F 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited
to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, for two of two sampled residents (Resident 1 and Resident 2),
the facility failed to ensure a homelike environment with clean bed and bath linens that are in good
condition when facility did not have enough towels and bed linens and used washcloths that had frayed
edges.
This failure resulted in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable environment for residents.
Findings:
During a review of Resident 1's admission Record, printed 9/15/23, the admission Record indicated
Resident 1 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included pain in the right leg and the thoracic spine
(upper and middle part of the back).
During a review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS, a resident assessment instrument used to
identify resident care problems to be addressed in an individualized care plan), dated 6/10/23, the MDS
indicated Resident 1's Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS, is a scoring system used to determine the
resident's cognitive status regarding attention, orientation, and ability to register and recall information)
score of 15. A BIMS score of thirteen to fifteen is an indication of intact cognitive status.
During an interview with Resident 1 on 9/14/23 at 10:50 am, Resident 1 stated being able to perform
personal hygiene tasks with some help from staff. Resident 1 stated the washcloths that were provided
were small pieces that were torn or cut out from a towel and were worn out. Resident 1 stated the
washcloths looked like rags.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/14/23 at 11:30 a.m. with Personal Custodian (PC), the
Storage E was observed. PC stated the towels, bed linens, and gowns were stored in that storage for
residents. PC stated there were two linen storage closets for the unit. There were no towels or washcloths
inside the storage.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/14/23 at 11:41 a.m. with Maintenance Staff (MS),
Storage Closet D was observed. The storage had no
washcloths and no towels on the shelves marked with Towels, washcloth. MS stated clean laundry was
delivered and stored in the storage closets at 6 am ready for use for the morning shift. MS stated, if there
were no towels or wash cloths left, the staff should go to the laundry to ask for them.
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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)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
056213
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
056213
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/14/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Tampico Healthcare Center
130 Tampico Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During a review of Resident 2's admission Record, printed 9/15/23, the admission record indicated
Resident 2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included irritable bowel syndrome and
pain in the left foot.
During a review of Resident 2's MDS dated [DATE], the MDS indicated Resident 2 had a BIMS score of 15.
Residents Affected - Some
During an interview on 9/14/23 at 12:30 p.m. with Resident 2, Resident 2 stated the facility runs out of bed
linens especially at night. Resident 2 stated she has to get changed more often at night and usually had to
wait for the staff to go to the laundry to get the sheets.
During an interview on 9/14/23 at 3:12 p.m., with Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 1, CNA 1 stated towels
and linens could be a problem as they often ran out of them. CNA 1 also stated the washcloths that were
used are cut up towels.
During a concurrent observation and joint interviews with Director of Nursing (DON) and Assistant
Administrator (AA) on 9/14/23 at 3:30 p.m., the Storage Closet D was observed. There were four pieces of
terry cloth that had frayed edges that were on the shelf labeled Washcloths. The Washcloths were the same
color and material as the big towels that were on the shelf labeled Towels. AA stated the Washcloths looked
like rags.
During an observation on 9/14/23 at 3:36 p.m., Storage E did not have any towels or washcloths.
During another concurrent observation and joint interview on 9/14/23 at 3:38 p.m. with MS and DON, the
linen rack in the laundry room was observed. MS stated the bins that were received from the shower room
and resident rooms did not have wash cloths in them. MS stated the CNAs might have been throwing them
away. MS also stated they run out of washcloths and sometimes towels too. There were no washcloths in
the clean rack observed. MS stated the laundry staff had just delivered clean laundered linens and towels
to the unit for the afternoon shift. When asked if there were any extra washcloths in the laundry, MS stated
the laundry staff stocked all the washcloths in the storage closets and laundry did not have any left. DON
stated the facility had a linen closet where all the towels and washcloths were stored for emergency use.
DON opened the closet, there were no washcloths.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
056213
If continuation sheet
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