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
observations, records reviewed and interviews, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent
elopement for one out of three sampled residents as evidenced by; on 08/21/2025 at 6:22 AM Resident # 5,
a newly admitted resident who is cognitively intact, exited the building undetected through the door used for
the linen delivery that was left open and eventually exited the facility's grounds through the back gate. There
were four residents at risk for elopement residing in the facility at the time of the survey. The findings
include.Observation on 08/22/2025 at 12:55 PM revealed the door Resident # 5 exited through has an
alarm system.Review of a photograph provided by the facility's Administrator revealed Resident # 5 wearing
blue short sleeved with horizontal stripes, green cargo pants, black socks and black sandals, exiting the
facility at 6:22 AM through the emergency exit door that was wide open.Record review of Resident # 5's
medical records revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] to a room on the facility's first
floor. On 08/21/2025 Resident # 5 eloped. Resident # 5's clinical diagnoses include but not limited to
non-Pressure related Chronic Ulcer of Right Heel and Midfoot, adverse effect of other Antipsychotics and
Neuroleptics, Schizophrenia unspecified, and other Specified Persistent Mood.Review of Resident #5's
Physician orders included: Risperidone 2 milligrams (mg) oral tablet-Give 1 tablet by mouth two times a day
related to adverse effect of other Antipsychotics and Neuroleptics, Order dated 8/20/2025 21:00-Valproic
Acid 250 mg oral capsule-Give 1 capsule by mouth two times a day related to Specified Persistent
Mood.Review of the Social Services Baseline Care Plan documentation indicated: (Mood and Behavior):
Resident exhibits a potential for alteration in mood and/or behavior. Resident will maintain current level of
mood state and will not exhibit adverse behaviors. Resident will refrain from harming self/others.On
08/22/2025 at 1:14 PM, the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) revealed, the incident occurred yesterday
at approximately 7:00 AM and the patient is alert, oriented and make his own decision. He was admitted on
08/19/ 2025 from [local Hospital] for an arterial wound on the right foot he ambulated through the entire
facility, and on 8/21/2025 he woke up at around 6:00 AM asked for towels to take a shower; at 7:13 AM the
nurse did a head count and noticed he was not in bed at that point she told the supervisor, and the
supervisor called a code green. I was notified by the maintenance we called the relative on file to check if
he was with her, at this time we are treating it as a missing person. The last person that saw him was the
laundry vendor and he did not know he was resident. The resident went through the back gate after he
exited through the laundry room exit. The RCA (Root Cause Analysis): [Staff D, Floor Tech] should have
stayed at the door when he opened and disarmed it. The CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) have at least 11
residents and she was taking care of other residents, so she was not really at fault. Security had a delivery
for dietary so he was not able to be at the laundry, and the Floor tech should have stayed and monitor.
Floor tech was suspended pending further investigation. Interview on 08/22/2025 at 2:15 PM, Staff A,
Certified Nursing Assistant
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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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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105510
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Unity Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1404 NW 22nd Street
Miami, FL 33142
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 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
(11:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift) stated: I got to know him for a short period of time before that happened he
wanted to know where the front patio and back patio was located this was on the 20th at approximately
2:00 AM he asked if there is a place to go out to have some fresh air I told him it too late to go out on the
patio, he said he was hungry and we gave him some apple sauce, he ate the applesauce and he said he
was still hungry so the supervisor went to the kitchen got two sandwiches and gave them to him he ate and
went to sleep. Before I left at the end of my shift, I changed him and left him in his room. The next day
(08/21/2025) when I came in at the start of my shift he was on the back porch with the security guard and
other residents, he said he was hungry, and we gave him some apple sauce and he said he was still hungry
so he supervisor went with the supervisor to the kitchen, and he got two sandwiches he ate the and went to
bed. On the 21st He woke up early in the morning and went to take a shower the nurse was with him, and
we gave him towels he dressed himself, about 6:30 AM he went through the double doors, and I continued
working with my other patients. The other shift came, and they were asking if we saw [Room Number], I
never knew he would leave because he was compliant. Interview on 08/22/2025 at 2:28 PM Staff B,
Registered Nurse (RN)- Day Shift stated, On that day the outgoing nurse told me I can do my rounds, and I
asked her where he (Resident #5) was, and she told me he may be on the patio. She told me that the last
time she saw the resident was about at 6:30 AM. I told her I needed to see the patient because I did not
know him. When I went to his room he was not there. I called the supervisor and the DON (Director of
Nursing); and the outgoing nurse stayed and helped to look for him, but we did not find him, so they called
code green (elopement code). I did not know him, and they showed me his picture when we were searching
for him.During a telephone interview on 08/23/2025 at 9:55 AM, Staff C, RN-Night Shift Supervisor
revealed: The resident (Resident #5) is very alert, and he is close to the kitchen most of the time and he
walks around the facility socializing with everyone. He was not an exit seeking resident and never gave
problem. I usually sit downstairs when I finish my rounds, when I did my second round he was in his room
the patient (Resident #5) asked for food and security opened the kitchen and I got some sandwiches and
gave the food to him (Resident #5) in his room. During my third round at about 7:10 AM the nurse came
and told me a resident was missing, and I called a code green. I called maintenance and looked at the
camera showing him leaving through the laundry room exit. Interview on 08/23/2025 at 9:58 AM, the Risk
Manager revealed the elevators are not equipped with [wander alert system] . the exit doors are alarmed
and will sound when approached. Resident #5 was alert, did not have and did not have a [wander alert
system] in place. He eloped during a laundry delivery through the back door after asking for food. The
resident has a known history of elopement and has not yet been located. Interview on 08/23/2025 at 10:03
AM the Maintenance Director revealed all exit doors on the first floor are equipped to detect the [wander
alert] and will alarm when triggered. If the door is pushed, it must be held for 15-30 seconds before a loud
alarm will sound. A key is required by maintenance staff to reset the stairwell alarms.Telephone interview
with translation assistance by the NHA on 08/23/2025 at 10:05 AM, Staff D, Floor Tech revealed, on
08/21/2025 around 6:00 AM to 6:15 AM the security called and asked him to open the laundry door
because he was dealing with another delivery in the kitchen. Staff D, Floor Tech revealed unlocked and
disarmed the door and did not stay during the delivery because he went to pick up the soiled linen. Staff D,
Floor Tech revealed he does not remember shutting and locking the door and gate and did not see the
resident leaving.On 08/23/2025 at 10:41 AM Staff E, Certified Nursing Assistant (7:00 AM to 3:00 PM shift)
stated: I remember the resident, he is alert and like to walk around the facility. Wednesday (8/20/2025) was
the first time I worked with him. After I changed him that afternoon, he asked for food around 2:00 PM and
he sat on the patio where
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
105510
If continuation sheet
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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
105510
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Unity Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1404 NW 22nd Street
Miami, FL 33142
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
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Previous Versions Obsolete
they smoked, and I left at about 3:15 PM. On Thursday (8/21/2025) at the start of my shift when I did my
rounds I did not see him in his room so I asked the nurse where is my resident because he was not in bed;
the nurse said he just had a shower and because he is always walking back I went looking for him and did
not see him so I tell the nurse and the nurse told the supervisor then they called a code green and we
searched for him, I drove in my car all the way past [streets] and around but did not find him we kept
searching the police came and still not find him. Telephone interview on 08/23/2025 at 10:50 AM Staff F,
Licensed Practical Nurse (7:00 PM t0 7:00 AM shift) revealed, on 08/20/2025 to 08/21/2025 I worked with
him he is alert he followed instruction; I administered medication to him, and he took them one by one.
Around 2:00 AM, he was walking back and forth and was given two sandwiches after he ate, he went back
to bed. Around 6:00 AM He showered himself and after his shower when I did rounds, he was in his room in
the bed. During shift transfer we did not see him I told the supervisor, and a code green was called.On
08/23/2025 at 11:41 the DON revealed: On Thursday (08/21/2025) I got a call that there was a missing
resident. I told them he always goes to sit on the patio, the code green was already started and once I got
here we created a command center. Record Review of the facility's policy titled: Safety and Supervision of
Residents indicate:Policy StatementOur 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.Policy Interpretation and Implementation Facility-Oriented Approach to Safety1. Our
facility-oriented approach to safety addresses risks for groups of residents.2. Safety risks and
environmental hazards are identified on an ongoing basis through a combination of employee training,
employee monitoring, and reporting processes; QAPI reviews of safety and incident/accident data; and a
facility-wide commitment to safety at all levels of the organization.
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