F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper
authorities.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure 1. Their abuse policy and procedure
accurately reflect the correct reporting time frames and the abuse allegation was reported to the state,
Ombudsman (a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints) and local police
enforcement immediately, but no later than 2 hours after the allegation is made for one out of four sampled
residents (Resident 1). This failure had the potential to result to ongoing abuse which could cause Resident
1 to feel angry, depressed and scared.
Findings:
During a review of Resident 1's face sheet (demographics), it indicated Resident 1 was [AGE] years old,
initially admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included Congestive Heart Failure (CHF, A
weakened heart condition that causes fluid buildup in the feet, arms, lungs, and other organs), Dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing) and Stage 4 pressure sore (most severe type of pressure ulcer, indicating the
pressure injury is very deep, reaching into muscle and bone and causing extensive damage) on her
sacrum, a large, triangle-shaped bone in the lower spine that forms part of the pelvis (the lower part of the
trunk). Her Minimum Data Sheet assessment (MDS, a comprehensive assessment of each resident's
functional capabilities and helps nursing home staff identify health problems) dated 2/23/23, Brief Interview
of Mental Status (BIMS, a mandatory tool used to screen and identify the cognitive condition of residents),
indicated Resident 1 had moderately impaired cognition. Resident 1 was totally dependent on 1 to 2 staff
for her Activities of Living (ADL's, activities related to personal care. They include bathing or showering,
dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet, and eating). Resident 1 received
nutrition via Gastrostomy tube (GT, a tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the
stomach)
During an interview on 3/27/23 at 2:30 p.m., the Administrator verified he received a report from staff on
3/23/23, night shift, about an alleged incident between Resident 1 and her son. The Administrator stated, it
was reported to him on 3/23/23 that Resident 1's son was unsafely handling Resident 1 during turning and
repositioning, while Resident 1 was lying flat on the bed with her tube feeding running and Resident 1's son
was observed to be tugging on her blanket harshly while repositioning her. The Administrator stated that at
this time, he did not feel the son's action towards Resident 1 was abusive in nature hence no report was
made until the morning of 3/24/23 when a staff reported another incident where Resident 1's son was
attempting to change her shirt while she was inappropriately positioned, the privacy curtain was opened,
and Resident 1 was exposed. The Administrator stated this prompted him to report an alleged abuse on
3/24/23.
During an interview on 3/27/23 at 2:53 p.m., Unlicensed Staff A stated staff should report to the
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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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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
055014
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/18/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Fairfield Post-Acute Rehab
1255 Travis Blvd
Fairfield, CA 94533
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
manager immediately if a resident was yelling stop repeatedly, appears to be in pain or being cared for
harshly in anyway as this could be an abusive situation that needed further investigation. Unlicensed Staff A
stated if an alleged abuse was not reported immediately, it could result to continued abuse, resident would
feel unhappy, hopeless, scared, and angry. Unlicensed staff A stated, all abuse allegations had to be
reported to the state, the Ombudsman, and the law enforcement within 24 hours upon learning of the
incident.
During an interview on 3/27/23 at 3:02 p.m., Unlicensed Staff B stated, allegation of abuse should be
reported immediately. Unlicensed Staff B stated hearing a resident yelling stop repeatedly or observing a
harsh care being provided to a resident need to be reported immediately because that could be an
indication of abuse. When asked what immediately meant, Unlicensed Staff B stated, I'm not really sure but
I think all abuse allegations need to be reported within 24 hours. Unlicensed Staff B stated, if abuse
allegations were not reported immediately, resident would not be safe. Unlicensed Staff stated, residents
could get injured and experience emotional distress. Unlicensed Staff B stated, resident would end up
feeling angry and scared.
During an interview on 3/27/23 at 3:28 p.m., Licensed Staff C stated, all abuse allegations would need to be
reported to the state, Ombudsman, and the law enforcement, immediately within 24 hours. Licensed Staff C
stated he did not know which document he needed to fill out when reporting abuse to the state, the
ombudsman, and the law enforcement agency. Licensed Staff C stated if a resident was yelling stop
continuously and complaining of pain or if staff observed someone treating a resident harshly in any way,
this could mean it was an abusive situation that would need further investigation and would need to be
reported immediately. Licensed Staff C stated residents' safety was a top priority. Licensed Staff C stated, if
an abuse allegation was not reported immediately, it could result to resident feeling alone, scared,
depressed and angry. Licensed Staff C stated failure to report an abuse allegation immediately could result
to further abuse.
During an interview on 3/27/23 at 4:07 p.m., Licensed Staff D stated, if there was an abuse allegation, staff
would need to fill out SOC 341. Licensed Staff D stated, all abuse allegations had to be reported to the
state, Ombudsman, and local enforcement agency within 2 hours. Licensed Staff D stated, if a resident was
being treated harshly in anyway, it could mean an abuse is going on and would need to investigate further.
Licensed Staff D stated, residents' safety was always the priority. Licensed Staff D stated, if an abuse
allegation was not investigated and reported timely, the abuse could continue. Licensed Staff D stated this
could result to resident feeling angry and scared. Licensed Staff D stated, resident will not trust staff
thinking staff did not do anything to help them anyway.
During a concurrent interview and nursing note dated 3/23/23 9:30 p.m., record review on 3/27/23 at 4:51
p.m. the Director of Nursing (DON) verified that on the evening of 3/23/23, she was notified by Unlicensed
Staff E regarding an incident involving Resident 1 and her son. The DON stated she could not recall the
details of the call but was concerned on how Resident 1's son was treating the staff versus on how
Resident 1's son was providing care for her. The DON stated she was not worried about Resident 1 when
she received the report regarding an incident between Resident 1 and her son, but more so on Resident 1's
son behavior towards the staff. The DON stated Licensed Staff E had concerns, among others, about
Resident 1's son caring for her. The DON verified the nursing note on 3/23/23 9:32 p.m., indicated Resident
1's son was unsafely handling her while being repositioned in bed, flat on the bed, with GT feeding running
. son was tugging the bedsheet harshly while repositioning her. When asked if this could be considered an
alleged abuse situation, the DON stated it was hard to say. When asked if Resident 1's son tugging on
Resident 1's sheets harshly while repositioning her
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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
055014
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/18/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Fairfield Post-Acute Rehab
1255 Travis Blvd
Fairfield, CA 94533
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
and Resident 1's son unsafe handling while repositioning her could be considered an abuse, thus needing
to be investigated and reported immediately, the DON stated it was a tricky question. The DON stated,
based on the facility policy, the facility met the abuse reporting time frame since they had reported the
abuse allegation within 24 hours anyway. The DON stated abuse that resulted to an injury would be
reported within 2 hours.
Residents Affected - Few
During a telephone interview on 3/29/23 at 3:04 p.m., Unlicensed Staff E verified that on the night of
3/23/23, she had reported to the DON and the Administrator, an incident involving Resident 1 and her son.
Unlicensed Staff E stated the call was prompted because she felt the situation was abusive in nature.
Unlicensed Staff E stated, the situation did not feel right, the way Resident 1's son was caring for her.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P), titled Fairfield Post Acute Rehab Policy and
Procedure- Nursing Administration, Residents Rights section, Abuse Prevention revised 12/2021, the P&P
indicated, all alleged incidents of abuse are to be reported to the state immediately or within 24 hours
.allegation of resident abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property or injury of unknown source will
be reported within 24 hours to the appropriate state agency, the Department of health and the
Ombudsman.
A review of the Federal Regulation 609, 42 CFR 483.12(c) indicated all alleged violations should be
reported immediately but not later than 2 hours if the alleged violation involves abuse or results in serious
bodily injury.
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