F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
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
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to maintain a
secure environment to ensure vulnerable residents did not exit the facility without supervision and failed to
respond appropriately to a door alarm for 1 of 15 residents reviewed for elopement, of a total sample of 15
residents, (#1). These failures contributed to the elopement of resident #1 and placed him at risk for serious
injury/impairment/death. While resident #1 was out of the facility unsupervised, there was reasonable
likelihood he could have fallen, become lost, been accosted/harmed by a stranger or been hit by a car.
On 7/25/24 at approximately 5:15 AM, the facility failed to prevent a resident with severe cognitive
impairment from exiting the facility unsupervised. The facility was unaware of resident #1's whereabouts
until staff located him across from an assisted living facility (ALF) approximately 0.2 miles away at 5:53 AM.
The facility failed to ensure resident #1 was adequately supervised and failed to monitor the front lobby
door to ensure vulnerable residents did not exit the facility without knowledge.
There was a total of 15 residents who were identified as at risk for elopement.
The facility's failure to provide adequate supervision resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. The Immediate
Jeopardy began on 7/25/24 and was removed on 7/26/24. The scope and severity of the deficiency was
decreased to a D, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not Immediate Jeopardy.
Findings:
Resident #1 was an [AGE] year-old male admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses t included
encephalopathy, unspecified dementia, heart failure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adult failure to thrive and
depression.
Review of the Minimum Data Set quarterly assessment with assessment reference date of 7/07/24 revealed
resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 03/15 which indicated he had severe cognitive
impairment. The document indicated resident #1 used a wheelchair for mobility and was able to propel his
self independently. The assessment did not indicate resident #1 wandered or exhibited other behaviors
during the look-back period but used a wander/elopement alarm daily.
Review of physician orders revealed a current active order for electronic wander bracelet dated 11/20/23.
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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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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Regents Park of Winter Park
558 N Semoran Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32792
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F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
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Residents Affected - Few
Review of the psychiatric progress notes revealed resident #1 was recently seen by the provider on
4/03/24, 4/24/24, 5/29/24, 6/19/24 and 7/03/24. Each progress note indicated resident #1 had a history of
exit-seeking behavior, was cognitively impaired with poor long-term and short-term memory, lacked insight
concerning matters of self and lacked judgement regarding everyday activities.
Review of the medical record revealed elopement risk evaluations dated 11/20/23, 12/04/23, 12/11/23,
12/20/23 and 3/04/24 indicated resident #1 was at risk for elopement. An elopement risk evaluation dated
5/03/24 indicated resident #1 was not at risk for elopement.
Review of progress notes revealed resident #1 was considered to be at high risk for elopement on 11/20/23
and a wander bracelet was placed on his right arm. A progress noted dated 5/03/24 read, Resident
elopement risk performed, no longer risk for elopement. [Electronic wander bracelet] removed.
A care plan for elopement risk initiated 11/20/23 indicated resident #1 was at risk for elopement.
Interventions included use of wander bracelet, check placement every shift, place resident information in
elopement risk notebook, monitor for exit seeking behaviors and use verbal cues to redirect. The care plan
was resolved on 5/03/24, when the electronic wander bracelet was removed and was reinitiated 7/25/24.
Review of the Treatment Administration Record for May, June and July 2024 revealed staff continued to
document on placement and function of the electronic wander alarm bracelet even though it had been
removed on 5/03/24.
In a phone interview on 8/07/24 at 6:23 AM, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) F verified resident #1 was
on her assignment on 7/25/24. She recalled providing care to resident #1 with the assistance of another
CNA between 4:00 and 4:30 AM. CNA F stated she then went to get another resident dressed for an
appointment. She recalled as she escorted the other resident to the transportation pick-up area, Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) D told her, Make sure you close that door so he [resident #1] can't get out. CNA F
stated she closed the door and proceeded to the transportation area.
On 8/06/24 at 5:37 AM, CNA B confirmed she assisted CNA F with providing care for resident #1 and then
went back to her assignment. She recalled as she came out of a resident room around 5:00 AM, she saw
resident #1 at the nurse's station with CNA A. CNA A informed her resident #1 was walking in the hallway
without his wheelchair. CNA B stated she stayed with resident #1 while CNA A retrieved a wheelchair from
the dayroom. She stated she went back to her assignment and did not see resident #1 again until after the
event. She stated she did not hear an alarm go off and did not know the resident was missing until LPN D
asked her to look for him.
On 8/06/24 at 5:28 AM, CNA A stated she was not assigned to resident #1 but she saw him standing at the
nurse's station. She asked CNA B to help her locate a wheelchair for resident #1. She explained she
located a wheelchair in the day room, and they assisted the resident to sit in the chair. CNA A then went
back to her assignment. She recalled LPN D later asked her if she knew where resident #1 was, so she
started looking for him. She went up front and saw one of his shirts on the ground outside. She went back
into the building and headed toward the back to see if she could find him.
On 8/06/24 at 11:16 AM, LPN D - stated she saw resident #1 at the nurse's station between 5:00 - 5:10
AM. She recalled CNA F needed to escort another resident to the transportation area and asked LPN D if
resident #1 was going somewhere as he was not usually up so early. LPN D stated she told CNA F to just
close the doors when she went through, and LPN D continued her rounds. LPN D recalled at
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Regents Park of Winter Park
558 N Semoran Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32792
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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 - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
approximately 5:30 AM she came out of a resident's room and no longer saw resident #1 at the nurse's
station. She stated she started looking around the unit for him and asked other staff to assist. LPN D
reported Registered Nurse (RN) C called her and told her about the shirt found outside. LPN D stated she
went outside with RN C and RN E to search for resident #1. She explained RN E located him between the
two parking lots at the adjacent assisted living facility and they escorted him back into the facility through
the back entrance.
Residents Affected - Few
On 8/06/24 at 11:45 AM, RN E stated she was doing rounds and went to the unit resident #1 was on at
approximately 5:00 AM on 7/25/24. She recalled seeing him in a wheelchair in front of the nurse's station.
RN E reported she sat at the nurse's station to complete some documentation. She explained she left the
unit at approximately 5:20 AM to go to the other unit but could not recall whether resident #1 was still near
the nurse's station. She stated LPN D called her a short time later and asked if resident #1 followed her to
the other unit. RN E informed LPN D he had not followed her and was not on that unit. RN E stated she told
the staff to search for resident #1 and a code for missing resident was paged overhead. She recalled
hearing the front door alarm as she was headed back to resident #1's unit. RN E stated when she entered
the front lobby she saw RN C at the front door. RN C informed her resident #1 may have gone outside
because they found a shirt on the ground that belonged to him. RN E stated she proceeded out the front
door and walked down the pathway to the parking lot to search for resident #1. She recalled LPN D was
ahead of her and when they reached the employee parking lot, RN E stated she got in her car to drive up
toward the ALF to see if he was further up the road. She stated she saw resident #1 his wheelchair under a
lamp post across from the ALF parking lot next to the enclosed retention pond. RN E stopped her car and
called LPN D as she wheeled resident #1 back toward the facility. RN E reported RN C and LPN D took the
resident back inside the facility as she retrieved her car. She explained he was placed on one-to-one
supervision, and she applied a wander alarm bracelet on his ankle. RN E could not recall if resident #1 had
a wander alarm bracelet previously.
During a phone interview on 8/06/24 at 9:09 AM, RN C stated she was at the nurse's station around 5:00
AM the morning of 7/25/24. She recalled resident #1 wanted to use the phone. RN C asked resident #1 if
he could make his call a little later and he agreed. She stated she left to use the restroom before she began
to pass medications. RN C recalled LPN D was near resident #1 when she left. As she returned down the
hallway approximately 10 minutes later, she heard a door alarm coming from the front lobby. RN C
explained she entered the lobby and went to the front door. She recalled she pulled the door toward herself
to ensure it was engaged and looked out the glass door. RN C stated it was dark outside and she did not
see anyone, so she turned off the alarm and returned to her work station. She explained she did not think
about the alarm again until later when LPN D came to her and asked if she had seen resident #1. She then
remembered the front door alarm and went back to the front lobby with CNA A. RN C stated she held the
front door open while CNA A went outside. She recalled the CNA found a shirt on the ground which she
recognized as the shirt resident #1 had on his lap in the wheelchair. RN C stated she told the CNA to come
back inside and she paged overhead for LPN D and RN E to come to the front lobby. She explained the
three of them went out together to search for resident #1. She reported that RN E located him and returned
him to facility through the back entrance. RN C expressed she felt CNA F and LPN D should have provided
closer supervision for resident #1. She explained CNA F told LPN D to watch resident #1 while she
escorted a resident to the transportation area. RN C stated LPN D told CNA F to just shut the doors to the
unit when she went out. RN C acknowledged when she heard the door alarm, she did not go outside to
search, nor did she notify any other staff of the alarm and instead she turned it off and returned to her
duties.
On 8/06/24, resident #1's wife confirmed she was
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Regents Park of Winter Park
558 N Semoran Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32792
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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 - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
notified her husband eloped from the facility. She stated she was not sure how he managed to get outside.
She explained they had been married for 63 years and had always been together. Resident #1's wife stated
she was concerned he got out of the facility unsupervised, but she was looking forward to taking him home.
On 8/06/24 at 12:06 PM, the Director of Nursing (DON) acknowledged resident #1 had history of elopement
but had a decline in mobility in May 2024. She explained he was assessed at that time and was not
considered an elopement risk. She clarified the wander/elopement alarm bracelet was removed and the
care plan was resolved at that time. The DON recalled he progressed approximately 4-6 weeks later with
improved mobility but did not exhibit any exit-seeking behaviors. She explained resident #1 regularly
accompanied his wife to the front door, kissed her before she left and returned to his room without incident.
The DON reported she was not aware of any exit-seeking behavior.
In a meeting with the Administrator, DON and Regional Nurse Consultant (RNC) on 8/07/24 at 10:58 AM,
the Administrator stated the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee met and
reviewed the event and investigation. She stated the committee identified RN C should have opened the
door and looked outside when she responded to the door alarm and should have notified staff of the alarm.
The Administrator acknowledged staff should have been more aware of resident #1's movement through
the facility. She stated the committee noted several areas of opportunity for improvement and began
education on several topics which included abuse and neglect, elopement standards and guidelines,
accuracy of documentation, increased supervision and appropriate response to door alarms. The
Administrator stated the QAPI Committee conducted a root cause analysis and determined the facility failed
to respond appropriately to a door alarm and failed to provide appropriate supervision.
Review of the policy and procedure Elopements and Wandering Residents revised 3/16/23 revealed an
elopement occurred when a resident left the premises or a safe area without authorization and/or
necessary supervision to do so. The document indicated that alarms were not a replacement for necessary
supervision. Staff were directed to be vigilant in responding to alarms in a timely manner.
On 8/07/24, resident #1's likely elopement route was retraced. He exited the facility's front lobby door and
wheeled himself in the dark along an uneven sidewalk with four-inch curbs, from the front door to the
parking lot. Resident #1 proceeded through the parking lot and down a paved driveway approximately 0.2
miles to an adjacent ALF. He was located under a lamp post across the street from the ALF's front parking
lot next to a fenced retention pond. Along the route, he passed several metal drainage grates, a drainage
ditch with water, a downed lamp post with exposed wires and two parking lots with dumpsters and electrical
equipment.
Historical weather data revealed on the morning resident #1 eloped, 7/25/24, the temperature at 5:53 AM
was 78 degrees Fahrenheit and mostly cloudy. Sunrise occurred at 6:44 AM, (retrieved on 8/07/24 from
www.wunderground.com).
Review of the Facility Assessment Tool revealed the facility accepted and could care for residents with
psychiatric and mood disorders including psychosis, impaired cognition, depression, anxiety, and behaviors
that needed intervention. The document indicated the facility provided person-centered care which included
identifying and implementing interventions to help support individuals with cognitive impairment.
Review of corrective measures to remove Immediate Jeopardy implemented by the facility revealed the
following, which were verified by the survey team:
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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105618
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Regents Park of Winter Park
558 N Semoran Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32792
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 - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
*On 7/25/24 at 5:30 AM, resident #1 was discovered to be missing and the facility implemented its
elopement policy and procedures.
*On 7/25/24 at 5:53 AM, resident #1 returned to the facility with facility staff. He was assessed on return to
the facility and had no injuries. A head count was conducted to verify the safety of all residents. The
required notifications were made to the physician and family. Resident #1 was placed on 1:1 supervision.
Residents Affected - Few
*On 7/25/24, resident #1 was re-evaluated for elopement risk and the elopement risk care plan was
re-initiated due to his increased risk.
*On 7/25/24, the facility re-evaluated all residents' elopement risk and identified a total of 15 residents as at
risk for elopement. The elopement risk binders were reviewed to ensure they contained photos and
demographic information for all identified residents.
*On 7/25/24, electronic wander alarm bracelets were checked for all residents identified as at risk for
elopement.
*On 7/25/24, the Maintenance Director checked all doors and alarms center wide for proper functioning. No
issues were identified.
*From 7/25/24 to 7/26/24, all staff were re-educated on the elopement policy to include elopement
standards and guidelines, providing appropriate supervision for residents with wandering or exit seeking
behaviors, appropriate response to door alarms and elopement risk binders. Staff were also educated on
entering/exiting the facility through designated doors. As of 7/30/24, 100% of staff members received
elopement education and participated in elopement drills.
*From 7/25/24 to 7/26/24, the facility completed 6 elopement drills to cover all 3 shifts with satisfactory staff
response documented on elopement drill worksheets.
*On 7/26/24 at 8:50 AM, the facility held an ad hoc Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
(QAPI) meeting and conducted a root cause analysis. The committee reviewed recommendations to
develop a plan for correction to include education, post-testing, drills and audits. The ad hoc QAPI
committee including the Medical Director (via telephone) approved the recommendations.
*On 7/26/24 at 5:00 PM, the facility held an ad hoc QAPI meeting to evaluate the actions taken which
included education, elopement drills and increasing volume on alarm annunciators. The ad hoc QAPI
committee including the Medical Director approved the current plan and recommendations for continued
education and auditing.
Interviews were conducted from 8/06/24 to 8/08/24 with 23 staff members (9 CNAs representing all shifts, 1
receptionist, 1 RN, 5 LPNs representing all shifts, 1 therapist, 3 environmental services staff and 3 dietary
staff). Staff interviews revealed they were knowledgeable of the elopement policy and procedures,
appropriate response to alarms and supervision of all residents to include those at risk for elopement.
The resident sample was expanded during the survey to include 12 additional residents. Observations,
interviews, and record reviews conducted revealed no concerns related to elopement risk evaluations, care
plans and physician orders for residents #4 through #15.
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