F 0626
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds
bed-hold policy.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), who
was transferred to a General Acute Care Hospital (GACH) due to blood in her urine, was readmitted to the
facility, when it was determined by the GACH that Resident 1 was appropriate for transfer back to the facility
(2/24/2025).
This deficient practice resulted in Resident 1 remaining in the GACH for 20 days after attempts to transfer
her back to the facility were made by the GACH. This deficient practice had the potential to cause Resident
1 anxiety and non-continuity of care.
Findings:
During a review of Resident 1's admission Record (Face Sheet), the Face Sheet indicated Resident 1 was
admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including alcohol cirrhosis (a severe and irreversible liver
disease caused by long-term excessive alcohol consumption) of the liver with ascites (a condition where
excessive fluid accumulates in the abdomen) and portal hypertension (a condition in which there is
increased blood pressure in the portal vein which is the large vein that carries blood from the digestive
organs to the liver).
During a review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set ([MDS] a resident assessment tool) dated 12/20/2024,
the MDS indicated Resident 1's cognition (ability to think and reason) was intact.
During a review of Resident 1's Physician's Order dated 2/20/2025, the Physician's Order indicated to
transfer Resident 1 to a GACH due to blood in her urine.
During a review of Resident 1's SBAR note ([situation, background, assessment, recommendation] a
communication tool used by healthcare workers when there is a change of condition among the residents)
dated 2/20/2025 and timed at 8:42 p.m., the SBAR note indicated Resident 1 was discharged via
ambulance to the GACH.
During a review of Resident 1's Bed Hold Notice dated 6/18/2025, the Bed Hold Notice indicated Resident
1 had the option of requesting within 24 hours a seven (7) day bed hold to keep a bed vacant and available
for return to the facility.
During a review of the Facility Census dated 2/24/2025, the Facility Census indicated Resident 1's room
was available.
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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
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
055995
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
055995
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/13/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
North Long Beach Post Acute
260 E Market St
Long Beach, CA 90805
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 0626
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During a review of Resident 1's GACH Emergency Department (ED) record dated 2/21/2025, the ED record
indicated Resident 1 arrived at the ED on 2/21/2025 at 12:04 a.m.
During a review of a Fax from the GACH, dated 3/7/2025, the Fax indicated Resident 1 was no longer on C.
diff isolation.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 3/13/2025 at 12:31 p.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) stated on 2/24/2025 the
GACH contacted them to readmit Resident 1 to the facility. The DON stated she was informed by the
Admissions Director (AD) that Resident 1 had an active clostridium difficile ([C. diff] a highly contagious
bacteria that causes severe diarrhea) infection. The DON stated she did not readmit Resident 1 to the
facility because she needed to be placed on contact isolation precautions (a set of practices to prevent the
spread of infection such as wearing a gown when providing care for a person who with a contagious
disease transmitted via contact). in a private room. The DON stated active C. diff meant Resident 1 was still
experiencing diarrhea and needed to be isolated. The DON stated she was not sure if Resident 1 actually
had symptoms of diarrhea on 2/24/2025 when the GACH attempted to coordinate with the AD the readmit
Resident 1 to the facility.
During an interview on 3/13/2025 at 1:53 p.m., the AD stated on 2/24/2025 she spoke to the GACH's Case
Manager (CM) who informed her Resident 1 was ready to be readmitted to the facility but informed her that
Resident 1 was currently on contact isolation for C. diff. The AD stated she never discussed with the CM if
Resident 1 had symptoms of diarrhea because she was not aware that she should do so.
During an interview on 3/13/2025 at 2:02 p.m. the Administrator (ADM) stated Resident 1 was not
readmitted to the facility on [DATE] because she needed to be placed on contact isolation because she had
a C. Diff infection, and they did not have a single or cohort room (a shared room for residents infected or
colonized with the same pathogen) at the time. The ADM stated she was not aware that after 48 hours
without C. Diff symptoms (diarrhea) Resident 1 could be taken off isolation and share a room with another
resident.
During a review of facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled Bed-Holds and Returns dated 10/2022, the
P&P indicated following hospitalization, residents whom staff are concerned about permitting to return due
to their clinical condition at the time of transfer are evaluated based on their current condition, not their
condition when originally transferred.
During a review of facility's P&P titled Clostridium Difficile dated 9/18/2023, the P&P indicated residents
asymptomatic for 48 hours can be removed from precautions (diarrhea free).
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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