F 0725
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in
charge on each shift.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff was available to answer a
resident's call light for one of two residents (Resident 1), when the resident requested assistance to go to
the bathroom for toileting needs.
This failure had the potential for the resident to be incontinent and also cause psychosocial harm.
Findings:
During a review of the facility document titled, Nursing Staff Sheet (NSS), dated 4/28/24, the NSS indicated
for 3-11 shift (afternoon), the census was 88 and seven certified nursing assistants (CNAs) were scheduled
for patient care. The NSS further indicated, each CNA had approximately 12 to 13 residents each to care
for.
During an interview on 5/13/24 at 10:43 am with the director of nursing (DON), the DON stated, We are not
understaffed .We currently do not have any staffing waivers . In this facility the expectation is that anyone
that works here and sees or hears a call light they are expected to go in and at least see what the resident
needs .
During a review of Resident 1's Face Sheet, dated 5/13/24, the face sheet indicated, Resident 1 was
admitted on [DATE], with diagnoses that included, hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) and
hemiparesis (inability to move one side of the body) following acerebral infarction (stroke-disrupted blood
flow to the brain) affecting left non-dominant side.
During a review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS-assessment of current health conditions), dated
5/8/24, the MDS indicated, a BIMS (brief interview of mental status) score of 15, which indicated intact
cognition (alert mental processes), no behavioral issues, with upper and lower impairment on one side (left
of the body), continent of bladder but requiring maximum assistance for toileting.
During a review of Resident 1's Care Plan (CP), revised 9/21/23, the CP indicated, Resident 1 had impaired
functional abilities related to left hemiparesis, full dependence on toileting, potential elimination concerns
related to hemiparesis with interventions including but not limited to, answer all call bells promptly to ensure
continued continence of bowel and bladder; and scheduled/habit toileting program: upon awakening, before
and after breakfast, before and after lunch, before or after supper, at bedtime, and during the night if
resident is awake.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 5/13/24 at 11:53 am with Resident 1 inside 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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
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Event ID:
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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
055256
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/20/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce
216 North Third Street
Lompoc, CA 93436
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0725
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
resident's room, Resident 1 was sitting on a wheelchair, and a urinal (plastic container to urinate in) was
hanging on a bedside rail. Resident 1 attested to an incident on 4/28/24 and stated in part, They seem to
treat people like cattle here. When they ignore my call light, I went on my wheelchair to the nurses station
and told (name of licensed nurse 1 -LN1), I need help going to the bathroom. (Name of LN1) said, I have an
assigned CNA and to go back to my room and wait. But I told (name of LN1) I need to go but she keep
arguing with me about their staffing. One CNA has like 17 people to care for and they don't help each other
out, the supervisors just sits and don't help, and since my time here, their answering of the call light is a
constant problem. I stopped going to my care meetings as it's just a big show, I am going to be rude when
they treat me like a piece of meat, I have started taking notes regarding response time, if I am in bed, I can
use the urinal, but if I am on the wheelchair I can't. My left arm and leg has been affected by stroke and it is
hard for me to use the urinal.
During an interview on 5/13/24 at 12:26 pm with CNA1, CNA1 stated, .I was on dinner break that night . the
resident was upset about staff getting him to the bathroom . his biggest complaint was that the light was on
and nobody got there quick enough for him . I know he uses the urinal, but I don't think he uses it when he
is in his chair. When he is in the chair, he uses the call light then we take him to the bathroom. We use the
easy stand with him to get him to the toilet, and off the toilet. On the weekends we can be shorter staffed,
on the weekends there should be ten CNA's, and sometimes people call in, I stayed that day for a double
shift and had him (Resident 1) the entire time. As far as the time to get to a room with a call light on I do not
know an actual time frame .Usually I would have ten residents, but it can change due to the census .that
night he was in his chair not the bed when he used the call light .
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