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Inspection visit

Health inspection

CAMINO RIDGE POST-ACUTECMS #0553151 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.

055315 01/02/2024 Camino Ridge Post-Acute 1949 Grant Road Mountain View, CA 94040
F 0573 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a request for documents was fulfilled in a timely manner when the facility did not provide the requested documents to Resident 1's responsible party (RP, the individual that make medical and healthcare decision on behalf of the client) within the timeframes specified in their policies. This failure had the potential to cause undue concern and anxiety on behalf of the Resident 1 ' RP. Findings: Review of Resident 1 ' s medical record indicated he was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and was discharged on 5/11/23. Review of the Resident 1 ' s interdisciplinary team (IDT, professional disciplines, as appropriate, will work together to provide the greatest benefit for the resident) meetings dated 9/20/20, 12/27/21, 3/29/22 and 6/29/22 indicated Resident 1 ' s daughter is the RP. During an interview with the facility ' s business office personnel (BOP) on 11/21/23 at 9:42 a.m., the BOP confirmed receiving an e-mail message around first week of November 2023 from Resident 1 ' s RP regarding request for Resident 1 ' s facility financial bill. The BOP further stated she e-mailed a statement of facility ' s balance bill to Resident 1 ' s RP but not the itemized bills on 11/6/23. The BOP stated she did not know that the Resident 1 ' s RP wanted the complete itemized facility bill balance instead of the summary of bill statement for Resident 1. The BOP also confirmed she received a telephone message from Resident 1's relative A (RLA) requesting the complete itemized bills balance for Resident 1 approximately two weeks ago. The BOP stated she will e-mail the Resident 1 ' s facility complete itemized bill balance to Resident 1 ' s RP and mail a complete itemized hard copy of facility bill balance to Resident 1 ' s RLA once the facility ' s Wi-Fi is fixed. During a follow up visit and an interview with the BOP on 12/28/23 at 10:38 a.m., the BOP stated she have not yet e-mailed the complete itemized bill balance to Resident 1 ' s RP and have not yet mailed a printed copy of Resident 1 ' s facility complete itemized bills balance to Resident 1 ' s RLA as requested. During an interview with the administrator (ADM) on 12/28/23 at 3:45 p.m., he stated the facility ' s Wi-Fi was already fixed by the end of 11/2023. During an interview with the ADM on 1/2/24 at 3:44 p.m., he confirmed the Resident 1 ' s daughter is the RP. Page 1 of 2 055315 055315 01/02/2024 Camino Ridge Post-Acute 1949 Grant Road Mountain View, CA 94040
F 0573 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Review of the facility ' s policy and procedures dated 2023 Billing Statement and Resident Collections indicated .The billing statement includes an itemized listing of services and charges for: a. Private room rates (if applicable) b. medical supplies not covered under the facility ' s basic Medicare/Medicaid daily reimbursement rate c. Medication not provided under the facility ' s basic Medicare/Medicaid daily reimbursement rate d. and other personal services requested by the resident that are not included in the resident ' s Medicare/Medicaid benefits (i.e., barber/beauty shop, cosmetics, etc.) . Review of the facility ' s policy and procedures dated 2023 Release of Medical Records indicated .Upon a receipt of a request for medical record copies, the facility should notify the requesting party, in writing, of the cost for obtaining records and that record are available 2 days after receipt of payment for the copies . 055315 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.

  • 0573GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F573 - The resident has the right to access personal and medical records pertaining

    Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the January 2, 2024 survey of CAMINO RIDGE POST-ACUTE?

This was a inspection survey of CAMINO RIDGE POST-ACUTE on January 2, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at CAMINO RIDGE POST-ACUTE on January 2, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records."

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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