F 0610
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to identify an injury of unknown origin as
possible abuse for one resident (Resident 1), and failed to report the allegation of abuse to the California
Department of Public Health.
Residents Affected - Few
As a result, the facility failed to initiate their abuse policy and procedure related to an injury of unknown
origin and placed Resident 1 at risk for further abuse. This failure also placed other residents at risk for
abuse and delayed the abuse investigation proces.
Findings:
Resident 1's record was reviewed. The Record of admission indicated Resident 1 was admitted to the
facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included Alzheimer ' s disease (a disease which destroys memory
and other important mental functions), vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance (a disorder that
causes problems with personality and behavior), and hearing loss. According to Resident 1 ' s MDS (an
assessment tool), her BIMS (used to assess cognition) indicated Resident 1 was rarely or never
understood.
On 8/15/24 at 10:32 A.M., a joint observation and interview was conducted in Resident 1 ' s bedroom.
Resident 1 was observed laying on her back in bed. Resident 1 had dark purple discoloration surrounding
her right eye. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 1 stated staff thinks Resident 1 had a fall, which created
the facial bruise, but nobody witnessed it. CNA 1 stated Resident 1 always wore her hair down and a large
hat which covered her face. Resident 1 was wearing a black baseball cap, and her hair was down and there
was bruising on her face visible from the doorway. CNA 1 was sitting in a chair at Resident 1 ' s bedside.
CNA 1 stated she was assigned to stay with Resident 1 and was doing supervision with assistance . which
meant always being with Resident 1. CNA 1 stated she is unsure how Resident 1 sustained the injury. CNA
1 stated .it ' s hard to take care of her . and Resident 1 is hard of hearing. CNA 1 stated Resident 1 had
aggressive behaviors. She doesn ' t understand that we are only trying to help .[Resident 1] she walks
facing down and won ' t let you touch her (Resident 1) and will push you or punch you .
On 8/15/24 at 10:56 A.M., Resident 1 was observed waking up. Resident 1 was awake and stated, done
here we are eating. Resident 1 said other words that were unintelligible.
On 8/15/24 at 11 A.M., an interview was conducted with Licensed Nurse (LN). LN 1 stated on 8/3/24
around 8:30 A.M., Resident 1 was eating breakfast in the dining room. LN 1 stated CNA 2 noticed the
bruise on Resident 1 ' s face, then informed LN 1. LN 1 stated staff was not certain when Resident 1 was
injured because it was often difficult to see her face. LN 1 stated Resident 1 always wore her
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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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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
055008
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Edgemoor Hospital
655 Park Center Drive
Santee, CA 92071
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F 0610
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
hair down and a large hat which covered her face. LN 1 stated Resident 1 had dementia and was unable to
tell staff how she got the bruise. LN 1 stated when staff attempts to remove her hat to provide care,
Resident 1 .gets aggressive and tries to hit staff . and .she screams and yells . LN 1 stated staff also found
two dime sized bruises on Resident 1 ' s left forearm. LN 1 stated the cause of the bruises was unknown
and stated .we have possible conclusions, but we really don ' t know how it happened .it was probably a fall,
but we don ' t know for sure . LN 1 stated if a resident has an injury with an undetermined cause we would
tell the administrator because it could be abuse.
On 8/15/24 at 12:36 P.M., an interview was conducted with the Director of Staff Development (DSD). The
DSD stated an in-service titled Abuse Reporting and Falls was given to staff after [Resident 1] had the
bruise . The DSD stated the QA nurse reviewed the incident report and asked the DSD to provide the
abuse in-service training based on the incident report. The DSD stated she considered the bruise to be
possible abuse because they could not determine how Resident 1 acquired the bruise. The DSD further
stated if you see an injury of unknown origin, it needs to be reported. The DSD stated if an injury of
unknown origin is not reported their safety gets compromised .it ' s a serious offense . We are supposed to
keep them (residents) safe. The DSD stated the facility did not report the injury and we did not keep them
safe. The DSD stated the Administrator (Admin) was the facility ' s abuse coordinator.
On 8/15/24 at 2:08 P.M., an interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON stated
the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT- team consisting of members from different disciplines) concluded, based on
Resident 1 ' s history, that the resident had a .possible fall . The DON stated Resident 1 is a vulnerable
resident with dementia. The DON stated, .people with dementia are more prone to be victimized .they
cannot talk . The DON stated the possible fall was unwitnessed and the resident was not seen on the
ground or assisted up from the ground by staff.
On 8/15/24 at 2:32 P.M., an interview was conducted with the Administrator (ADM) via telephone. The ADM
stated on 8/3/24, Resident 1 was sent to the Emergency Department for evaluation of the bruise. The ADM
stated the ombudsman informed the facility that the hospital reported the bruise to the state agency. The
ADM stated Resident 1 ' s bruise was not reported to the state agency by the facility. The ADM stated,
police were not notified because it was reported by the hospital and .We did not deem it suspicious in
nature for abuse reporting .
A review of the Facility ' s undated reference document titled Injuries of Unknown Origin indicated, Bruises
were more likely to indicate abuse when found in the following areas: Head/neck .Abusive bruising was
often found on more than one plane of the body .both the inner and outer sides of the arm .
Policy & Procedure titled Abuse & Criminal Activity Identification, Screening, Prevention, Response,
Reporting and Investigating, dated 3/15/24, indicated, all (facility) employees and other workers will comply
with mandated reporting requirements . and .it is the policy of (the facility) to assure that every staff
member and contractor fully understands their responsibility, as mandated reporters under California law,
42 CFR 483.12
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