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Inspection visit

Health inspection

Yucaipa Hills Post AcuteCMS #0563651 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency, 1 of them serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). 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 - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one on one (1:1) supervision (direct one on one monitoring of a resident by a staff member) was implemented for one of 80 residents (Resident 1) as ordered by a physician on April 13, 2023 when Resident 1 was found on the floor of his room with his door closed and unaccompanied by staff with a laceration (a cut or skin wound) injury to his head after he sustained an unwitnessed fall. This failure resulted in Resident 1 sustaining a head injury which required treatment and evaluation in a hospital. Findings: During a review of Resident 1 ' s clinical record, the admission Record (contains demographic and medical information), indicated Resident 1 was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses which included diffuse traumatic brain injury (head injury), dementia (a brain disease that causes memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning), unsteadiness on feet, epilepsy (a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures), schizoaffective disorder (a disorder characterized by a combination of hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms such as depression or mania) and altered mental status (altered state of mental functioning). During a review of Resident 1 ' s Minimum Data Set ( MDS - an assessment of the resident ' s functional and health status), dated April 10, 2023, the MDS indicated Resident 1 had a severely impaired mental status according to the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS – a screening tool used to determine mental status; A score of 13 to 15 suggests the patient is cognitively (the ability of the brain to think and reason) intact, 8 to 12 suggests moderately impaired and 0 to 7 suggests severe impairment). Resident 1 scored a 4 (severely impaired). During a review of Resident 1 ' s Fall Risk Assessment dated April 13, 2023, the assessment indicated the resident was at High Risk for falls and had sustained .3 or more falls in past 3 months. During a review of Resident 1 ' s Initial Psychiatric Evaluation dated April 11, 2023, indicated, .Treatment Plan: .-Staff will assure the client of safety .Resident on monitoring for increased aggressive behavior and recent falls . During a concurrent interview and record review on August 23, 2023, at 11:26 AM, the DON provided an untitled document which listed incidents when Resident 1 fell in the facility for the month of April 2023. The untitled document dated April 1, 2023, through April 30, 2023, indicated Resident 1 had (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: 056365 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 056365 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/13/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Yucaipa Hills Post Acute 13542 2nd St. Yucaipa, CA 92399 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 fallen three times in the month of April 2023 (April 7, 2023, April 9, 2023, and April 13, 2023). Level of Harm - Actual harm During a review of Resident 1 ' s physician ' s orders, an order dated April 10, 2023, indicated, 1:1 [one on one] monitoring by CNA [Certified Nursing Assistant]. Residents Affected - Few During a telephone interview on August 8, 2023, at 4:48 PM with Certified Nursing Assistant 1, CNA 1 stated he worked at the facility [name of facility] on April 13, 2023, when Resident 1 fell and sustained a head injury and had to be sent to the hospital. CNA 1 stated Resident 1 was one of the residents assigned to him during his shift. CNA 1 stated he could not remember which Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) but stated an LVN told him that he was on a 1:1 (one to one) assignment with Resident 1 and that he needed to keep checking in on Resident 1 throughout his shift. CNA 1 stated he was also responsible to help other residents throughout his shift even though he was assigned 1:1 with Resident 1. CNA 1 stated when Resident 1 fell on April 13, 2023, the resident was in his room with the door closed and was not accompanied by any staff members inside the room. CNA 1 stated at the time Resident 1 fell, he (CNA 1) was outside the Resident 1 ' s room and was attempting to redirect another resident who was trying to open Resident 1 ' s door. CNA 1 stated he did not want Resident 1 to be woken up and that ' s when he heard Resident 1 yell and as he opened the door and entered the room, he found Resident 1 had fallen and hit the back of his head on the floor and was bleeding. CNA 1 further stated he was the first to respond to the fall. During an interview on August 16, 2023, at 12:15 PM, with Licensed Vocational Nurse 1 (LVN 1), LVN 1 stated she was working at the facility [name of facility] on April 13, 2023, when Resident 1 fell during her shift. LVN 1 stated CNA 1 was assigned to do 1:1 monitoring with Resident 1 that day and when Resident 1 fell, CNA 1 was outside the door of Resident 1 ' s room. LVN 1 further stated Resident 1 required 1:1 monitoring due to his history of falls and stated Resident 1 was unsteady on his feet. During an interview on August 16, 2023, at 4:15 PM, with Certified Nursing Assistant 2 (CNA 2), CNA 2 stated he was working at the facility on April 13, 2023, when Resident 1 fell. CNA 2 stated CNA 1 was assigned to do 1:1 with Resident 1 because Resident 1 kept getting up all the time and had a history of falls. CNA 2 stated throughout his shift, he saw CNA 1 outside Resident 1 ' s room with the door closed on multiple occasions (could not quantify how many times). CNA 2 further stated when he saw CNA 1 outside Resident 1 ' s room, he (CNA 1) was just standing there and sometimes talking to staff but was not performing any particular tasks. CNA 2 further stated on other occasions when he saw other staff members assigned to 1:1 monitoring, they were in the room with Resident 1 and not outside the room with the door closed, but stated this time was different. During an interview on August 23, 2023, at 9:20 AM, with the Director of Nursing (DON), the DON stated Resident 1 had behaviors and would at times be unsteady on his feet and had physician orders for 1:1 (one on one) supervision. The DON stated her expectation was that if a staff member was assigned to do 1:1 (one on one) with a resident, they should always be in the room with the resident. The DON further stated any staff assigned to do 1:1 monitoring of a resident should be next to the resident or near them and in the line of sight of the resident at all times. The DON stated it would be unacceptable for a staff member to be outside a room of a resident on 1:1 monitoring with the door closed. The DON stated 1:1 monitoring is important for the safety of the resident and other residents within the facility. During a concurrent interview and record review, on August 23, 2023, at 9:46 AM, with the DON, the written statement from CNA 1, dated April 13, 2023, was reviewed. The statement indicated, I, [name (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056365 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 056365 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/13/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Yucaipa Hills Post Acute 13542 2nd St. Yucaipa, CA 92399 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 of CNA 1] making a statement about [name of Resident 1] ' s fall incident. I was assigned to do one on one with [name of Resident 1]. Around 7:20 PM I was redirecting another patient not to get in into [sic] [name of Resident 1] ' s room because I don ' t [sic] want the patient to be disturbed onto [sic] his sleep. I heard [name of Resident 1] yelled and I immediately came up to him and I found him laying [sic] on the floor . The DON stated, Reading the statement from the CNA, it sounds as though it was an unwitnessed fall. The DON further stated it would have been unacceptable if the staff member was outside of the room of a resident with the door closed while on 1:1 monitoring. The DON further stated if the door is closed, the staff should be inside the room with the resident. During an interview on August 23, 2023, at 4:00 PM, with Certified Nursing Assistant 3 (CNA 3), CNA 3 stated she worked on April 13, 2023, when Resident 1 fell. CNA 3 stated she recalled seeing CNA 1 assigned to do 1:1 supervision for Resident 1 and stated she saw CNA 1 sitting in a chair outside Resident 1 ' s room on multiple occasions while the resident was in the room with the door closed. During a review of Resident 1 ' s document titled, [name of hospital] .ED [emergency department] Provider Report . dated 4/13/23, the document indicated, [name of Resident 1] .History of Present Illness .Fall Injury .62 y/o [year old] male .BIBA [brought in by ambulance] from [name of facility] after sustaining an unwitnessed fall today. Per EMS [emergency medical services] pt was noted to have a hematoma [a collection or pooling of blood outside a blood vessel] to the back of his head .he's had a total of 3 falls this week .CT [computated tomography- an imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce images of the inside of the body] scanning .Impression: Small posterior right parafalcine and tentorial subdural hemorrhage [bleeding in the posterior (rear) aspect of the brain], 3 mm [Millimeters - a unit of measure] in thickness .Posterior scalp 3 cm [centimeters - a unit of measure] partial-thickness laceration .3 staples placed without incident .Diagnosis: Altered mental status fall, close head injury, scalp laceration, subdural hemorrhage .Condition: Critical . During a review of the facility ' s policy and procedure titled, Falls and Fall Risk, Managing, revised March 2018, the policy indicated, .Resident conditions that may contribute to the risk of falls include: .c. Delirium [a mental state in which you are confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember clearly] and other cognitive impairment; .i. functional impairments . 3. Medical factors that contribute to the risk of falls include: .e. balance and gait [manner of walking] disorders .Resident-Centered Approaches to Managing Falls and Fall risk 1. The staff, with the input of the attending physician, will implement a resident-centered fall prevention plan to reduce the specific risk factor(s) of falls for each resident at risk or with a history of falls. During a concurrent interview and record review on August 23, 2023, at 10:18 AM, with the DON, the facility ' s policy and procedure titled, Safety and Supervision of Residents, (undated), the policy indicated, Our facility strives to make the environment as free from accident hazards as possible. Resident safety and supervision and assistance to prevent accidents are facility-wide priorities .4. Implementing interventions to reduce accident risks and hazards shall include the following routine checks of resident or 1:1 supervisions to ensure safety .d. ensuring that interventions are implemented; and e. Documenting interventions. 5. Monitoring the effectiveness of interventions shall include the following: a. Ensuring that interventions are implemented correctly and consistently; . The DON stated the policy was not followed. During an interview on August 14, 14, 2023, at 4:05 PM, with the DON, the DON stated the facility did not have a policy and procedure regarding 1:1 supervision. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 056365 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.

  • 0689SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F689 - Accidents

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

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What happened during the September 13, 2023 survey of Yucaipa Hills Post Acute?

This was a inspection survey of Yucaipa Hills Post Acute on September 13, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at Yucaipa Hills Post Acute on September 13, 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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