F 0801
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the
food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Based on observation, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to employ a Certified Dietary
Manager with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and
nutrition service, when there was no designated full time Director of Food and Nutrition Services onsite, as
required, when the facility's Registered Dietitian was not employed on a full-time basis. This failure had the
potential to result in food borne illnesses when no oversight was provided to the dietary staff during food
preparation and could affect the health and safety of all residents of the facility.
Findings:
During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/14/23, at 2:15 p.m., with Dietary Staff A, the dietary
manager was not in the facility. Dietary Staff A stated Dietary Staff B was the dietary manager, and if there
were issues in the kitchen, he would contact her by phone.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 2:40 p.m., with CNA C (Certified Nursing Assistant C), she stated she
had not seen this dietary manager (Dietary Staff B) in the building. CNA C stated, This is what the facility
does, put out names from their other facility and make it seem like they actually work here.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 3:25 p.m., with Dietary Staff B, she stated she was a full-time employee
of another facility but she was not a full-time employee at this facility. Dietary Staff B stated the last time she
was at this facility was from 7/14/23-7/15/23.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 3:35 p.m., with the facility's RD (Registered Dietitian) consultant. She
stated the facility's former dietary manager left the second week of July 2023. The RD consultant stated she
was not a full-time dietitian of this facility.
A review of a resident's (Resident 1's) MDS (Minimum Data Set- is part of the federally-mandated process
for clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. This process
provides a comprehensive assessment of each resident's functional capabilities and helps nursing home
staff identify health problems) Section C (Cognitive Patterns), dated 7/21/23, indicated Resident 1's BIMS
(Brief Interview for Mental Status) score was 15 (0-7= suggests severe cognitive impairment, 8-12,
suggests moderate cognitive impairment, 13-15= suggests cognitively intact, no impairment).
During an interview on 12/1/23, at 10:28 a.m., with Resident 1, he stated he had concerns about the food
because it did not look appetizing and was not served hot. Resident 1 stated he would end up
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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.
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Event ID:
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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
056483
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Sherwood Oaks Post Acute Care, LLC
130 Dana Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
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
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0801
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
refusing to eat the food. Resident 1 stated he had not spoken to the dietitian or the dietary manager for a
while now. Resident 1 stated the last time he spoke to the former dietary manager was some time ago, and
the former dietary manager quit his job.
A review of a resident's (Resident 2's) MDS Section C, dated 7/13/23, indicated, Resident 2's BIMS score
was 15, cognitively intact.
During an interview on 12/1/23, at 10:50 p.m., with Resident 2, she stated she had concerns about the food
here. Resident 1 stated that one time she cut into a piece of chicken, and it was not fully cooked. Resident 2
stated that sometimes the food here looked horrible. Resident 2 stated the last dietary manager quit a long
time ago and she had not seen or talked to his replacement.
During a follow-up interview on 12/4/23, at 1:55 p.m., with the facility's part-time RD, she stated the facility
was still looking to hire a full-time Certified Dietary Manager. The RD stated that after the former dietary
manager left the second week of July 2023, there had not been a staff to fill this position. The RD stated
Dietary Manager B was not a full-time employee at this facility.
During an interview on 12/5/23, at 9:27 p.m., with CNA D, she stated she called to the attention of the
kitchen because she was assisting a resident (Resident 3) with her meal and the kitchen kept on giving
meat products to Resident 3 when she was a vegetarian. CNA D stated Resident 1 had complained about
his food.
During an interview on 12/6/23, at 1:05 p.m., with the Administrator, she stated Dietary Staff B worked
off-site and went to the facility every two weeks. The Administrator stated she was actively trying to hire a
Certified Dietary Manager for this facility.
A review of the facility's job description for the, Certified Dietary Manager, position, dated October 2020,
indicated, The primary purpose of this position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the operations of the
food and nutrition services department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards,
guidelines and regulations, and as directed by the Administrator. The duties and responsibilities included:
1. Assist the Infection Preventionist in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related food
and nutrition services functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are
properly identified and recorded.
2. Assist in developing and maintaining written job descriptions and performance evaluations for each level
of personnel.
3. Assist in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served.
4. Communicate with families and residents as necessary.
5. Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
6. Make daily rounds to assure that personnel are performing required duties and to assure that the
appropriate procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility.
7. Assist is establishing a production line, etc., to assure that meals are prepared on time.
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