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Inspection visit

Health inspection

ST JOHNS NURSING CENTERCMS #1053711 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.

105371 02/12/2026 St Johns Nursing Center 3075 NW 35th Ave Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311
F 0842 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to follow the facility policy of documenting identified changes in the sacral skin condition for 1 of 1 sampled resident reviewed for pressure ulcers, Resident #1.The findings included:Review of facility's policy, titled, Wound Prevention, Skin Observation, with an effective date of 10/19/05, and a revision date of 11/21/17, documented that 'the nurse would evaluate and document identified changes in the weekly skin check section of the electronic medical record.' Record review documented Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] after a surgical operation of the right knee. The resident had history of Vancomycin induced Acute Kidney Injury, Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension. The resident was discharged to a hospital on [DATE]. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 02/02/26, documented Resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 14 indicating he had good cognitive function.Section M revealed a presence of one Stage I pressure ulcer or injury. Review of nursing progress notes, dated 01/27 26 at 9:35 PM and on 01/28/26 at 10:11 AM, documented Resident #1 had redness and/or sacral rashes with no signs and symptoms of infection noted. The notes added that the sacral rashes were present on admission. After 01/28/26, there were no further nursing progress notes about the redness or sacral rashes. The daily general skin assessment documented the skin was warm and dry, with several documentations regarding the right knee surgical site skin conditions on these dates: 02/09/26, 02/03/26, 02/02/26, 01/28/26, and 01/27/26. In an interview conducted with Staff A, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on 02/12/26 at approximately 11:13 AM, she was asked their process of admitting new resident. She responded they help the resident in the room and perform skin assessment with the nurses. Staff A stated the nurses document all the findings, and they both agreed that if there are skin conditions they must be reported to the doctor. She stated she continually performs skin assessments when she performs daily care to the resident and then reports to the nurse if there are new skin conditions observed or if the former skin condition is worsening. In an interview conducted with Staff B, Registered Nurse, on 02/12/26 at 12:43 PM, when she was asked her admission process, she responded that she and the assigned CNA perform the head-to-toe assessment to ensure all skin areas are assessed. She takes notes of any redness, or open skin areas, notifies the doctor and documents all her findings in the progress notes. Staff B added that the staff performed weekly skin assessment for Resident #1 to makes sure the redness in the sacral area was improving. She stated she remembered applying cream to that area. When she was asked if she monitored and measured the sacral redness / rashes after the initial admission assessment, she responded, no. She stated she did not monitor or measure the area because the wound care nurse does the monitoring and measuring. Staff B stated the wound care nurse documented all the skin conditions for the resident after the staff nurses make the skin referral. In an interview conducted with Staff D, Wound Care Nurse on 02/12/26 at approximately 11:26 AM when asked if she assessed and monitored Page 1 of 2 105371 105371 02/12/2026 St Johns Nursing Center 3075 NW 35th Ave Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311
F 0842 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few the sacral area with redness/rashes for Resident #1, she responded that she saw it on admission, a cream was ordered by the physician, and the nurses applied the cream daily as ordered. Staff D stated, the resident was in a 'turning every 2 hours program', but no, she did not monitor the sacral area, and only monitored and documented updates regarding Resident #1's right knee surgical area. She stated she thought the staff nurses were monitoring and documenting the sacral area redness and rashes.In continuing interviews with the nurses, they stated that skin conditions are documented upon admission, and weekly thereafter, but when they were asked to provide the documentation for Resident #1, they stated they did not document the weekly skin assessment of the sacral area. They stated they thought the Wound Care Nurse is responsible for the weekly documentation of the sacral area for Resident #1. Review of Resident #1's nursing care plan revealed the sacral area would show evidence of healing by 02/13/26. The interventions revealed to monitor, measure and document wound status on a weekly basis until healed. Additional record reviews revealed no documentation in the nursing progress notes regarding monitoring, measuring, and documenting the wound status on a weekly basis. In an interview conducted with the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) at approximately 4:30 PM, when informed that staff nurses thought that only the Wound Care Nurse was documenting, measuring and monitoring Resident #1's sacral area, she responded that all staff nurses received Health Stream (the facility's online continuing education flatform) training regarding documentation of pressure ulcers. She did not understand why the facility nurses were not documenting according to the training and their policy. 105371 Page 2 of 2

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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.

  • 0842GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F842 - Resident-identifiable information

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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What happened during the February 12, 2026 survey of ST JOHNS NURSING CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of ST JOHNS NURSING CENTER on February 12, 2026. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at ST JOHNS NURSING CENTER on February 12, 2026?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with..."

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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