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LAKE HAVEN NURSING AND REHAB CENTERCMS #1053501 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 0684 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interviews and record reviews the facility failed to ensure residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, related to failure to ensure weekly skin checks were completed for two residents (#2 and #3) of three sampled residents. Findings included: Residents Affected - Some Resident #3 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and discharged on 09/07/25. Review of the admission record showed diagnoses included but not limited to vascular dementia with other behavioral disturbance, stage III chronic kidney disease, diabetes, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and cerebrovascular disease. Review of the physician orders for Resident #3 showed to perform weekly skin checks. Review of the skin evaluation dated 09/05/2025 showed - scratches on the bilateral arms. Multiple superficial scratches to bilateral arms. Dried blood present around the affected area. No active bleeding observed. Review of Resident #3's electronic medical record (EMR) revealed there were no other documented skin evaluations for the period August through September 2025. Review of the care plans showed there was no care plan for skin integrity or a focus addressing weekly skin checks. During an interview on 10/13/25 at 12:40 p.m. Staff A, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) stated she does not normally work in the resident's area. She stated the nurses are supposed to do weekly skin checks and document it under the assessment tab of the electronic medical record. She stated the Weekly Skin Only Evaluation Schedule was listed by room numbers, which was subdivided by the day of the week and the shift. Staff A stated the nurses were to see which room was due on their shift, and perform the weekly skin check. During an interview on 10/13/25 at 12:45 p.m. the acting Director of Nursing (DON) stated the nurses were to perform weekly skin checks. He stated the nurses were supposed to do them and document them in the assessment section in the electronic medical record. He reviewed Resident #3's electronic medical record and stated the resident did not have any weekly skin assessments performed. During an interview on 10/13/25 at 1:44 p.m. Staff B, Nurse Practitioner (NP) stated she sees her physician provider's residents only. She stated she was at the facility 5 days a week. Staff B stated they have 88 or 90 residents in the facility. She stated she does not see all of their residents weekly. She stated she tries to see the long-term care residents at least every 2 weeks and sometimes (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: 105350 Printed: 05/28/2026 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 105350 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/13/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Lake Haven Nursing and Rehab Center 1351 San Christopher Dr Dunedin, FL 34698 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 0684 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some only monthly. She stated she will see a resident more often for a specific concern. She stated she does not do a head-to-toe skin evaluation on every visit. She stated she will evaluate the residents if they have rash or something. She stated the nurse would tell her if there was an issue she needed to evaluate. She stated she did not evaluate the resident's skin on every visit. During an interview on 10/13/25 at 2:36 p.m. the DON stated all residents should have a skin integrity care plan. He reviewed Resident #3's care plans and stated she did not have a skin integrity care plan. He stated he did not see an intervention showing to perform weekly skin checks. 2. A review of Resident #2's admission record revealed an admission date of 10/2/25 with diagnoses to include osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region, acute hepatitis b with delta-agent without hepatic coma, other psychoactive substance abuse, uncomplicated, and septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale. A review of Resident #2's physician orders revealed there were no orders for skin assessments. A review of Resident #2's Medication Administration Record (MAR) and Treatment Administration Record (TAR) for 10/2025 revealed there was no documentation of skin checks or assessments. A review of Resident #2's assessments revealed a skin evaluation dated 10/3/25. Review of Resident #2's EMR revealed there were no other documented skin evaluations/assessments. A review of Resident #2's care plan revealed a focus initiated on 10/03/2025, Impaired/Risk for impaired skin integrity AEB [as evidenced by]/Related to: Dry, fragile skin Date Initiated: 10/03/2025, with interventions to include, Weekly skin checks per protocol. A review of Resident #2's physician notes revealed the following: On 10/10/25, . Patient presents with increasing swelling of bilateral lower extremities and left upper arm. Swelling generally improves after lying down, but today it has remained the same. Patient is also being treated for thoracic osteomyelitis with intermittent daily fevers since admission, which improve with Tylenol. Blood cultures currently negative. Skin: Warm, Dry, IV [intravenous] Access, Pink, Normal for ethnicity, Other: multiple healing scabs, various stages, of extremities . On 10/13/25 at 1:50 p.m., an interview was conducted with Staff C, LPN. She said the east unit does not have a weekly skin assessment schedule for the residents. Staff C, LPN said they are supposed to. An observation of the east unit nurses station revealed no skin check sheet or schedule was observed for Resident #2. On 10/13/25 at 12:42 p.m., an interview was conducted with Staff A, LPN. She said the weekly skin only assessment schedule is supposed to be completed on every unit/hall. On 10/13/25 at 12:54 p.m., an interview was conducted with the DON. He confirmed the skin assessment was missing for Resident #2 on 10/10/25. He said it should have been completed. The DON said the provider saw Resident #2 and looked at his skin. He said the provider's note counted as a skin assessment. A review of the facility's policy titled, Skin and Wound, effective date 8/1/23 and a revision (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 105350 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 Printed: 05/28/2026 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 105350 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/13/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Lake Haven Nursing and Rehab Center 1351 San Christopher Dr Dunedin, FL 34698 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 0684 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm date of 9/24/24, revealed the following, Policy: To provide a system for identifying skin at risk, implementing individual interventions including evaluation and monitoring as indicated to promote skin health, healing and decrease worsening of/prevention of pressure injury. Further review of the policy, under procedure, revealed the following, . License nurse to complete skin evaluation weekly and prior to transfer/discharge and document in the medical record. Residents Affected - Some FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 105350 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.

  • 0684GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F684 - Quality of care

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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What happened during the October 13, 2025 survey of LAKE HAVEN NURSING AND REHAB CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of LAKE HAVEN NURSING AND REHAB CENTER on October 13, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at LAKE HAVEN NURSING AND REHAB CENTER on October 13, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."

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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