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Inspection visit

Health inspection

THE REDWOODS POST-ACUTECMS #0562122 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0555 Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure resident's primary care physician's current working phone number was listed on their face sheets (a document in each resident's clinical record that indicated a summary of the resident's important information) for three out of three residents (Resident 1, 2, and 3). This failure had the potential for residents, and residents' responsible parties (RP - responsible party) to be unable to contact the residents' primary care physician when needed. Residents Affected - Few Findings: Record review of Resident 1's face sheet indicated admission on [DATE] with the attending primary physician's name and his contact phone number. Record review of Resident 2's face sheet indicated admission on [DATE] with the attending primary physician's name and his contact phone. Record review of Resident 3's face sheet indicated admission on [DATE] with the attending primary physician's name and his contact phone number. During a phone interview with Resident 1's RP on 3/24/2023 at 8:25 a.m., the RP stated the facility provided her a non-working contact phone number for Resident 1's primary care physician when she requested to talk to Resident 1's physician. She stated she was unable to contact this physician with the phone number provided. During record review and concurrent interview with the director of nursing (DON) on 3/24/2023 at 3:15 p.m., the DON acknowledged the face sheets for Residents 1, 2, and 3 indicated the primary care physician's name and phone number. The health facilities evaluator nurse (HFEN) in the presence of the DON, called the primary care physician's phone number indicated on the face sheets four times. Each time HFEN called, received a busy tone, and was disconnected shortly thereafter. The DON acknowledged the physician's contact phone number indicated on the face sheets was not a working number. The DON confirmed this phone number was given to residents and their families upon request. The DON stated staff should have updated residents' face sheets with their physician's current working phone number. Review of facility's policy and procedure (P&P), Record of Admission, revised December 2006, it indicated, At the time of the resident's admission, a resident identification and summary record is completed. Our identification and summary record includes, but not limited to: The name and telephone number of the resident's attending and alternate physician. (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 3 Event ID: 056212 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 056212 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/14/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Redwoods Post-Acute 1267 Meridian Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 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 0555 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Review of facility's P&P titled, Attending Physician Responsibilities, revised August 2014, it indicated, The attending physician will update the facility about his/her current office address, phone, fax, and pager numbers to enable timely communications, as well as the current office address, phone, fax and pager numbers of designated alternate practitioners (such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants). Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056212 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 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 056212 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/14/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Redwoods Post-Acute 1267 Meridian Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 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 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to prevent the spread of infections when wash basins and a specimen collection hat were unlabeled in the shared bathrooms of residents' rooms one, two, and three. Residents Affected - Some These failures had the potential for disease transmission among residents if more than one resident were to use any single unlabeled item. Findings: During an observation and interview with certified nursing assistant A (CNA A) on 3/24/23 at 11:15 a.m., two unlabeled wash basins and one specimen collection hat (a wide-brimmed hat shaped basin placed inside a toilet used to collect urine samples) were on a windowsill in the shared bathroom between residents' rooms [ROOM NUMBERS]. The CNA A acknowledged both wash basins and specimen collector were in use; and that, each of these items were not labeled with names of the residents that use them. The CNA A stated the wash basins and specimen collector hat should have been labeled with the residents' names. He stated the bathroom was shared by four residents and, without resident's name labeled on these items, there was the potential that more than one resident would use them, which posed a risk for disease transmission between residents. During an observation with director of nursing (DON) on 3/24/23 at 11:35 a.m., two unlabeled wash basins were on top of a commode in the bathroom of residents' room [ROOM NUMBER]. The DON acknowledged both wash basins were not labeled with residents' names. He stated staff should have labeled each wash basin and urinal and specimen collection hat with a single resident name before use by, and only by, the resident whose name was on the label. Review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P), Bedpan/Urinal, Offering/Removing, revised February 2018, indicated, Label the resident's bedpan/urinal. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056212 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

2 citations 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.

  • 0555GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F555 - Choice of Attending Physician

    Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.

  • 0880GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F880 - Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the April 14, 2023 survey of THE REDWOODS POST-ACUTE?

This was a inspection survey of THE REDWOODS POST-ACUTE on April 14, 2023. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at THE REDWOODS POST-ACUTE on April 14, 2023?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician."

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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