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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
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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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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
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
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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
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
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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.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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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.
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