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Inspection visit

Health inspection

ROSECRANS CARE CENTERCMS #0550721 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to implement its policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Enhanced Standard Precautions ([ESP] a framework for reducing multi drug-resistant organism [MDRO] transmission by using gowns and gloves while caring for residents at high risk for MDRO transmission, at the point of care during specific activities, by contmainating health care workers' hands, clothes and the environment), which indicated to don (put on) PPE within room, before engaging in activity (resident care), if splash is anticipated, for two of eight sampled residents (Residents 6 and 7), who had physician ' s orders for wound care. Residents Affected - Few This deficient practice had the potential to result in transmission of a disease-causing organisms, affecting the other residents in the facility, and the potential for the affected residents ' delay in wound healing process. Findings: 1). During a review of Resident 6 ' s admission Record, the admission Record indicated Resident 6 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], and re-admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including muscle weakness (a lack of muscle strength or the inability to control voluntary muscle force) unspecified Dementia (a progressive state of decline in mental abilities) and quadriplegia (a condition characterized by the partial or complete loss of motor and sensory function in all four limbs) of the arms and legs. During a review of Resident 6 ' s History and Physical (H&P) dated 12/13/2024, the H&P indicated Resident 6 did not have the mental capacity to understand and make medical decisions. During a review of Resident 6 ' s Minimum Data Set (MDS – a federally mandated resident assessment tool) dated 12/15/2024, the MDS indicated Resident 6 usually understand and be understood by others. The MDS indicated Resident 6 required substantial to maximum assistance for bed mobility, transfer, walking, eating, personal hygiene and toileting. During a review of Resident 6 ' s physician ' s order dated 1/27/2025, the physician ' s order indicated Resident 6 had a left heel Stage 3 pressure ulcer (deep and painful wounds in the skin). The physician ' s order indicated to cleanse the left heel with antiseptic spray, pat dry and apply santyl (an ointment used to remove damaged tissue from chronic skin ulcers), collagen alginate (type of dressing) then covers with bordered dressing, wrap with kerlix and secure with tape dressing daily, for 30 days. During a concurrent observation and interview on 2/11/2025 at 9:20 a.m. with Licensed Vocational (continued on next page) 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. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 055072 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB 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 055072 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 02/11/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Rosecrans Care Center 1140 West Rosecrans Avenue Gardena, CA 90247 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 0880 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Nurse (LVN) 1, in Resident 6 ' s room, an ESP sign was observed outside Resident 6 ' s room. LVN 1 was observed performing wound care on Resident 6 ' s left heel without an isolation gown. LVN 1 stated, I did not used a gown while providing Resident 6 ' s left heel wound care, which was a precaution to minimize the transmission of bacteria to the wound. 2. During a review of Resident 7 ' s admission Record, the admission Record indicated Resident 7 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses including unstageable pressure ulcer (a pressure sore where the extent of tissue damage cannot be accurately assessed due to a thick layer of dead tissue) to left and right buttocks, unstageable pressure ulcer to right ankle and chronic kidney disease stage 3 (a mild to moderate loss of kidney function). During a review of Resident 7 ' s H&P dated 12/23/2024, the H&P indicated Resident 7 did not have the mental capacity to understand and make medical decisions. During a review of Resident 7 ' s MDS dated [DATE], the MDS indicated Resident 7 usually understand and be understood by others. The MDS indicated Resident 7 required substantial/ maximum assistance for bed mobility, transfer, walking, eating, personal hygiene and toileting. During a review of Resident 7 ' s Treatment Administration Record (TAR) for 2/2025, the TAR indicated Resident 7 had a sacro-coccyx stage 4 (full thickness skin loss with extensive destruction; tissue necrosis; or damage to muscle, bones) pressure injury. The TAR indicated to cleanse the sacrococcyx with normal saline ([NS] a sterile solution containing 0.9% sodium chloride in water), pat dry and apply santyl ointment, then cover with bordered dressing, daily for 21 days. The TAR indicated Resident 7 had a left lateral malleolus stage 4 pressure injury with order to cleanse with NS, pat dry and apply santyl ointment, then cover with bordered dressing, daily for 21 days. During a concurrent observation and interview on 2/11/2025 at 10:23 a.m. with LVN 2, in Resident 7 ' s room, an ESP sign was posted outside Resident 7 ' s room. LVN 2 was observed performing wound care on Resident 7 ' s sacrococcyx area and left lateral malleolus wounds, without an isolation gown. LVN 2 stated I should have worn an isolation gown before entering Resident 7 ' s room to perform the wound care. LVN 2 stated we used the ESP precautions to prevent any transmission of infection to another resident. During an interview on 2/11/2025 at 12:45 p.m. with Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) 3, CNA 3 stated the ESP sign posted outside residents ' rooms meant, nurses should wear gown, mask and gloves before going inside the room to perform care, because these residents either had open wounds, gastric tube (tube surgically inserted into the stomach for feeding and medication administration) and these residents should be protected from any germs to get into open wounds. During an interview on 2/11/2025 at 2:30 p.m. with the Director of nursing (DON), the DON stated ESP precautions should be used when changing wound dressings. The DON stated ESP is also used on residents with history of Multiple Drug-Resistant Organisms (germs that are resistant to many antibiotics). The DON stated, the nurses must identify the isolation beds and use PPE when providing wound care or any activities involving close contact with the resident to prevent the transmission of any infection During a review of the facility ' s policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Enhance Standard Precautions, dated 2/20/2020, the P&P indicated to use PPE if splash is anticipated. The P&P indicated to don PPE within room before engaging in activity. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 055072 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0880GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F880 - Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the February 11, 2025 survey of ROSECRANS CARE CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of ROSECRANS CARE CENTER on February 11, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at ROSECRANS CARE CENTER on February 11, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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