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 interview and record review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to ensure the
safety for one of four residents identified at risk for wandering (Resident 1) when he left the facility
unsupervised, wandered to a busy street, was found by fire department, and the resident was brought back
to the facility.
This failure had the risk potential to jeopardize Resident 1's health and safety.
Findings:
According to Resident 1's 'admission Record,' he was admitted by the facility recently with multiple
diagnoses which included Neurocognitive disorders with Lewy bodies( Lewy body dementia is a disease
which can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood) , Schizophrenia (a disorder that
affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly) and bipolar disorder (a mental illness that causes
unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration). Resident 1 scored 13 out of
15 in a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS, a tool that tests memory and recall) contained in his MDS
(Minimum Data Set, an assessment tool) assessment, dated 8/4/23, indicated Resident 1 was cognitively
intact.
A review of Resident 1's ' Elopement Risk,' dated 7/28/23, indicated that he was at risk for elopement.
A review of Resident 1's ' Nurses Notes,' dated 9/4/23, indicated that staff was looking for the resident at
breakfast time. The assigned Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for Resident 1's care was looking for him in
the whole building before reporting it to the nursing supervisor. Around 8:00 am, the fire department was
called and notified that they found the resident on the corner of two streets. A paramedic, who was on the
scene, informed the staff involved with the search of the resident that they will only release the Resident
when a nurse or a supervisor will identify and speak to them. Licensed Nurse (LN) 1 talked to the
paramedics and came back to the facility with Resident 1 and other staff.
During an interview conducted with LN 1 on 9/20/23, at 12:05 p.m., LN 1 stated that on the day of the
elopement, he first saw Resident 1 around 6:30 a.m. during the bed side report with the night nurse. Around
7 a.m. LN 1 stated he was standing by the med cart in the hallway when he saw Resident 1 come towards
him with his walker and passed by him. That was the last time LN 1 saw him before his elopement. Around
7:15 a.m., when passing Resident 1's tray, one of the CNAs asked him where Resident 1 was as she did
not see him in his room. LN 1 told her to check the living room, as Resident 1 usually likes to sit down in the
living room to watch television. When the CNA said that she did not
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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.
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Event ID:
055438
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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
055438
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/26/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Grove Post-Acute
124 Walnut Street
Woodland, CA 95695
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F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
see Resident 1 in the living room, LN 1 asked all the staff to do room to room search, Resident 1 could not
be found within the building. LN 1 then asked some staff to look for Resident 1 outside the building. In the
meantime, the facility received a phone call from Fire Department, and they stated that they found a
resident on th estreet. Paramedics were already at the site where Resident 1 was found. LN 1 identified
Resident 1 and assessed him.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview conducted with Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) on 9/20/23, at 1:40 p.m., she
stated that after the incident when they looked at the security camera, they saw that Resident 1 pressed the
reset button that is mounted on the wall by the exit door. Resident 1 knew how to reset the button at the exit
when it alarmed. When residents try to go out, the staff tells them not to do that and then they reset the
button, the residents watch that, and that is how Resident 1 must have learned how to use it. ADON further
confirmed that there was no Care Plan on Resident 1 for the wander guard. She stated that on admission
after Resident 1 was identified as an elopement risk and was put on a wander guard there should have
been a Care Plan initiated on that. The ADON also confirmed that there was no documentation on
monitoring or supervising Resident 1 for wandering behavior.
The facility's Policy and Procedure titled, Resident Mobility Management Program Policy & Procedure,
revised 9/16/08, indicated, .Each resident shall be assessed upon admission and regularly as to their
potential for elopement .if a risk is determined then .this shall be charted and care planned, with course of
action determined .All staff shall be responsible for observation .Devices will not stop elopement .these are
used to help augment caregivers observation, and the mobility management program .
The facility's Policy and Procedure titled, Wandering/Elopement , revised 6/22/09, indicated, All residents
shall be assessed by the Licensed nurse/interdisciplinary team (IDT) regarding the risk of wandering on
admission, quarterly and when behavior changes. If the resident is at risk of wandering from the facility, an
alert device shall be considered. The resident's care plan will be updated to include interventions to prevent
wandering .All documentation of interventions shall be recorded in the resident's medical record .
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