F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the Fall Morse Scale was completed accurately for
one of two sampled residents (Resident 1). The failure to accurately assess residents ' fall risk has the
potential to compromise the facility's ability to develop and implement resident-centered care plans and
interventions for falls.
Findings:
Review of Resident 1 ' s medical record indicated he was readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with
diagnoses including anoxic brain damage (caused by a complete lack of oxygen to the brain), epilepsy (a
brain condition that causes recurring seizures [a sudden, uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the
brain]), and metabolic encephalopathy (a problem in the brain caused by a chemical imbalance in the blood
that may lead to personality changes).
Review of Resident 1 ' s Interdisciplinary Team Progress Notes (IDT), dated 9/14/23 , indicated Resident 1
had an unwitnessed fall on 9/13/23.
Resident 1 ' s Minimum Data Set (MDS, a resident assessment tool), dated 9/8/23, indicated his brief
interview for mental status (BIMS, a tool used to screen and identify a resident ' s cognition [thinking
ability]) was 15 (13-15 means intact cognition).
Review of Resident 1 ' s morse fall scale assessment, dated 9/3/23, indicated Resident 1 had a history of
falls; and that, his fall score was 40 (a score of 25 -44 means a moderate risk for falls).
Review of Resident 1 ' s morse fall scale assessment, dated 9/29/23, indicated, no history of fall, and his
fall score was 25.
Review of Resident 1 ' s morse fall scale assessment, dated 11/15/23, indicated, no history of fall, and his
fall score was 25.
During a concurrent interview and record review with the director of nursing (DON) on 11/21/23 at 12:53
p.m., she verified the morse fall scale assessments were done for all residents every quarter, and post fall
and as needed. The DON confirmed staff did not complete Resident 1 ' s morse fall scale assessments
accurately on 9/29/2023 and 11/15/2023. The DON stated staff should have completed these assessments
accurately to capture Resident 1 ' s history of falls.
During a concurrent interview and record review with the Minimum Data Set (MDS, resident ' s
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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
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Event ID:
056376
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
056376
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/14/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care
1250 S. Winchester Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95128
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
Residents Affected - Few
clinical and functional assessment tool) Nurse (MDSN) on 12/11/23 at 11:00 a.m., the MDSN reviewed
Resident 1's medical record and confirmed he had a fall on 9/13/23. The MDSN confirmed Resident 1 ' s
morse fall scale assessments were not accurately completed on 9/29/2023 and 11/15/2023, which did not
account for Resident 1 ' s fall on 9/13/2023. The MDSN stated staff should have accurately completed both
assessments to derive accurate fall score(s) for Resident 1, which would then be used to develop a fall risk
care plan for implementation.
Review of the facility ' s policy and procedure titled, Falls-Clinical Protocol, dated 8/2012, it indicated, The
staff will evaluate, and documents falls that occurs while the individual is in the facility.
Review of the facility ' s policy and procedure titled, Charting and Documentation, dated 7/2017, indicated,
All services provided for the resident towards the care plan goals or any changes in the resident ' s medical,
physical, functional, or psychosocial shall be documented in the resident ' s medical record. The medical
record should facilitate communication between the interdisciplinary teams regarding the resident ' s
condition and response to care.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
056376
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