F 0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 1 failed to assess the mobility limitations and
take precautions before moving one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), who was dependent on staff
to roll from the left to the right side. The facility failed to ensure: LVN 1 requested assistance from another
staff member before repositioning Resident 1, who per the Minimum Data Set ([MDS] a resident
assessment tool), was dependent on staff to roll from the left side to the right and or the assistance of two
or more helpers was required for Resident 1 to roll from the left to the right side. This deficient practice
resulted in LVN 1 repositioning Resident 1 without assistance and hitting Resident 1's right knee on the
resident's bed frame. Resident 1 experience pain, swelling and tenderness to the right knee, and was
subsequently diagnosed with an acute (sudden-onset) right distal femur fracture (a break of the knee).
Resident 1 was transferred to a General Acute Care Hospital (GACH) where the fractured knee was
immobilized (to prevent from moving), she was treated for pain and monitored for bleeding and a
thromboembolism (obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has become dislodged from another
site in the circulation). Findings: During a review of Resident 1's admission Record (Face Sheet), the Face
Sheet indicated Resident 1 was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE].
Resident 1's diagnoses included a closed fracture (broken bone that does not penetrate the skin) of lower
end of right femur, dementia (a progressive state of decline in mental abilities), and Alzheimer's (disease
characterized by a progressive decline in mental abilities). During a review of Resident 1's Minimum Data
Set ([MDS] a resident assessment tool), dated 11/17/2025, the MDS indicated Resident 1's cognition (the
ability to think and reason) was severely impaired. The MDS indicated Resident 1 was dependent (helper
does all the effort, resident did none of the effort to complete the activity, or the assistance of two or more
helpers is required for the resident to complete the activity) on staff for rolling left to right. The MDS
indicated Resident 1 had a functional limitation in range of motion ([ROM] the full, functional measurement
of the distance and direction a joint can move, stretching from maximum bending to full straightening) to
both of her upper (arms) and lower (legs) extremities. During a review of Resident 1's Situation,
Background, Assessment, Recommendation ([SBAR] a communication tool used by healthcare workers
when there is a change of condition among the residents) dated 1/2/2026, and timed at 9:30 p.m., the
SBAR indicated during rounds LVN 1 observed Resident 1 at the edge of her bed, upon repositioning the
resident, she (LVN 1) accidentally bumped Resident 1's knee against the resident's bed frame. The SBAR
indicated Resident 1's knee was slightly swollen, tender to touch and Resident 1 was moaning with facial
grimacing.During a review of Resident 1's Physician's Orders, dated 1/2/2026, and timed at 11:50 p.m., the
Physician's Order indicated a STAT (immediate) radiology ([X-ray] a procedure that takes pictures of the
inside of the body to diagnose broken bones and other injuries) to Resident 1's bilateral (both sides) hips,
right femur and right knee due to pain. During a review of
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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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
056043
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
056043
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/29/2026
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Colonial Care Center
1913 E 5th Street
Long Beach, CA 90802
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 - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Resident 1's X-ray Report, dated 1/3/2026 and timed at 12:01 p.m., the X-ray report indicated Resident 1
had a fracture of the right distal femur. During a review of Resident 1's Licensed Nurses Note, dated
1/3/2026 and timed at 3:43 p.m., the note indicated Resident 1 was transferred to a GACH due to a
fracture. During a review of the GACH's Emergency Department's History of Present Illness (HPI), dated
1/3/2026, the HPI indicated Resident 1 present to the emergency room with swelling and deformity of the
right distal thigh, an X-ray indicated an acute distal femur fracture. The HPI indicated Resident 1 was
admitted to the GACH for pain control, immobilization, an orthopedic (a medical specialist focusing on the
muscles and bones) surgical evaluation, monitoring for complications including bleeding, thromboembolism
and skin breakdown. During a review of the GACH's Orthopedic Consultation report, dated 1/5/2026, and
timed at 9:37 a.m., the Orthopedic Consultation indicated Resident 1's injury was likely due to malunion (a
broken bone that healed in an abnormal, misaligned position) and surgery was not recommended due to
Resident 1's dementia and non-ambulatory status. The report indicated Resident 1 was stable for discharge
from an orthopedic standpoint. During an interview on 1/28/2026 at 4:40 p.m., Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA) 1 stated Resident 1 required a two-person assist for care. On 1/2/2026 she and CNA 2 provided
care to Resident 1 during the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., shift. CNA 1 stated sometime during the evening (time
unknown), she and CNA 2 noticed Resident 1's right knee was bending weirdly. CNA 1 stated they (CNA 1
and CNA 2) informed LVN 1, LVN 1 repositioned Resident 1 and accidentally bumped the resident's right
knee on bed frame. During an interview on 1/29/2026 at 10:13 a.m., LVN 1 stated on 1/2/2026, at around
9:30 p.m., while making rounds, she found Resident 1 at the edge of the right side of her bed, with her right
foot hitting the bed's footboard. LVN 1 stated she knew Resident 1 was a two-person assist but everyone
was busy caring for other residents', to prevent Resident 1 from falling she decided to reposition Resident 1
without assistance. LVN 1 stated she used a draw sheet (a small, folded bed sheet or specialized fabric
placed across the middle of a mattress, covering the area between a patient's upper back and thighs.
Primarily used to reposition, lift, or transfer patients) to pull Resident 1 up while Resident 1's right leg was
crossed over the left leg; both legs were straight. LVN 1 stated Resident 1 was centered in the middle of the
bed and as she proceeded to turn Resident 1 toward the left side of the bed, Resident 1 moved her legs,
and her right knee hit the bed frame on the bottom of her bed that was exposed because the mattress did
not cover the bed frame completely. LVN 1 stated she noticed Resident 1 was grimacing, moaning, and she
observed redness and swelling on the resident's her right knee. During an interview on 1/29/2026 at 11:54
a.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) stated LVN 1 should have called for help if Resident 1 required a
two-person assist. During a review of the facility's undated P/P, titled, Positioning & Moving Residents the
P/P indicated before moving or lifting a resident, staff members were to assess the resident's physical
abilities, mobility limitation in joints and muscles, strength, awareness of surroundings, and ability to follow
directions. Staff members will use maximum precautions when moving or lifting residents, obtain assistance
from other professional as needed.
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