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Inspection visit

Health inspection

SAGE POST ACUTECMS #0553381 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 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of three sampled residents (Resident 1) with impaired mental status received adequate supervision to prevent accident hazards when Resident 1 left the facility and was found and brought to the police station by a concerned citizen. This failure resulted in Resident 1's elopement (elopement is when a patient or resident who is incapable of adequately protecting themselves, departs the health care facility unsupervised and undetected) and had the potential for Resident 1 to be dehydrated, injured, or struck by a motor vehicle. Findings: During a review of Resident 1's Annual Minimum Data Set (MDS - Resident assessment and care guide tool), dated 4/20/24, the MDS indicated Resident 1's Basic Interview of Mental status (BIMS, a scoring system used to determine the resident's cognitive status regarding attention, orientation, and ability to register and recall information. A BIMS score of thirteen to fifteen is an indication of intact cognitive status.) score was 04 and indicated poorly impaired mental status. The MDS indicated Resident 1 was unable to recall the correct year, month and day of the week. The MDS indicated Resident 1 used a manual wheelchair for mobility. The MDS indicated Resident 1 responded only to simple and direct communication. The MDS further indicated Resident 1 had diagnosis of Non-Alzheimer's Dementia (a group of diseases characterized by progressive deficits in behavior, executive function or language). During a review of Resident 1's progress notes, dated 5/30/24, the progress notes indicated on 5/29/24 at 8:10 p.m., Resident 1 eloped from the facility and the police were notified. The progress notes indicated the police dispatcher mentioned Resident 1 was brought to the police station by a concerned citizen. The progress notes further indicated Resident 1's Family Member (FM1) brought Resident 1 back to the facility. During a concurrent observation and interview, on 6/13/24, at 11:20 a.m., with the Administrator (Admin), Resident 1's room observed with two sliding doors that exited directly into the car parking lot. An exit alarm was observed located on top of the exit sliding doors. The Admin stated the sliding door exit alarm next to Resident 1's bed was found to be loosely connected and not working when Resident 1 eloped from the facility. During a concurrent observation and interview, on 6/13/24, at 11:30 a.m., Resident 1 was observed sitting in a wheelchair in the activity room, verbally responsive with incomprehensible sounds. (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: 055338 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 055338 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 07/16/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Sage Post Acute 1832 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 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 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few During a concurrent interview and record review, on 6/13/24 at 12:35 p.m., with Admin, Admin stated Resident 1 attempted to open her room's sliding door in the past. Admin could not provide documentation that addressed Resident 1's attempts to open sliding door that exited into the car parking area, offered room change, and revised care plan prior to the elopement. During an interview on 6/13/24 at 1:39 p.m., with Maintenance Staff (MS), MS stated usually he checked facility's exit door alarms monthly for proper functioning. MS said he did not keep records of scheduled checks or maintenance. MS stated the string to the exit door alarm next to Resident 1's bed was disconnected and loosely screwed. MS stated he reattached the alarm string with a washer to have it in place. MS stated removing the exit door alarm string deactivated the alarm. During an interview on 6/13/24 at 2:45 p.m., Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN 1), LVN 1 stated she was on duty as charge nurse when Resident 1 eloped. LVN 1 stated she was aware Resident 1 was confused and wandered with risk for elopement. LVN 1 stated one staff member told her Resident 1 was missing. LVN 1 said she went to Resident 1's room, the sliding door was opened, and the alarm to the sliding door was not working. LVN 1 said the exit alarm did not make a sound, the alarm string cord was disconnected and pulled out. LVN 1 said Resident 1's wheelchair was next to her bed and Resident 1 was not in her room. LVN 1 said she called the police right away informed police Resident 1 was missing. Police informed LVN 1 that Resident 1 was found and brought to the police station by a good citizen. During an interview on 6/14/24 at 11:30 a.m., FM 1 stated she was at the facility to visit Resident 1 on 5/29/24 at about 8:00 p.m. when staff could not find Resident 1. FM 1 said staff told her Resident 1 was missing. FM 1 stated she called the Police and was informed that Resident 1 was found about nine blocks away from the facility and was brought to the police station by a good citizen. FM 1 stated she drove to the police station and brought Resident back to the facility. FM 1 stated staff told her Resident 1 was last seen after dinner around 5:30 p.m. FM 1 stated she told the charge nurse about her concern regarding the opened sliding doors in Resident 1''s room several days before Resident 1 left the facility. During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Safety and Supervision of Residents, revised December 2007, the P&P indicated, Our facility strives to make the environment as free from accident hazards as possible. Resident safety and supervision and assistance to prevent accidents are facility-wide priorities. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 055338 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.

  • 0689GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the July 16, 2024 survey of SAGE POST ACUTE?

This was a inspection survey of SAGE POST ACUTE on July 16, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at SAGE POST ACUTE on July 16, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

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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