Inspection Findings:
4. Resident 2 was admitted to the facility in 2017 with diagnoses including vascular dementia with depressive mood, secondary Parkinson's disease and gait abnormality.Observations of the resident from 6/1/21 to 6/4/21 showed the resident required 2-person assistance with transfers and incontinent care.a. Resident 2's 3/16/21 and 3/23/21 Temporary Service plan indicated the resident was a "high risk for fall" due to increased weakness and instructed staff to encourage the resident to use wheelchair for ambulation, "2-person assist with transfer until evaluation" and staff to "please move dining chair behind res [resident] instead of having (his/her) spin around to sit down."Progress notes and incident reports dated 2/5/21 through 5/31/21 indicated the following: * On 4/8/21, staff documented on a facility incident report that "the resident walking with walker to chair. When [he/she] got close to chair, [his/her] knees locked up and [staff] assisted [him/her] to floor."; * On 4/11/21, staff noted "Res [resident] was being sat onto chair and res [resident] sat too soon and sat on arm of chair and slide down to floor."; * On 4/19/21, staff documented on a facility progress note that the resident had fall in the restroom when transferring from toilet into the wheelchair. There was no incident report for the fall; and * On 5/20/21, staff documented on a facility incident report that the resident had fall during the transfer and missed the wheelchair. A review of the facility incident reports, 4/8/21, 4/11/21 and 5/20/21, revealed there was no documented evidence the facility thoroughly reviewed each incident to determine if service planned interventions were followed in the area of 2-person assisting with transfers and moving a chair behind of the resident when sitting nor was there evidence the interventions were evaluated for effectiveness.On 6/3/21 and 6/8/21, the above findings were reviewed with Staff 1 (Memory Care Director), Staff 2 (Resident Care Coordinator) and Staff 3 (Executive Director). The staff acknowledged the findings.b. Resident 2's clinical records dated 2/5/21 through 5/31/21 were reviewed during the survey and revealed the following: * On 2/16/21 and 2/16/21, Right side back pain with a new as needed lidocaine medication for the pain; * On 3/23/21, Increased weakness; * On 3/5/21 and 4/14/21, Increased dose of Tylenol and Zyprexa (to treat mental disorder); and * On 3/26/21, Edema on legs.There was no documented evidence that the resident's short-term changes of condition were consistently monitored weekly to resolution. On 6/3/21 and 6/9/21, the above information was discussed with Staff 1 (Memory Care Director), Staff 2 (Resident Care coordinator) and Staff 3 (Executive Director). The staff acknowledged the findings.
5. Resident 4 was admitted to the facility in 2020 with diagnoses including dementia.a. Resident 4's record was reviewed for changes of condition and revealed the following:* On 3/30/21 -Placed on alert monitoring for an increase in sertraline (a medication to treat for depression) and the start of methylsalicylate cream (for headache).* On 5/15/21 -Placed on alert monitoring for being found on the floor from an unwitnessed non-injury fall.There was no documented evidence the medication changes were monitored weekly. The medication changes and the non-injury fall lacked documentation they were monitored until resolution. b. Resident 4 was involved in seven resident to resident altercations from 1/9/21 through 6/1/21. The facilities interventions were increased safety checks, monitor, and redirect resident. The facility failed to monitor the effectiveness, and failed to develop new interventions when pervious interventions failed. On 6/2/21, the surveyor witnessed Resident 4 engage in a verbal and physical altercation with another resident. Resident 4 ran his/her walker into an unsampled residents leg, causing a one inch by one inch raised bump and bruise. After Resident 4 hit the other resident with his/her walker, both residents began hitting each other and fell to the floor. On 6/9/21, the need to ensure changes of condition were monitored weekly until resolution and the need to ensure that interventions are being monitored and documented for effectiveness was discussed with Staff 1 (Memory Care Director) and Staff 2 (Resident Care Coordinator). They acknowledged the findings.
Based on observation, interview and record review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents who had a significant change of condition were evaluated, monitored and/or referred to the RN for 2 of 2 sampled residents (#s 1 and 2), failed to monitor and document weekly progress of a short-term change of condition until the condition resolved, or monitor the effectiveness of interventions developed for 3 of 3 sampled residents (#s 2, 4 and 5), and failed to evaluate, monitor, develop resident specific interventions or refer to the RN for an assessment for 9 of 9 residents (#s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14) reviewed for weight loss. Residents 1 experienced severe pain due to an injury. Residents' 6, 7 experienced weight loss. Residents 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 experienced significant weight loss. Findings include, but are not limited to:1. Resident 1 was admitted to the facility 1/2014 with diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease. Resident was dependent on staff for all ADL care, was a two-person transfer with a Hoyer, and was primarily non-verbal.Resident 1's service plan, temporary service plans, progress notes, incident reports, 5/1/21 through the 5/31/21 MARs, physician communications and hospital discharge orders were reviewed and showed the following: * On 5/23/21, staff discovered bruising to the lower right abdomen, left arm and swelling and bruising to the resident's right ankle. Staff documented the resident "screamed in pain" during cares;* A TSP written the same date instructed staff to monitor for pain, worsening of injury, or change in range of motion, and to conduct two hour safety checks, "avoid moving [resident] foot as much as possible" and "Take your time with cares. Do not rush through them.";* On 5/23/21, staff documented they had contacted the on-call physician, who prescribed acetaminophen 500 mgs three times a day and as needed for pain management;* On 5/24/21, "residents bruise on [his/her] foot has got worse. Bruise is now covering whole foot. Resident still having pain when foot is moved." "Have not heard back from physician.";* On 5/25/21, "notify PCP if pain and bruising persists." "Swelling and bruising is incredibly worse than before." "[physician] said they'd be ordering a mobile X-rays stat.";* On 5/25/21, the facility RN documented in a late entry for 5/24/21 the following:"This RN looked at it yesterday and ankle and foot appeared reddish/brown on both medial and lateral ankle and slight dorsal redness and swelling." " ...today the area has worsened, with more discoloration and swelling." Residents pain was described as follows:* 5/23/21 " ...while changing [his/her] brief resident screamed in pain";* 5/24/21 "Resident still having pain when foot is moved";* 5/25/21 "Resident does wince and cry out if [right] foot is moved"; * 5/25/21 "Right food is extremely painful ..."; and * 5/26/21 "[Resident] moaned with pain when care staff were doing cares."* On 5/26/21, the resident was diagnosed with two fractures in his/her right ankle and sent to the emergency department (ED) for treatment and pain management. The resident returned to the facility the same day with a cast on his/her right ankle and a prescription for a narcotic pain reliever. * A TSP written the same day summarized ED discharge instructions for the first 48 hours of care, which included: elevating the ankle at all times, icing ankle every three hours for 30 minutes, knee immobilizer to remain in place at all times. * 5/28/21, Staff 2 (Resident Care Coordinator) completed a "change of condition evaluation." Under the category "How does the resident express pain?" Staff 2 documented "Non-verbal signs of pain" "Right leg at ankle". No other information was documented in the evaluation regarding the resident's injuries, pain, pain management, or ankle fracture. During an interview on 6/2/21, Staff 2 confirmed she had not updated the resident's service plan because she did not know what instruction to give to staff after the "first 48 hours." On 6/3/21 at 3:45 pm, Staff 9 (Care Partner) stated before the resident broke his/her ankle, staff would transfer him/her into the shower for bathing, escort the resident to all meals in the dining room, and assist the resident to bed in between meals. Staff now put the resident to bed after lunch and fed him/her dinner in bed. There was no documented evidence the facility had thoroughly evaluated the severity of the injury or residents pain level, developed actions or interventions for the treatment of the injury other than over the counter pain management, or updated the residents service plan to include specific instruction to staff on how to provide care for the resident while s/he was recovering. The facility's failure to thoroughly evaluate the resident's injury and pain level, failure to develop actions or interventions to treat the injury or address the residents pain, and failure to provide specific instruction to staff, resulted in the resident experiencing extreme levels of pain, a delay in treatment of the injury and inadequate care. The need to ensure residents who experience a significant change of condition were evaluated and resident specific actions or interventions were developed and communicated to staff was discussed with Staff 1 (Memory Care Director) and Staff 2 on 6/3/21. They acknowledged the findings. No further information was provided. 2. On 6/4/21, survey requested a copy of six months of weight records for all residents in the memory care. On 6/8/21, Residents 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 were identified with weight loss. A review of weight records revealed the following: a. Resident 6 experienced a weight loss between 1/1/21 (120 lbs.) and 6/8/2 (110 lbs.) of 11 lbs., or 8.33 % of his/her total body weight. b. Resident 7 experienced a weight loss between 3/4/21 (160.2 lbs.) and 5/4/21 (152 lbs.) of 8 lbs. or 5 % of his/her total body weight.c. Resident 8 experienced a severe weight loss between 2/19/21 (153 lbs.) and 5/4/21 (130 lbs.) of 23 lbs. or 15.03 % of his/her total body weight. d. Resident 9 experienced a significant weight loss between 1/5/21 (114 lbs.) and 6/1/21 (100 lbs.) of 14 lbs. or 12.28 % of his./her total body weight. e. Resident 10 experienced a weight significant loss between 1/4/21 (114 lbs.) and 6/1/21 (101 lbs.) of 13 pounds or 11.40 % of his/her total body weight. f. Resident 11 experienced a significant weight loss between 2/3/21 (112 lbs.) and 4/4/21 (102 lbs.) or 8.93 % of their total body weight;g. Resident 12 experienced a weight loss between 1/1/21 (151 lbs.) and 6/1/21 (131 lbs.) or 13.25 % of his/her total body weight. h. Resident 13 experienced a weight loss between 1/1/21 (155 lbs.) and 6/4/21 (132 lbs.) or 14.8 % of his/her total body weight.i. Resident 14 experienced a weight loss between 4/5/21 (121.6 lbs.) and 6/4/21 (111.8 lbs.) or 8.0 % of his/her total body weight.There was no documented evidence in the residents records the weight loss had been evaluated, actions or interventions had been determined to address the weight loss and communicated to staff, the facility was monitoring for subsequent weight loss, or had referred to the RN for a significant change of condition assessment. During an interview, 6/4/21, Staff 14 (RN) confirmed she had not been monitoring residents weights, and was not aware of the significant weight loss. The facilities failure to have a monitoring system in place to review residents weights and weight loss lead to multiple residents losing a significant to severe amount of weight. The facilities failure to have a system in place to monitor, evaluate, develop actions or interventions and communicate those actions and interventions to staff, and the failure to report a residents significant change of condition to the RN was discussed with Staff (1) (Memory Care Director), Staff 2 (Resident Care Coordinator) and Staff (3) (Executive Director) on 6/4/21 and 6/8/21. They acknowledged the findings. No additional information was provided.3. Resident 5 was admitted to the facility 4/2021 with diagnoses including dementia. Residents service plan, temporary service plans, progress notes and incident reports were reviewed and showed the following: Resident 5's 5/1/21 service plan described the resident as "cooperative" and stated the resident had "No behavior issues" "[Residents name] does not have current or history of disruptive, aggressive, verbal or socially inappropriate behavior."* Resident had eloped from the facility on 5/6/21, 5/9/21 and 5/18/21; and * Resident repeatedly engaged in aggressive behaviors towards other residents.Resident 5's 5/1/21 service plan described the resident as "cooperative" and stated the resident had "No behavior issues" "[Residents name] does not have current or history of disruptive, aggressive, verbal or socially inappropriate behavior."A TSP, written 5/19/21, identified the resident as an elopement risk, and instructed staff to "make sure doors shut behind you" when going in or out, and "Family's aware not to let anyone out when coming and going. There was no documented evidence the facility had determined actions or interventions to address the elopements prior to 5/19/21, and no evidence the facility had actions or interventions to address the resident's aggressive behaviors. The need to ensure the facility determined and documented resident specific actions or interventions needed to address a residents condition, and communicated the determined actions and interventions to staff was discussed with Staff 1 (Memory Care Director) and Staff 2 (Resident Care Coordinator) on 6/4/21 and 6/8/21. They acknowledged the findings. (Refer to Z 165)
Plan of Correction:
1. RN assessments have been done for Residents 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 by the RN and nurse consultant. Weights, nutrition, and pain are being monitoring. Temporary service plans are in place and monitoring is ongoing. All diet orders have been reviewed and/or are being received by prescriber. Kitchen has diet orders and a diet board is in the kitchenette for reference. A binder has been created with copies of all diet orders. A new wheelchair scale was purchased on is onsite. Staff have been trained. Weights for all residents are being measured and compared with previous weights to determine change of condition. Hoyer observation and training have been done with care staff. A new wound/skin binder is in place. A podiatry audit was done and podiatry clinic held 7/1/2021. A nail care audit was done and nail care specifics added to MAR for some residents. Behavioral assessments were completed for Resident 4 by the geropsych LCSW consultant and behavior plan is being developed. A Behavioral Health Team has been formed and meets weekly.2. The consultant will train licensed nurses how to do change of condition and signficant change of condition assessments. A clinical meeting process will be started and clinical meeting held at least three times weekly to review change of condition, temporary service plans, and documentation. Staff will be trained by nurse consultant in recognizing and monitoring change of condition using the ODHS Change of Condition and Monitoring Guidelines. A course on change of condition and monitoring will be added to the 30-day training. Nurse consultant will provide training to staff on fall risk reduction and response to falls. Calculating meal percentage training will be provided by nurse consultant. The Behavioral Health Team will review resident behavioral concerns. QI team will review the number of significant changes of condition. 3. Daily, weekly, monthly. 4. RN, LPN, Administrator.