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Inspection visit

Health inspection

HANFORD POST ACUTECMS #0562881 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0689 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** F-689 S/S D Residents Affected - Few Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1) who was a high risk for elopement (a patient who is incapable of adequately protecting himself, and who departs the healthcare facility unsupervised and undetected) when Resident 1 eloped from the facility on 9/6/23. This failure placed Resident 1's safety at risk for injuries when Resident 1 was found in a restaurant 8 miles away from the facility on 9/6/23. Findings: During a review of Resident 1's Face Sheet (FS-a document which contains patient medical history and contact details), dated 9/2023, the FS indicated, Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of Dementia (progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning), Adult failure to thrive (a decline in older adults that manifest as a downward spiral of health and ability), muscle weakness, and hypertension (high blood pressure). During a review of Resident 1's Nursing- Admission/readmission Evaluation/Assessment (NAREA), dated 9/1/23, the NAREA indicated, Resident 1 was alert and oriented only to person. During an interview on 9/21/23, at 9:45 a.m., with Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA 1), CNA 1 stated Resident 1 was assigned to her on 9/6/23 the day she eloped. CNA 1 stated Resident 1 was exit seeking and had a wanderguard on her right wrist. CNA 1 stated she last saw Resident 1 at 10 a.m. in the dining room for activities. CNA 1 stated Resident 1 eats her meals in the dining room. CNA 1 stated she noticed Resident 1's lunch tray was sitting on the tray cart in the hallway outside of the dining room. CNA 1 stated she took Resident 1's lunch tray to her room at 11:20 a.m. and was unable to locate Resident 1. During an interview on 9/21/23 at 10:20 a.m. with LVN 1, LVN 1 stated she was the licensed nurse assigned to Resident 1 on 9/6/23 the day she eloped. LVN 1 stated the last time she saw Resident 1 prior to the elopement was during medication pass when she checked Resident 1's wanderguard with a wanderguard tester if it was functioning. LVN 1 stated the wanderguard tester was placed to the wanderguard writs band and it lights up green indicating it was working. LVN 1 stated when Resident 1 returned to the facility the wandergurad was not on Resident 1. During an interview on 9/21/23, at 11:20 a.m. with the Director of Nursing (DON), the DON stated (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: 056288 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 056288 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/25/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Hanford Post Acute 1007 West Lacey Blvd Hanford, CA 93230 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 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm she was in the facility the day Resident 1 eloped. The DON stated during the search, she received a call from RP 1 indicating Resident 1 had been found. The DON stated when Resident 1 arrived at the facility she did not have her wanderguard. The DON stated we found the wanderguard two days later behind the toilet. The DON stated her, and the Administrator (ADM) investigated the elopement incident but did not know how Resident 1 eloped from the facility without the staff's knowledge. Residents Affected - Few During a telephone interview on 10/4/23, at 2 p.m. with the DON, the DON stated she was unable to determine the time Resident 1 eloped from facility and did not know how long Resident 1 was missing from facility. The DON stated the incident placed Resident 1 at high risk for serious injuries which could have potentially affect her health and wellness. During a telephone interview on 10/4/23, at 2:25 p.m. with the ADM, the ADM stated Resident 1 eloped from the facility without staff's knowledge and placed Resident 1 in grave danger for serious injuries. During an interview on 10/25/23 at 9:45 a.m., with Responsible Party (RP) 1, RP 1 stated Resident 1 walked out the front door of the facility and went to a restaurant 8 miles away. RP 1 stated Resident 1 started talking to random people inside the restaurant and somebody recognized her and offered to take her home. RP 1 stated she did not know who the person was, just some random helpful person. RP 1 stated the person dropped off Resident 1 at her home and called the police to report the incident. RP 1 stated Resident 1 lives across the school where my niece goes to school. RP 1 stated my brother-in-law happened to be driving in front of Resident 1's house to pick up my niece and saw Resident 1 getting out of the car. RP 1 stated my brother-in-law called me and asked why is grandma home? And I'm like what are you talking about. RP 1 stated that's where we found out where she was, it was by complete chance. RP 1 stated it was by the grace of God the timing of it all. RP 1 stated by brother-in-law took Resident 1 back to the facility. During a review of Resident 1's Progress Notes, dated 9/5/23 at 1:01 a.m., the PN indicated, Writer notified by staff member that resident [Resident 1] became agitated and stated she was leaving and walked out the back door on East Wing to the smoking area. Staff member was in the room at the time and immediately followed behind resident and approximately 5 minutes was able to redirect resident back to the facility . Resident allowed writer to apply wanderguard (a device that helps monitor the movement of patients and prevent them from leaving the facility) to right wrist and is currently sitting at the nurse's station stating that she wants to leave and go home . During a review of Resident 1's PN dated 9/6/23 at 9:49 a.m., Resident is on alert charting for exit seeking behavior . During a review of Resident 1's PN dated 9/6/23 at 1:19 p.m., The PN indicated, At approximately 1145 [11:45 a.m.] CNA [certified nursing assistant 1] notified writer [Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 1] that they could not find resident [Resident 1] Writer immediately notified staff and DON [Director of Nursing] . Staff noted to have last seen Resident 1 in the dining room [ROOM NUMBER] minutes prior to the search . During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Wandering and Elopements, dated March 2019, the P&P indicated, The facility will identify residents who are at risk of unsafe wandering and strive to prevent harm . During a review of the facility's document Section V Emergency Response Elopement, undated, (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056288 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 056288 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/25/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Hanford Post Acute 1007 West Lacey Blvd Hanford, CA 93230 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 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm indicated It is the policy of this facility to protect residents from wandering away from the facility .Purpose . To protect residents that are not capable of protecting themselves. To provide the techniques and equipment to minimized safety risk . Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056288 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

1 citation 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.

  • 0689GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the October 25, 2023 survey of HANFORD POST ACUTE?

This was a inspection survey of HANFORD POST ACUTE on October 25, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at HANFORD POST ACUTE on October 25, 2023?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

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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