F 0810
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide adaptive equipment for a resident
when consuming liquids for 1 out of 2 sampled residents reviewed for adaptive equipment, affecting
Resident #6.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings included:
Review of the facility's policy titled, Adaptive Feeding Equipment Policy and Procedure, with an effective
date of 09/25/24, included in part, the following: To provide adaptive equipment to obtain and/or maintain a
resident highest practicable level. Residents requiring assistance in feeding are potential candidates for a
restorative dining program or adaptive utensil use, as determined by the occupational therapist. The dietary
department should be notified of residents needing adaptive feeding equipment; the equipment is stored
and maintained in the dietary department. Appropriate utensils should be placed on the resident's food tray,
at each meal, and returned to the dietary department, on the food tray, for sanitization.
Record review for Resident #6 revealed the resident was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], with
readmission on [DATE], with diagnoses that included, in part, the following: Anoxic Brain Damage,
Dysphagia, Other Speech Disturbances, and Electrocution.
Review of the Minimum Data Set assessment for Resident #6 dated 11/07/24 documented in Section C
that a Brief Interview of Mental Status was not completed, due to the resident is rarely/never understood.
Review of the Physician's Orders for Resident #6 revealed an order dated 05/31/17 for NAS (No Added
Salt), Pureed, and No straw.
Review of the Physician's Orders for Resident #6 revealed an order dated 03/11/22 for aspiration
precautions: 90 degrees all meals, no straws, and small bites/sips.
Review of the Physician's Orders for Resident #6 revealed an order dated 07/17/23 for adaptive equipment
- nosey cup with liquids, to enhance feeding.
Review of the Care Plan for Resident #6 dated 11/19/24 with a problem of resident is at risk for alteration in
nutrition/hydration and weight fluctuations related to impaired cognition secondary to anoxic brain damage,
other abnormal involuntary movements, and vary PO (oral) intake. He is at increased risk for aspiration
related to diagnosis of dysphagia and needed mechanically altered diet. The
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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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
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Event ID:
105838
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
105838
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/12/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Edward J Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
5101 West Blue Heron Blvd
Riviera Beach, FL 33418
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 0810
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
goal was for the resident to maintain weight within the healthy BMI (Body Mass Index) range (18.5-24.9) via
monitor of weight report. He will continue to consume >50% of meal provided and nutritional supplement
acceptance via daily PO intake observation. No noted s/s (signs/symptoms) of aspiration via daily
observation. The approaches included, in part, the following: Adaptive equipment: Nosey cup with liquids to
enhance feeding. And NAS/Puree texture/thin liquids diet, no straw. He is fed by staff.
Residents Affected - Few
On 12/09/24 at 10:15 AM, observations revealed Resident #6 in his room, sitting up in a chair with a rolled
washcloth in each hand wearing hand splints. Further observations revealed a Styrofoam cup containing
water, sitting on the nightstand. There was no nosey cup at the bedside.
On 12/09/24 at 12:10 PM, a second observation was made of Resident #6 in his room, with a Styrofoam
cup containing water, at bedside. No nosey cup was observed.
On 12/09/24 at 12:30 PM, observation was made of Resident #6 with a lunch tray brought into his room,
containing apple juice and one nosey cup. Staff A, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) was assisting
Resident #6 with eating. An interview was conducted on 12/09/24 at 12:32 PM with Staff A, who stated she
has worked at the facility for 10 years. When asked about the nosey cup on the Resident #6's lunch tray,
she said the resident needs the nosey cup to drink all liquids.
On 12/12/24 at 9:56 AM, a side-by-side observation was made with Staff B, Nursing Manager, in the room
of Resident #6, who acknowledged the resident had a Styrofoam cup with a straw, full of water at the
bedside. There was no nosey cup observed.
An interview was conducted on 12/10/24 at 9:50 AM with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN), who stated she
has worked at the facility since 2017. She was asked if a resident has adaptive equipment for a special cup,
would the resident need the special cup for water at the bedside. She stated, when the resident has an
order for adaptive equipment, it comes with the meals from the kitchen. When asked would the resident
need the adaptive equipment for any liquids at the bedside, she said it would have to come from the
kitchen.
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