Inspection Findings:
The facility's 4/2018 Pressure Ulcer/Skin Breakdown - Clinical Protocol - Assessment and Recognition specified the nurse shall describe and document/report the following:Full assessment of pressure sore including location, stage, length, width and depth, presence of exudates (leaking fluid) or necrotic (dying/dead) tissue and pain assessment.The 2019 National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Quick Reference Guide indicated the following recommendations regarding pressure ulcer assessment:-á - Assess the pressure ulcer initially and re-assess it at least weekly to monitor progress towards healing;-á - Document the results of all wound assessments;-á - Assess and document physical characteristics including: location, category/stage, size, tissue type(s), color, peri-wound condition, wound edges, sinus tracts, undermining, tunneling, exudate, and odor.Resident 7 was admitted to the facility in 10/2025 with a diagnosis of osteomyelitis of vertebrae (bone infection).Resident 7's 10/29/25 Admission MDS was not completed.-á A Progress Note dated 11/1/25 completed by Staff 26 (LPN) indicated she was informed by a CNA of an ""open sore on the upper part"" of Resident 7's buttock.A 11/1/25 Skin Integrity Report, initiated by Staff 26, indicated a new open sore on the upper part of the residentGÇÖs buttock and indicated the Resident Care Manager and Physician was notified. A note added on 11/3/25 indicated a new pressure injury to the left buttock wound which measured 1.5 x 1.1 cm and a new pressure injury to the coccyx which measured 3.1 x 5 x 0.3 cm.There was no evidence in Resident 7's health record to indicate a comprehensive assessment of the wound including measurement, location, stage, and other characteristics was completed after the wound was identified on 11/1/25 and before 11/3/25.Resident 7's 11/3/25 Physician Orders included the following: wound treatment to coccyx and sacrum wound bed, wash, pat dry, apply hydrogel to the sacrum and medihoney to coccyx wound bed, place large sacral dressing to cover both wounds. every day and PRN.There was no evidence wound care orders were obtained prior to 11/3/25.-áResident 7's TAR revealed wound care was not provided until 11/4/25.On 11/14/25 at 12:20 PM Staff 26 stated she remembered a CNA notified her on 11/1/25 that Resident 7 had a new open area. Staff 26 stated she looked at the open area on resident 7's left buttock, cleaned the wound, covered it, and initiated a Skin Integrity Report. Staff 26 stated she did not measure the wound, did not obtain orders from the provider, did not document any wound treatment, and did not initiate any house wound orders on the TAR.On 11/14/25 at 12:57 PM Staff 2 (DNS) stated when a new skin issue was discovered, a Skin Integrity Report was to be initiated. She expected the nurse on duty to assess and measure the wound right away, complete wound care, implement a treatment protocol on the TAR, and place the resident on alert charting. Staff 2 acknowledged Resident 7's wound was identified on 11/1/25 and was not comprehensively assessed and measured until 11/3/25. Staff 2 confirmed there was no evidence in Resident 7's health record to indicate wound care was provided from 11/1/25 through 11/3/25.