F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure care and services were provided in accordance with
professional standards of practice for one of three residents (Resident 1) when:
Residents Affected - Few
1. medications were not administered as ordered by the physician; and,
2. Resident 1's physician was not informed regarding missed doses of medication.
These failures had the potential to compromise Resident 1's health and well-being.
Findings:
1. Review of Resident 1's clinical record indicated she was admitted on [DATE] and had diagnoses
including fractured shaft of right fibula (a break of the larger lower leg bone below the knee joint), atrial
fibrillation (irregular heart rate), congestive heart failure (heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the
body's needs), hypertensive heart disease with heart failure (heart problems that occur because of high
blood pressure pressure), presence of cardiac pacemaker (implantable device that regulates heart muscle
and contractions)
Review of Resident 1's physician's order, dated 3/24/24, indicated she was to receive sotolol (medication
used to treat heart rhythm problems) 80 milligram (mg, dose measurement) tablet, one half tablet two times
a day.
Review of Resident 1's medication administration record (MAR) indicated she did not receive her scheduled
doses of sotolol on 4/9/24 at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 4/10/24 at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and 4/11/24 at
5:00 p.m.
During an interview and concurrent record review with the director of nursing (DON) on 5/21/24 at 12:00
p.m., she reviewed Resident 1's MAR and confirmed Resident 1 did not receive sotolol on the above dates
and times. The DON confirmed the MAR indicated the sotolol was not available. The DON stated the
licensed nurses should follow up with the pharmacy when a medication is not available.
2. Resident 1's physician's order, dated 3/24/24, indicated she was to receive sotolol 80 mg tablet, one half
tablet, two times a day.
Review of Resident 1's medication administration record (MAR) indicated she did not receive her scheduled
doses of sotolol on 4/9/24 at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 4/10/24 at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and 4/11/24 at
5:00 p.m.
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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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
055210
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
055210
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/21/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility
373 Pine Lane
Los Altos, CA 94022
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 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview and concurrent record review with the DON on 5/21/24 at 12:45 p.m., she stated the
licensed nurses should inform the physician when a resident does not receive prescribed medications. The
DON confirmed there was no documentation indicating licensed nurses informed the physician when
Resident 1 did not receive sotolol on 4/9/24, 4/10/24. and 4/11/24.
Review of the facility's policy, Medication Ordering and Receiving From Pharmacy Provider, dated 2007,
indicated medications are received from the provider pharmacy on a timely basis and to reorder routine
medications by the reorder date on the label to assure an adequate supply is on hand.
Review of the facility's policy, Medication Administration - General Guidelines dated 2007, indicated if a
dose of regularly schedule medication is with withheld the MAR must be appropriately documented and if
two consecutive doses of a vital medication are withheld the physician is notified.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
055210
If continuation sheet
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