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04/04/2025
Oceanview Post Acute
200 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950
F 0583
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure personal privacy were provided for three (Resident 1, Resident 2, and Resident 3) out of three sampled residents when privacy curtains were not provided.
Residents Affected - Few This failure had the potential to put residents in physical, social and emotional distress.
Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview on 2/24/25 at 3:12 p.m. with the Administrator (ADM), the ADM stated, he received a call round 11 p.m. on 2/21/25 about the car crash incident in the facility. The affected room had a signage on the door that indicated, Unsafe to Occupy. A yellow tape labeled with Caution was in the middle of the room. No residents were observed inside the affected room. The ADM stated, the three residents who occupied the affected room were not injured and were transferred to the Day Room (activity/rehab room) due to unavailable other beds/rooms. In the Day Room, three beds were noted. Resident 1 was lying in the bed. There were no privacy curtains in between Resident 1, Resident 2 and Resident 3. There were thin drapes hung to cover the windows to the outside street. There was a uncovered big window on the right side of the Day Room, where the lobby/reception/visitor could seen Resident 1, Resident 2 and Resident 3 inside the room. A review of Resident 1's medical record indicated diagnoses of Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety,(the loss of cognitive functioning, thinking, remembering, and reasoning, to such extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities) and Other recurrent depressive disorders. (mental health conditions characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest, and difficulty functioning, impacting daily life and relationships) A review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS, an assessment tool), dated 1/31/25, indicated a brief interview for mental status score of 4 [BIMS, a tool used to assess cognition (knowing, learning, and understanding), a score of 0 to 7 indicates severe cognitive impairment, 8-12 moderate impairment, 13-15 patient is cognitively intact]. A review of Resident 2's medical record indicated diagnoses of Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety, Unspecified hearing loss, Need for assistance with personal care, Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology. (mild memory or thinking difficulties, but not severe enough to interfere with daily life and cause is unclear) A review of Resident 2's Nurse's Note by Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) A dated 2/22/25 at 1:36
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04/04/2025
Oceanview Post Acute
200 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950
F 0583
p.m. indicated, Res [resident] is currently housed in dining hall
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
A review of Resident 2's Nurse's Note by Interim Director of Nursing (IDON) dated 2/24/25 at 3:41 p.m. indicated .resident with Autism and deaf .
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 2/26/25 at 11:05 a.m. with LVN B, LVN B stated, It was around 9 p.m. when she heard a loud noise coming from Nurse Station 1. I heard a CNA [Certified Nurse Aide] asking to call 911 because a car crashed into the building. Another nurse with me checked the residents and when checked there was a person inside the car. LVN B stated, Resident 2 was outside the room and Resident 1 and Resident 3 were inside the room. LVN B also stated, Resident 3 was lying in her bed and wheeled herself out of the room after we checked her vital signs. LVN B also stated, Resident 1 was bed ridden and was confused. LVN B stated, Resident 1, Resident 2, and Resident 3 stayed in the dining room on their beds on the night of 2/21/25 after the incident. A review of Resident 3's medical record indicated diagnoses of Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance and anxiety, and Anxiety disorder. (a mental condition characterized by excessive and persistent worry, fear, and unease that can significantly interfere with daily life) A review of Resident 3's Minimum Data Set (MDS, an assessment tool), dated 12/23/24, indicated a brief interview for mental status score of 9 [BIMS, a tool used to assess cognition (knowing, learning, and understanding), a score of 0 to 7 indicates severe cognitive impairment, 8-12 moderate impairment, 13-15 patient is cognitively intact]. A review of facility's policy and procedure (P&P) entitled, Dignity indicated, .6. Residents' private space and property are respected at all times
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