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The following represents the findings of the
California Department of Public health during
the investigation of one entity reported incident
and two complaints.
Entity Reported Incident Number:
CA00523016
Representing the Department:
31403, HFEN
Complaint Numbers:
CA00523459
CA00523456
The inspection was limited to the specific entity
reported incident and complaints investigated
and does not represent the findings of a full
inspection of the facility.
No deficiencies were issued for entity reported
incident number CA00523016 and complaint
number CA00523459. Two deficiencies were
issued for complaint number CA00523456.
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SERVICES PROVIDED MEET
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
CFR(s): 483.21(b)(3)(i)
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(b)(3) Comprehensive Care Plans
The services provided or arranged by the
facility, as outlined by the comprehensive care
plan, must(i) Meet professional standards of quality.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that
other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients . (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days
following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14
days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued
program participation.
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LAKE MERRITT HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC
309 Macarthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94610
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Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to provide services which met
professional standards of care for one,
Resident 3, of four sampled residents.
Resident 3 had a low blood potassium [a
chemical (electrolyte) that is critical to the
proper functioning of nerve and muscles cells,
particularly heart muscle cells] level and staff
did not notify the physician. This failure had
the potential to result in Resident 3
experiencing disruptions in the electrical activity
of his heart, muscle weakness, or paralysis.
Findings:
Review of Resident 3's "Minimum Data Set,"
(MDS - an assessment tool used to guide
care), dated 12/2/16, indicated Resident 3's
diagnoses included high blood pressure.
Review of Resident 3's "Physician Orders,"
dated 1/24/17, indicated Resident 3 was to
receive Lasix (medication used to reduce fluid
in the body and can lead to a loss of
potassium) 20 mg two times per day and
potassium one time per day.
Review of Resident 3's "Physician Orders,"
dated 1/30/17, indicated staff were to arrange
for a Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP - a lab test
used to check chemical levels in the blood,
including potassium) blood draw on 2/7/17.
Review of Resident 3's "Lab Results," indicated
the potassium level from the 2/7/17 lab draw
was 3.3 millimoles per liter (mmol/L) (normal
range for blood potassium level is 3.6 to 5.2
mmol/L).
In an interview with the Director of Staff
Development (DSD) on 3/9/17 at 9:30 a.m., the
DSD stated Resident 3's low potassium result
was faxed to the physician. The DSD also
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stated there was no fax confirmation sheet and
could therefore not confirm the potassium level
had been faxed to the physician.
Review of Resident 3's "Physician Orders,"
(order) dated 2/13/17, indicated an order for
Resident 3 to receive an additional dose of
potassium immediately and an order for
another BMP blood level. The orders also
indicated instructions for the staff to fax the
BMP lab results to the physician as soon as
they were available.
In an interview with the DSD on 3/9/17 at 9:30
a.m., the DSD stated she was unsure what
staff had done between the 2/7/17 blood draw
(when Resident 3's potassium was 3.3 mmol/L)
and 2/13/17 (when the doctor ordered an
immediate dose of potassium and another BMP
lab draw). The DSD stated staff were required
to fax the lab results to the physician and then
receive an order from the doctor over the
phone regarding how to treat the low
potassium. The DSD also stated that in
addition to notifying the doctor, staff were to
enter the critical lab value on the facility's 24
hour report (a report with important resident
information that was shared among all the
shifts). The DSD confirmed there was no
documentation in the 24 hour report for 2/7/17
and 2/8/17 or in the nursing notes regarding
Resident 3's low potassium. The DSD stated
the doctor should have been notified since
Resident 1 was at risk for serious medical
problems due to the low potassium.
Review of the facility's policy and procedure
titled, "Change in a Resident's Condition or
Status," dated 2015, indicated "Our facility shall
promptly notify the resident, his or her
attending physician, and representative of
changes in the resident's medical/mental
condition and/or status."
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309 Macarthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94610
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According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, "Hypokalemia, (low
potassium), can lead to ventricular tachycardia,
(fatal heart rhythm), hyper and/or hypotension,
(high or low blood pressure), muscle weakness
and paralysis." [Reference:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/Tp24-c2.pdf]
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RESIDENTS FREE OF SIGNIFICANT MED
ERRORS
CFR(s): 483.45(f)(2)
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483.45(f) Medication Errors.
The facility must ensure that its(f)(2) Residents are free of any significant
medication errors.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to ensure there were no significant
medication errors for one of four sampled
residents (Resident 4). Resident 4 did not
receive the physician ordered intravenous (IV delivered through a vein and into the blood)
antibiotics on 2/14/17 or 2/15/17. This failure
resulted in Resident 4 developing an elevated
body temperature and being sent to the
hospital emergency room.
Findings:
Review of Resident 4's hospital "Most Recent
After Visit Summary," admission date 2/10/17,
indicated Resident 4 had diagnoses that
included sepsis (a life threatening condition
caused by the body's response to an infection
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Oakland, CA 94610
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in the blood) and had physician orders, dated
2/10/17, to receive 300 milligrams of Amikacin
(antibiotic medication) intravenously (IV through a vein) every 12 hours through
2/19/17.
Review of Resident 4's hospital "Medication
Administration Record" (MAR), dated 2/13/17,
indicated Resident 4 had started the Amikacin
IV antibiotics on 2/10/17 and received it every
12 hours (at 7:00 a.m. and 7 p.m.) while in the
hospital.
Review of Resident 4's "Nursing Notes," dated
2/14/17, at 9 p.m., indicated Resident 4 was
admitted to the facility on 2/14/17 at 5:30 p.m.
The Nursing Notes did not indicate an
assessment of the condition of Resident 4's IV
insertion site or documentation of the plan to
begin administration of the IV antibiotics. The
Nurse's notes also indicated "...Faxed all
resident medications to pharmacy. Per
pharmacy all her (Resident 4's) medications
will receive tonight...."
Review of the facility pharmacy "Delivery
Manifest," dated 2/15/17, at 10:53 a.m.,
indicated the facility received Resident 4's
Amikacin antibiotic on 2/15/17 at 10:50 a.m.
In an interview with the Director of Staff
Development (DSD) on 3/9/17, at 1 p.m., the
DSD stated she could not locate Resident 4's
MAR that reflected her stay at the facility from
2/14/17 at 5:30 p.m. until 2/15/17 at 5:30 p.m.
(when Resident 4 returned to the hospital).
In an interview with Licensed Vocational Nurse
(LVN) 1 on 5/4/17, at 9:15 a.m., LVN 1 stated
she did not give any antibiotics to Resident 4
on the evening of 2/14/17 because she was not
certified or licensed to give IV medications.
LVN 1 stated she informed the Registered
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Oakland, CA 94610
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Nurse (RN) on the same shift that she (LVN 1)
was not able give the antibiotics to Resident 4
and only an RN could administer the IV
medication. LVN 1 stated Resident 4 did not
receive any antibiotics while in the facility. LVN
1 worked with Patient 4 the next evening
(2/15/17) and was told to transfer Resident 4 to
the hospital emergency room so she could
receive the antibiotics.
Review of the discharge nursing note on
2/15/17, at 6 p.m., indicated Resident 4
returned to the hospital to receive her antibiotic
treatment.
Review of Resident 4's "Emergency
Department Progress," dated 2/15/17,
indicated Resident 4 was admitted to the
hospital for IV antibiotics because the facility
was "Unable to give IV antibiotics or check
labs..." The Emergency Department Progress
notes also indicated on admission to the
emergency room , Resident 4 had a body
temperature of 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
that rose to 101.1 (°F) (normal is 98.6 °F).
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