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The following reflects the findings of the
California Department of Public Health Licensing and Certification during an
ABBREVIATED SURVEY for Facility Reported
Incident (FRI) CA00654416.
Representing the California Department of
Public Health - Licensing and Certification by
Federal ID 39957, RN, HFEN, and 42466, RN,
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CA00654416.
F689
SS=G
Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices F689
CFR(s): 483.25(d)(1)(2)
02/15/2020
§483.25(d) Accidents.
The facility must ensure that §483.25(d)(1) The resident environment
remains as free of accident hazards as is
possible; and
§483.25(d)(2)Each resident receives adequate
supervision and assistance devices to prevent
accidents.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on observation, interview and record
review, the facility failed to provide adequate
supervision for one of three sampled residents
(Resident 1) when Resident 1 who was at risk
for elopement (define) left the facility. Staff
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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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disarmed the door alarm and Resident 1 left
the facility before the door alarm was
reactivated on 9/12/19.
As a result of this failure Resident 1 was not
found for 4 days until 9/15/19. Resident 1
during this time wandered about outdoors in
temperatures ranging from 82 -101 degrees
Fahrenheit. Resident 1 was found outside near
a homeless encampment and his physical
appearance was visibly dirty and his clothes
soiled in his own urine and feces. he was
diagnosed with severe altered mental status
(AMS), uremia (high level of urea [toxic waste]
in the blood occurs when the kidney is
damaged or does not function properly),
dehydration (decrease in the amount of water
in the body), and hypernatremia (high level of
salt in the blood, possible cause could be
inadequate water intake or dehydration).
Resident 1 was admitted to the GACH for
higher level of care. As of 11/19/19, Resident 1
remained in the hospital as an inpatient.
Findings:
During a review of the clinical record for
Resident 1, the "Admission Record" (record
containing resident personal information)
undated, indicated Resident 1 was a 68-yearold admitted to the SNF on 8/2/19, with
diagnoses which included traumatic
hemorrhage of cerebrum (bleeding that occurs
within the brain tissue), Diffuse traumatic brain
injury with loss of consciousness ( brain injury
caused by an outside force, usually a violent
blow to the head), muscle weakness,
unsteadiness on feet, urinary tract infection
(bladder infection), Alcohol intoxication, Closed
fractures (broken bone) of the ribs of left side.
Resident 1's Brief Interview of Mental status
assessment (BIMS - screening tool used in
nursing home to assess cognition) dated
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8/30/19 indicated Resident 1 scored 10 of 15
points which indicated Resident 1 was
moderately impaired with cognitive skills for
daily decision making.
During an interview with the Director of Nursing
(DON), on 9/13/19, at 10:01 a.m., the DON
stated she learned Resident 1 was missing at
approximately 8 a.m. on 9/12/19. The DON
stated staff immediately started searching for
Resident 1 in all rooms, bathrooms and the
outside premises of the facility. The DON
stated staff was not able to locate Resident 1 in
or out of the facility. The DON stated the Social
Service Director (SSD) went to a local nearby
homeless shelter and Resident 1 was not
there. The Administrator (ADM) on 9/12/19
searched the neighborhood near the facility
and could not locate Resident 1. The DON
stated the search for Resident 1 lasted until
10:30 a.m., on 9/12/19 without success. The
DON stated the Director of Staff Development
(DSD) reported to the local police department
on 9/12/19 of Resident 1's elopement and the
unsuccessful search. The DON stated she
viewed the facility video surveillance footage in
the Administrator's office that showed Resident
1 had exited from the exit door by the Kitchen
on 9/12/19.
During an interview with the DON, on 9/13/19,
at 10:01 a.m., the DON explained how
Resident 1 left the building. The DON stated
the exit door to the outside near the kitchen
was equipped with an alarm that does not
respond to the wander guard (a tracking
application designed to prevent person at risk
from leaving a facility unaccompanied) alarm
placed on Resident 1. The alarm on the exit
door to the outside requires staff to set the
alarm to an on position. Once the exit door has
been set to arm the door has a delay of 15
seconds before the alarm was armed. The
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DON stated the dietary aide (DA) 1 who was
working in the kitchen on 9/12/19 had disarmed
the exit door to take out trash and saw
Resident in the kitchen hallway near the exit
door. Once the DA 1 had completed the task of
taking out the trash, DA 1 armed the exit door
and returned to the kitchen. The DON stated
Resident 1 remained in the kitchen hallway
near the exit door and left the building prior to
the 15-second alarm delay was completed to
re-arm the exit door. The DON stated the
facility video surveillance recording of the
hallway and exit door used by DA 1 and
Resident 1 showed DA 1 speaking to Resident
1 and DA 1 going back into the kitchen behind
closed doors. The DA 1 did not see Resident 1
leave the building.
During a concurrent interview and record
review with the DON, on 9/13/19, at 10:15
a.m., the DON stated they had an elopement
binder in each nurses' station. The DON
reviewed the elopement binder which
contained the photos of each resident who was
in the facility. The elopement binder contained
resident face sheet, and the elopement policy
and procedure which indicated, " ...Process 1.
Staff will identify residents who are at risk for
harm because of unsafe wandering (including
elopement) ...and Missing Resident Procedure
Form and Mechanical Alarm System policy..."
During a review of the clinical record for
Resident 1, the physician's order dated
8/17/19, indicated, "Apply Wander guard due to
resident [1] at risk for elopement..."
During a review of the clinical record for
Resident 1, the nurses note titled "Weekly
Summary" dated 8/19/19, at 7:07 a.m.,
indicated, "[Resident 1] ... At risk for elopement
...apply wander guard due to resident [1] at risk
for elopement ..."
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During a concurrent record review, interview
with the DON, and on a speaker phone, a
telephone interview with Licensed Nurse (LN)
1, on 9/13/19, at 4:30 p.m., LN 1 stated she
received the physician order for the wander
guard bracelet alarm on 8/17/19 for Resident 1
because Resident 1 was pacing around the
facility and exit seeking. The DON reviewed
Resident 1's physician orders and verified the
order for the wander guard was dated 8/17/19.
LN 1 stated she applied the wander guard
bracelet alarm on Resident 1's ankle on the
same day the physician's order was obtained,
8/17/19. LN 1 stated she forgot to perform the
elopement risk assessment after obtaining the
wander guard bracelet physician's order. The
DON reviewed Resident 1's clinical record and
verified that an elopement risk assessment was
not completed on 8/17/19. The LN 1 stated she
should had performed the elopement
assessment after she had witnessed Resident
1's exit seeking behavior on 8/17/19.
During a concurrent interview and record
review, on 9/13/19, at 5 p.m., with the DON,
the DON reviewed Resident 1's Elopement
Risk Assessment, dated 8/24/19 which
indicated Resident 1's elopement risk score
was 6 which meant Resident 1 was identified
as having a moderate risk for elopement.
During a concurrent interview and record
review, on 9/13/19, at 5 p.m., with the DON,
the DON reviewed Resident's 1's elopement
care plan, dated 8/18/19 which indicated,
"[Resident 1] ... At risk for Elopement ...
[Resident 1 was] Disoriented to place. Resident
[1] wanders aimlessly ... Interventions
...Redirect resident ..."
During a concurrent interview and record
review, on 9/13/19, at 5:20 p.m., with the DON,
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the DON reviewed Resident 1's elopement
care plan, dated 8/27/19 which indicated,
"Focus: Resident [1] exhibits the following
behavior excessive pacing without any reason
...Interventions: Document resident [1's]
behavior on the monitoring in Medication
Administration Record (MAR). The DON
reviewed Resident 1's MAR dated 8/2019, and
stated she was unable to find documented
interventions in the MAR for the wandering
behavior, " ... Redirect [Resident 1's wandering
behavior] ... Remove resident [1] from stimulus
..."
During an interview with Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA) 1, on 9/13/19, at 12 p.m., CNA
1 stated she was assigned to care for Resident
1 on 9/12/19 prior to his elopement. CNA 1
stated on 9/12/19 at approximately 7 a.m., she
assisted Resident 1 with his dressing needs
before she left him in his room and went out to
other areas of the facility to distribute breakfast
trays to other residents. She stated at
approximately 7:30 a.m., she went and
checked on Resident 1 and he was not in his
room. CNA 1 went searching for him
throughout the facility and was unable to find
him. CNA 1 reported to Resident 1's nurse that
he was missing. CNA 1 stated after reporting to
the nurse, she then called a "code 10 (code for
missing resident)." She stated all staff except
the charge nurse and 1 to 2 CNAs conducted a
search of the facility for Resident 1. CNA 1
stated she was told Resident 1 was seen on
the surveillance video leaving out the exit door
by the kitchen at approximately 7:30 a.m., on
9/12/19.
During an interview with the DSD, on 9/13/19,
at 12:13 p.m., the DSD stated she was the
nurse for Resident 1 on 9/12/19. The DSD
stated she was at Station 2 at around 7:45
a.m., receiving exchange of shift report from
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the night shift charge nurse. The DSD stated
she heard the announcement of Code 10 and
directed staff to start searching for Resident 1.
The DSD stated staff searched the front and
back parking lot and immediate neighborhood
surrounding the facility and were unable find
Resident 1. The DSD stated she called the
police department and reported Resident 1 was
missing. The DSD stated the last time she saw
Resident 1 was around 7 a.m. and he was
wearing a hospital gown and holding his water
pitcher in the hallway. The DSD stated another
LN asked him to go back to his room to change
into his clothes and the LN assisted him to his
room.
During a concurrent observation and interview
with DA 1, on 9/13/19, at 1:56 p.m., DA 1
explained his work assignment at the time of
Resident 1's elopement. DA 1 demonstrated
turning off the alarm from the exit door near the
kitchen and then taking boxes outside and reentering the facility and turning on the alarm.
DA 1 stated he remembered Resident 1 came
near him by the exit door the day Resident 1
went missing 9/12/19. The DA stated he redirected Resident 1 to leave the area but
Resident 1 remained in the kitchen hallway
near the exit door. DA 1 stated he was not
aware Resident 1 had exited from the unarmed exit door. DA 1 stated he was not aware
Resident 1 was a risk for elopement. DA 1
stated he was not aware the facility had a
binder with a list of residents that were
identified as risk for elopement.
During an interview with the ADM, on 9/13/19,
at 2:53 p.m., the ADM stated she was not
aware DA 1 and dietary staff did not know
Resident 1 was a risk for elopement.
During a concurrent observation and interview
with Maintenance Supervisor (MS), on 9/13/19,
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at 2:40 p.m., the MS tested the wander guard
alarms on exit doors and found the alarms
were functional and working except for the
kitchen hallway exit door. The MS stated all exit
doors had wander guard alarms except the
Northwest side of the building exit door next to
the kitchen where Resident 1 exited. The MS
stated the exit door next to the kitchen had a
different alarm that staff could disarm and when
staff would re-arm the alarm had a 15 seconds
delay to where the door can be opened, and
the alarm would not go off.
During a concurrent observation, interview and
review of the video surveillance recording (no
audio) with the ADM, on 9/13/19 at 3:30 p.m.,
Resident 1 was observed coming into view and
was standing in the kitchen hallway watching
DA 1 carrying boxes toward the Northwest side
exit door. The video showed DA 1 disarming
the alarm to the exit door near the kitchen,
open the door and placed the kitchen boxes
outside the door. DA 1 walked back into the
facility and reset the alarm, turned and looked
at Resident [1] standing in the hallway. DA 1
appeared to tell Resident 1 to "go over there"
pointing away from the door. The video
surveillance showed that as soon as DA 1
walked into the kitchen, Resident 1 exited the
door at 7:36 a.m., before the 15-second delay
of the alarm was reactivated.
During telephone interview with the ADM, on
9/16/19, at 12:56 p.m., the ADM stated a local
hospital called the facility informing them that
Resident 1 had been found and was in their
hospital.
During a review of Resident 1's hospital clinical
record titled, "Emergency Department Reports"
dated 9/19/19, indicated. "[Resident 1 was
admitted with] severe Altered Mental Status
(AMS- confused and disoriented), Acute Kidney
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injury (AKI- condition in which the kidney
suddenly can't filter waste from the blood)
Uremia, hypernatremia and dehydration
(significant loss of body fluid that impairs
normal body functions). Resident 1 noted to
have hematemesis (vomiting of stomach
contents mixed with blood) with coffee ground
emesis (the presence of clotted blood within
the vomit). The hospital Clinical Record
indicated, "Patient [Resident 1] dirty, feces and
urine on clothes ...right hip area with redness
...Buttocks area with redness ...Bedside
glucose (blood sugar) 280 mg [milligrams]/dl
[deciliter] (unit of measurement) ...patient
vomited approx. 100 ml (milliliter - unit of
measurement) coffee ground/reddish emesis
(vomit). The hospital Clinical Record indicated,
"Staff member from [ name] nursing home
called and stating they were looking for this
patient which went missing from their facility
two days ... [ prior on 9/12/19] ..."
During a review of Resident 1's hospital clinical
record titled, "Discharge Summary" dated
12/3/19, indicated " ...admit date 9/15/19,
[through] 12/3/19 [ a total of 79 days'
hospitalization] ...Patient ... found by other
homeless people, confused, soiled [with] urine
and feces." The hospital Clinical Record
indicated Resident 1 was admitted into CPCU
(Cardiac [heart] Progressive Care Unit- unit
that provides specialized care to patients
requiring heart monitoring for various
cardiovascular [heart] disorders) ..."
During a review of the facility's policy and
procedure titled, "Elopement/Wandering
Resident", dated 6/2017, indicated, "Policy the facility will strive to prevent unsafe
wandering ... for residents who are at risk for
wandering ...1. The staff will identify residents
who are at risk for harm because of unsafe
wandering (including elopement) ... 2. The staff
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will assess at risk individuals for potentially
correctible risk factors related to unsafe
wandering ..."
During a review of the facility's policy and
procedure titled, "Mechanical Alarm System,"
dated 6/2017, indicated, "Policy- To provide an
environment that is hazard free ...control and
supervision and assistive device are used to
ensure that avoidable incident of accidents as a
result of elopement ..."
FORM CMS-2567(02-99) Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID: Y5PT11
Facility ID: CA040000004
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