility upon Resident #42's discharge from the behavioral hospital, until she intervened. <BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:22 AM with the Social Worker revealed she had worked at the facility a year and four months. She said she notified resident's family representatives when a resident was to be transferred to another facility, but she did not know she was supposed to notify the Ombudsman. She said the Ombudsman had not been to the facility in a while, but she provided the Ombudsman an admission and discharge list when she asked for it.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 10:58 AM with the DON revealed she had been the DON since June 2022. She said she knew the Social Worker would give the resident or resident's representative the Notice of Medicare Non-coverage, but she did not know who was responsible for notifying the Ombudsman when a resident was transferred to another facility or discharged from the facility.<BR/>During an interview on 1/25/23 at 11:45 AM with the Administrator revealed Resident #42's court appointed guardian was at the facility the day the resident was transferred to the behavioral hospital. He said they planned to resume Resident #42's care when he was discharged from the behavioral hospital. He said his understanding was he did not need to notify the Ombudsman if they were planning to readmit the resident upon his discharge from the behavioral hospital. He said they do notify resident's family and/or representative and the social worker usually handled notifying the resident's family/representative.<BR/>Record review of the facility's policy titled Discharge/Transfer dated 01/12/2020 revealed . in order to process an involuntary discharge, the community designee will: develop a safe discharge plan, including but not limited to securing an alternate location, and will have the plan approved by the resident's physician . complete the state's Notice of Transfer/Discharge and forward via hand delivery to the resident and/or via certified mail/return receipt requested to the resident's legal representative or interested family member . where required by law, a copy will also be sent to the state's Ombudsman .

Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals were labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principals and in compliance with the state laws and regulations, including the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions and the expiration date when applicable for 1 of 1 (Main) medication storerooms and 1 of 3 med carts (300/400 hall). <BR/>The facility failed to ensure expired Iron tablets (or those with Iron deficiency and are vital for red blood cell formation) dated 11/22 were not stored in their medication room (5 bottles) and medication cart (300/400 hall). <BR/>This failure could place residents at risk for adverse effects and reduced therapeutic effects of medication and supplies.<BR/>Findings included:<BR/>Record review of the facility's medication record dated 01/01/23-01/31/23 for residents who resided on the 300/400 hall revealed no residents with orders for Fe 325 mg tablet. <BR/>During an observation with the DON on 01/24/23 at 8:20 a.m., in the facility's only medication storeroom, 5 bottles of Fe (Iron) 325 mg tablets were found with an expiration date of 11/22. <BR/>During an observation on 01/24/23 at 9:30 a.m., in the medication cart assigned to the 300/400 hall, 1 bottle of Fe (Iron) 325 mg tablets were found with an expiration date of 11/22. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 11:36 a.m., RN C said all LVNs, and CMAs should check expiration dates before giving a medication. She said the facility did not have a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. RN C said it was important to check expiration before giving a medication to ensure you do not administer expired medication. She said administering expired medication risked the medication not working and symptoms persist which may cause under or over medication. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:20 p.m., LVN D said all nursing staff should check medication cart at the beginning of the shift or before a medication is given for expired medication. She said she did not think the facility had a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. LVN D said it was important to check expiration before giving a medication to ensure you do not administer expired medication. She said administering expired medication will make it less effective which could not fix the deficiency or levels. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 12:25 p.m., the DON said all LVNs, and CMAs were responsible for checking expiration on medications. She said the facility did not have a designated staff member to check expiration dates or perform audits. The DON said the expired medications should not be in the storeroom or medication carts. She said the Fe tablet had the potential to be ineffective which could have affected iron levels. <BR/>During an interview on 01/25/23 at 1:00 p.m., the ADM said he expected the nursing staff to follow the medication storage policy and procedure concerning expired medications. <BR/>Record review of a facility Medication Storage policy dated 01/12/20 revealed .staff will store medications in accordance with standard practice guidelines .