F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment,
and neglect by anybody.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview, and record review, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from neglect by not
ensuring staff maintained a secure environment and implemented measures to mitigate the risks to prevent
elopement for 1 of 9 residents reviewed for elopement, of a total sample of 10 residents, (#1).
These failures contributed to the elopement of resident #1 and placed him at risk for serious injury,
impairment, and/or death. While resident #1 was out of the facility unsupervised, there was reasonable
likelihood he could have fallen, become lost, accosted by a stranger, or been hit by a vehicle.
The facility neglected to identify the need for adequate supervision and ensure a secure environment that
contributed to resident #1's elopement and placed all residents at risk for elopement at risk. This failure
resulted in Immediate Jeopardy starting on [DATE]. The Immediate Jeopardy was determined to be
removed on [DATE] after verification of the immediate actions implemented by the facility. The scope and
severity of the deficiencies were decreased to a D, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal
harm, that is not Immediate Jeopardy. There were a total of 9 current residents at risk for
wandering/elopement identified at the time of the survey.
Findings:
Cross reference F689
On [DATE] at approximately 6:05 PM, the facility's Weekend Supervisor unlocked the door for a visitor to
leave and neglected to ensure no residents followed behind the visitor. Resident #1, a vulnerable, severely
cognitively impaired male followed the visitor and exited the facility unnoticed and unsupervised. Resident
#1 was allowed to exit the building and walked outside on the hot, 90 degree Fahrenheit evening for
approximately 30 minutes (retrieved on [DATE] from www.wunderground.com). He traveled approximately
1.1 miles away from the facility until an off-duty staff nurse noticed him and stopped to call the facility to
inquire about him being missing.
Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include right femur fracture, difficulty
walking, dementia, anxiety, major depressive disorder, and psychotic disorder with delusions.
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) admission assessment with reference date of [DATE] revealed resident #1
had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 3 out of 15 which indicated he had severe cognitive
impairment. The assessment revealed he received antipsychotics, antianxiety, antidepressant,
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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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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
and antibiotic medications, but did not show any documentation of behaviors towards others or rejection of
care.
Review of the medical record revealed resident #1 had a physician's order for an electronic wander
monitoring bracelet to be applied beginning [DATE].
Review of resident #1's medical record revealed he had a care plan for potential for elopement related to
his behaviors such as wanders, ambulatory, has confusion, and exit seeking initiated on [DATE]. The goal
described the resident would remain safe and would refrain from leaving the facility unsupervised was
initiated on [DATE] and revised on [DATE]. Interventions included enhanced supervision, initiated on
[DATE], provide redirection when observed going towards exit doors, initiated on [DATE]. A revision was
added to the care plan on [DATE] which indicated resident #1 had eloped from building.
On [DATE] at 11:48 AM, the Weekend Supervisor stated the receptionist was on duty until 5:00 PM on the
weekends and after hours any staff could let visitors in or out. She said she was the on-duty supervisor the
day resident #1 eloped. The Weekend Supervisor stated she was sitting at receptionist desk charting
assessments sometime after 5:00 PM on Saturday, [DATE] when a visitor approached the door to leave the
facility. The Weekend Supervisor said she unlocked the door with a remote electronic key fob from where
she was sitting, the visitor then pushed the door open and walked out. The Weekend Supervisor stated she
did not see resident #1 behind the visitor nor see him exit out the door. The Weekend Supervisor explained
no one realized resident #1 was missing from the facility until about 30 minutes later when she received a
phone call from an off-duty nurse at 6:35 PM, who asked if he was a resident at the facility.
On [DATE] at 1:05 PM, the Administrator shared a video on his cell phone he made of the incident from the
facility's video system when he arrived to the facility the evening of [DATE]. The video from the same date,
[DATE], showed the visitor pause at the door, while the Weekend Supervisor unlocked the door with the
remote key at 6:05 PM, the visitor then pushed the door handle and opened the door. The Weekend
Supervisor was seen lowering her head back to look at her computer and resident #1 came a few seconds
later behind the visitor and exited out the door. The video showed him returning to the facility at 6:49 PM.
On [DATE] at 2:26 PM, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) G said she worked the day shift at the facility on
[DATE]. She explained that evening she went to the store with her husband and as they were leaving the
parking lot, she noticed an older gentleman walking down the street because he kept looking toward the
back of him as if he was looking for a ride from someone. He was walking east on the opposite side of the
highway from her. LPN G recalled she asked her husband to make a U-turn because it looked like the man
had an electronic wander monitoring bracelet on. LPN G explained that they caught up with the man in front
of a jewelry store. She said they pulled over on the side of the road, then she got out of the car and asked
the man if he needed a ride. He said yes and she asked where he was going? He replied he was going to
the [military] base. LPN G recounted the man was not familiar to her, so she asked his name, which
sounded familiar. She described it was hot, so she asked him to sit in the shade while she made a phone
call, and he agreed. She called the Weekend Supervisor to check if he was a resident of the facility. She
said a sheriff's department vehicle pulled up at this time and inquired about resident #1. Another officer
arrived and both stayed until the supervisor came. LPN G stated resident #1 did not recognize her, but
when the supervisor came, she thought he recognized her. The supervisor got out and talked to him and he
walked to the car with her.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
On [DATE] at 3:20 PM, LPN B stated she was familiar with resident #1. She said she went with the
supervisor to pick him up the day he eloped. She said she thought they were keeping a close eye on him
that day due to his behaviors. LPN B said, He was sitting on the sidewalk on the curb with a police officer
talking to him near the jewelry store. She stated when she got out of the car resident #1 was apologetic and
said he knew he did something he should not have done. The LPN said resident #1 could not recall when or
why he left. She explained, he told me he drove himself from the facility in a car.
Residents Affected - Few
On [DATE] at 3:53 PM, by telephone, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) C stated she worked a double shift
from 3:00 PM to 7:00 AM, on the day resident #1 eloped. She said that day was not unusual that he was
wandering around and was asking questions about when he was going to leave and could he go home.
What was different was the frequency in which he asked. CNA C said usually he would ask the questions
about his wife maybe every few hours or so, but the day he eloped he kept asking about every 10 minutes.
She said resident #1 also packed his bags about an hour and a half into her shift and asked why his wife
left him there. CNA C explained he was walking around the facility with his bag, carrying a picture of his
wife. She recalled the staff knew what he was doing that day, they had to frequently redirect him. The CNA
stated everyone knew he had increased behaviors and was more persistent that day. She recounted
resident #1 went up to LPN E who was at her medication cart, and talked to her, then she saw him drop his
bag on her medication cart. CNA C said she let the other CNAs on the unit, and his nurse know to redirect
his behaviors. The CNA said he even asked her where [city where he previously lived] was. CNA C said the
supervisor called her around 5:00 PM to come and get resident #1 from the front lobby. She explained
resident #1 was sitting next to the supervisor at the front desk, with his bag and a picture of his wife in his
hand when she arrived at the lobby. The CNA said the supervisor asked her to take him back to his unit and
keep him distracted until dinner. CNA C said she took resident #1 back to the nurse's station and stayed
until she had to help deliver dinner trays which was the last time she saw him until after he returned to the
facility.
On [DATE] at 4:35 PM, LPN D stated she usually took care of resident #1. She said he was very forgetful,
and you had to remind him over and over where he was. The LPN stated she would call his wife, and he
would talk to her but forget that he talked to her shortly after. She said, He was physically independent but
very forgetful, only oriented to himself. LPN D stated resident #1 was eating in his room when she went to
give him his medications around 5:30 PM. The LPN said resident #1 had come to the nurse's station earlier
and asked for her to call his wife. LPN D said she would call later, but he came back asking her again to call
his wife. The LPN stated when she administered his medications, she told him she would call his wife
before he went to bed, and he said okay. She explained resident #1 usually walked around the building, but
she did not see him again that night after he got his medications. LPN D stated another staff told her
resident #1 had gotten outside, but they were not sure how he got out. She said when he returned, she
asked him how he got out of the building and he said, I was very careful, and asked her if he was going to
get in trouble.
On [DATE] at 5:04 PM, LPN E stated she worked on the day resident #1 eloped but was not his nurse. She
said she had taken care of him in the past. The LPN said he wandered a lot, and he asked the same
questions over and over, Why is my wife not here? She explained even when his wife had just left, he would
ask about her. She continued, we would tell him his wife just left, and he would not remember she was just
there. LPN E said she saw resident #1 earlier that evening and he put a bag of garbage on her medication
cart, and she told him not to put trash on her cart. I think it was trash, I thought I saw a brief in it. I did not
look in the bag. The LPN stated resident #1's CNA came to get him, and she was not aware he thought the
bag was his belongings he was taking with him to go home.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
On [DATE] at 5:55 PM, the Administrator stated when he arrived at the facility that night, he started
watching the videos. He said he watched a couple hours prior to the elopement and saw resident #1
wandering down the hall. The Administrator explained not all the cameras were live, some were dummies,
and were not in all of the hallways. He said he saw CNA C walk resident #1 back to his room for dinner. The
Administrator confirmed resident #1 came out of his room shortly after and came straight back to the front
hall. He acknowledged the front hall did not have a live camera, but shortly after resident #1 was seen on
video going out the front door. The Administrator stated the video showed the Weekend Supervisor
returned to working on her computer and did not look up when resident #1 left the building behind the
departing visitor. He said he saw the Weekend Supervisor was still at the desk when she received the
phone call about resident #1 being out of the building.
Review of resident #1's medical record revealed limited nursing progress notes describing resident #1's
behaviors until a week before his elopement. These progress notes revealed escalating exit seeking
behaviors in the week preceding the elopement. A nursing progress note dated [DATE], read, The resident
removed the electronic wander monitoring bracelet on his right ankle. The bracelet was located [in] the
trash can in his room. New bracelet applied on the left ankle. A nursing progress note the next day, [DATE]
documented the resident was wandering up and down the unit, packed his belonging and told others he
was going home. The nurse charted she notified the charge nurse and the as needed anti-anxiety
medication was given. On the day he eloped, [DATE], the nurse documented the resident's behavior
remained unchanged. He continued to wandering the unit, and she noted resident #1, constantly needs to
be redirected without success. The nurse indicated resident #1 was again medicated for anxiety.
Review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) dated for [DATE] revealed resident #1 had an as
needed (prn) order for anti-anxiety medication every 8 hours for restlessness/agitation that was in effect for
14 days starting on [DATE]. The resident received the medication one time on [DATE], once on [DATE] and
again once on [DATE]. The order was not renewed, and it was discontinued after the 14 days were
completed. On [DATE], the day after resident #1 cut off his electronic wander monitoring bracelet the nurse
noted in the progress notes he was wandering up and down the unit and an anti-anxiety prn medication
was given. This medication was restarted that same day, [DATE] as a renewal of the previous 14-day as
needed anti-anxiety medication that had expired on [DATE]. Over the course of the week before the
elopement resident #1 received one dose of the as needed anti-anxiety medication on [DATE], two doses
on [DATE], a dose on [DATE], a dose on [DATE] and another dose on [DATE] both prior to and after the
elopement.
On [DATE] at 1:58 PM, the 200 Unit Manager (UM) acknowledged the prn anti-anxiety medication was
restarted on [DATE] after resident #1 cut his electronic wander monitoring bracelet off the previous day. She
was asked why resident #1 did not have additional interventions added to his care plan when this occurred,
and his behaviors escalated the days prior to the elopement. The UM could not answer but acknowledged
again the resident took his wander monitoring bracelet off on Sunday [DATE] and placed it in the garbage.
She continued the bracelet was replaced on the other limb. The UM said she was notified of the incident
when she came to work on Monday. She was sure it would have been discussed in morning meeting but
could not answer why the interdisciplinary team (IDT) did not add interventions at that time. The 200 UM
was unable to say whether psychiatric services was consulted when resident #1 was having increased
episodes of behaviors and anxiety that warranted use of the prn anti-anxiety medication, and after she was
given the opportunity to check the electronic record she still did not answer the inquiry. The 200 UM was not
able to say why no additional interventions were put in place for resident #1 after the incident when he cut
off his wander monitoring bracelet, increase in anxiety and unsuccessful attempts at redirection by
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
staff. The UM said, There is a behavior documentation tool on the MAR and the nurse should be
documenting the behavior if [prn anti-anxiety medication] was given.
Review of the behavior documentation on the MAR for [DATE] revealed no behaviors documented. On
[DATE] the resident received the prn anti-anxiety medication at 12:07 PM, with no behavior documented, he
received it again at 9:01 PM with screaming behavior noted. He received it again on [DATE], [DATE], and in
the afternoon of [DATE] with no behaviors documented by nursing staff.
On [DATE] at 3:00 PM, the Administrator acknowledged he was the Risk Manager for the facility. He stated
the clinical team met every morning, and discuss abnormal situations then add any interventions needed.
He said he would expect the IDT team to inform him of events like when resident #1 removed his electronic
wander monitoring bracelet. He said he would expect them to add some new or more effective interventions
if there was a change in the resident like increased behaviors. He stated interventions were primarily the
responsibility of the MDS team.
On [DATE] at 4:29 PM, the MDS Coordinator stated she attended the clinical meetings in the morning. She
said the team discussed risks, like falls, reviewed events that happened the day before, and the 24-hour
report sheet. She stated the team decided what interventions needed to be added or updated and then
they would add the interventions to the care plan. She recalled the team did speak about resident #1
wearing a wander guard and said he was usually easily redirected. The MDS Coordinator added that
changes in behavior also should be reported to the physician. She acknowledged resident #1 should have
had a new intervention in his care plan after cutting off his wander monitoring bracelet. The MDS
Coordinator said, I was not aware he cut off his wander guard, this is the first time I am hearing this. The
MDS Coordinator explained if there was a new behavior whoever was in the meeting should update the
care plan. She explained that enhanced supervision meant basically to supervise resident #1 so staff
always knew where he was.
In a telephone interview on [DATE] at 3:33 PM, resident #1's wife stated she was notified of her husband's
elopement on [DATE] between 9:00 and 9:30 PM when facility staff called her. She said they called her after
he was back in the facility. She said, I was kind of upset because he had a bracelet on his leg, and he still
got out. She said they told her the bracelet was put on her husband so he would not leave the facility.
Resident #1's wife stated he has Alzheimer's Dementia. She said the day he got out of the nursing home
their son who lives in another state came to visit her husband. She stated they brought her husband lunch
and were able to eat with him. She wondered if it triggered her husband when they left the facility after
lunch, because he had seen his son earlier that day and had been told he was only visiting for the day. She
cried and said, My heart almost fell out of my chest when they said he was on [highway name] when they
found him. Resident #1's wife said it was very scary to think that he walked that far and was on that busy
road alone.
On [DATE] at 12:35 PM, the Director of Nursing stated neglect was if a resident's needs were not met by
the facility. She gave examples of neglect such as if residents were not bathed, not given hydration or not
supervised appropriately, and said all of these things were neglect.
Review of the facility policy and procedure for Abuse, Neglect Exploitation, and Investigations dated [DATE]
revealed the facility would honor the resident's rights by addressing with employees the seven components
including neglect in accordance with Federal law. The policy defined neglect as the failure of the facility, or
its employees to provide services to a resident that were necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental
anguish, or emotional distress.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Review of immediate actions to remove the Immediate Jeopardy implemented by the facility revealed the
following, which were verified by the survey team:
*On [DATE], Resident #1 was returned to the facility and re-evaluated by the licensed nurse. Full body
assessment of resident completed. One to one supervision initiated. Physician and resident representative
notified of event.
Residents Affected - Few
*On [DATE], the facility filed an immediate federal report related to allegation of neglect of resident #1 to
Agency for Healthcare Administration, notified Department of Children and Families and initiated a full
investigation. Physician and resident representative notified.
*On [DATE], the Elopement Risk Alert Binder was reviewed to ensure the resident's picture and
demographics were in place. Plan of care and [NAME] was reviewed to ensure accuracy of resident's
current condition. Increased monitoring related to exit seeking behaviors verified in place.
*On [DATE], Risk Evaluation related to elopement was conducted for resident #1.
*On [DATE], facility conducted head count of residents currently residing in the facility; all were accounted
for and safe.
*On [DATE], doors were assessed by Administrator and Maintenance Director to ensure proper functioning;
no issues or concerns were identified. It was identified through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process that
the electronic wander monitoring alarm was deactivated during the remote door opener activation to allow
visitors out. Systemic changes listed below to prevent occurrence.
*By [DATE], residents residing in the facility were re-evaluated/reviewed for elopement risk.
*By [DATE], residents identified at risk for elopement were reviewed by Unit Managers/designee for:
Elopement Screen, Car plan in place related to wandering risk, CNAs [NAME] reflective of resident status
and Resident(s) present in Elopement Binder.
*On [DATE], the Director of Nursing (DON) /designee reviewed elopement binders to ensure residents at
risk for elopement were present and identified.
*On [DATE], Resident #1 was evaluated by psychiatry.
*On [DATE], DON/designee educated staff on:
a. Components of the regulation: F689
b. Elopement Policy and Procedure
c. 1:1 supervision
d. Door/Egress checks
e. Responding to an alarm
f. Response to a missing resident
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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 0600
g. Elopement Triggers
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
h. Proactive interventions for residents at risk for wandering/elopement
Residents Affected - Few
*On 7/2024, DON/designee carried out elopement drills. Education provided as indicated based on
Elopement Drill findings. the facility has completed 35 elopement drills that includes 185 staff members out
of 186 (the staff member not included is out of the State).
i. In an abundance of caution, abuse and neglect education completed.
*By [DATE], 167/186 facility staff members were re-educated.
*By [DATE], 186/186 facility staff members were re-educated, no staff worked without receiving in-person
education. Newly hired employees will receive education on above in orientation.
*On [DATE], the facility removed the automatic door opener.
*On [DATE], the facility adjusted the alarm delay from 15 seconds to 5 seconds to prevent tailgating.
*Beginning [DATE], the facility Administrator/designee/DON/designee will ensure the safety and well-being
as it relates to elopement is maintained by continued participation, evaluation, and intervention through:
a. Clinical standup review of the 24-hour report to identify change in condition.
b. Monitoring of egress systemic changes
c. Maintaining QA/PI process.
*On [DATE], anti-tailgate device was added to the front door along with antennae moved to improve field of
frequency.
*Beginning [DATE], the facility Administrator/designee, and the DON/designee will ensure the components
of F600 compliance with an emphasis on neglect to include monitoring of facility systems during
administrative/clinical standup and standdown to identify areas that may rise to the level of investigating
ANEMMI to ensure residents receive the necessary care and services.
Areas of service include:
*Review of Concern/Grievance log
*Review of 24/72 hour report log
*Resident/Family Council Meeting(s)
*Facility Compliance/Complaint Line
*Skin integrity review for any trending
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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F 0600
*Risk Management Portal
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
*Electronic Health Record (Point Click Care) Alert Reporting-e.g. SBAR, Stop and Watch.
*By [DATE], skin evaluations for residents with a BIMS score of 11 or lower were evaluated to identify abuse
or neglect.
Residents Affected - Few
*By [DATE], residents with a BIMS score of 12 or higher were interviewed to identify abuse or neglect.
From [DATE] to [DATE], interviews were conducted with 28 staff members who represented all shifts. Staff
included 8 CNAs, 8 LPNs, 4 RNs, 2 Housekeepers, 1 Receptionist, 1 MDS Coordinator, 2 Dietary
personnel, 1 Maintenance Director, and 1 Physical Therapy Assistant who verbalized their understanding of
the education provided.
The resident sample was expanded to include all 8 additional residents identified as at risk for
elopement/neglect. Interviews with 3 alert and oriented residents regarding interviews conducted by facility
staff regarding feeling safe and no neglect and chart reviews for 9 residents to ensure elopement risk
evaluations and skin checks were completed on [DATE]. Observations, interviews, and record reviews
revealed no concerns related to elopement for the expanded sample residents.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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F 0610
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a thorough investigation was conducted/completed
in response to possible neglect for a resident elopement for 1 resident of 9 residents reviewed for
elopement, of a total sample of 10 residents, (#1).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings:
Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include right femur fracture, difficulty
walking, dementia, anxiety, major depressive disorder, and psychotic disorder with delusions.
The Minimum Data Set admission assessment with assessment reference date of 6/24/24 revealed
resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 03/15 which indicated he had severe cognitive
impairment. The assessment read he received the following medications, antipsychotics, antianxiety,
antidepressant, and antibiotics.
On 8/03/24 at 11:48 AM, the Weekend Supervisor stated she was sitting at the receptionist desk on
Saturday, 7/20/24 sometime after 5:00 PM, charting assessments when a visitor came to the door to leave.
The supervisor said from where she was seated, she unlocked the door with the remote, the visitor pushed
the bar on the door, opened the door and walked out. The supervisor stated she returned to her work and
did not see anyone behind the visitor go out the door. She explained no one knew resident #1 was missing
from the facility until she got a phone call from an off-duty nurse at 6:35 PM, who asked if he was a resident
and explained she has seen him walking down a busy highway about a mile away from the facilty.
On 8/03/24 at 1:05 PM, the Administrator shared video footage of the incident from his cell phone taken on
7/20/24 after resident #1's elopement. According to the video, at 6:05 PM, a visitor was seen paused at the
door, while the Weekend Supervisor pushed the button, a few seconds later the visitor pushed the door
handle and opened the door. Resident #1 came behind the visitor and went out the door 6 seconds later.
The video showed him returning to the facility at 6:49 PM.
On 8/03/24 at 3:53 PM, via telephone, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) C stated she worked a double
shift from 3:00 PM to 7:00 AM the day resident #1 eloped. She recalled the day he eloped he had been
wandering around, and asked more frequently questions like when he was going to leave and could he go
home, about every 10 minutes. She recounted resident #1 packed his bags about an hour and a half into
her shift and asked why his wife had left him there. CNA C stated the staff had to redirect him frequently
that day because he had increased behaviors and was more persistent with them. She remembered she let
the other CNAs, and his nurse know so they could also redirect him. She said he asked her where [his
home] was. CNA C explained the Weekend Supervisor called her around 5:00 PM and asked her to come
get him from the front desk and keep him occupied after he wandered up there and set the wander
prevention alarm off. CNA C explained when she arrived to the lobby resident #1 was sitting next to the
supervisor at the front desk, with his bag and a picture of his wife in his hand. CNA C said she took resident
#1 back to the nurse's station and stayed near him until she had to help deliver trays for dinner. She added
if resident #1 had been on 1:1 supervision she did not think he would have gotten out. She explained she
wrote a statement afterwards and got education for elopement, abuse and neglect.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
On 8/03/24 at 7:08 PM, CNA F stated she was working on the 200 unit the night resident #1 eloped. She
stated was not resident #1's assigned CNA that evening, but she knew him as being confused and needing
redirection and supervision sometimes. She recalled resident #1's behavior caught her attention when she
arrived to her shift on that Saturday as he kept walking up the hallway in the front of the 200 unit toward the
lobby, which was not usual for him. She explained he carried around a bag and a picture of his wife, was
carefully watching the staff watching him, and had told her he was leaving and had been doing these type
of things all week. CNA F recalled while her and CNA C were passing dinner trays resident #1 approached
them and the redirected him back to his room. She stated she told CNA C that resident #1 needed to be on
1 to 1 supervision because of the way he was acting, and CNA C told her he was okay. CNA F explained
she did not write a statement after the elopement incident, nor did anyone follow up to interview or ask her
questions about what she saw or what happened that evening, nor did she voluntarily go to Supervisory
staff to volunteer information about what happened. CNA F stated she told CNA C after the elopement, I
told you he needed to be on 1 to 1 [supervision].
On 8/03/24 at 4:34 PM, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) D stated she was assigned to resident #1 the night
he eloped. She said she was not aware his CNA had to retrieve him from the lobby area. LPN D said she
was surprised when the supervisor told her he got out of the building. She said when he returned, she
asked him how he he left and he said, I was very careful. The LPN said he then asked her if he was going
to get in trouble. LPN D stated the staff got education when the administrative team got to the facility that
evening, and she wrote a statement. She explained she talked with the Director of Nursing (DON) that
evening about the event, but no one inquired about resident' #1's behaviors that shift.
On 8/04/24 at 1:58 PM, the 200 Unit Manager (UM) stated she did not think resident #1 had any new
behaviors although she acknowledged nurses needed to reinstate an as needed anti anxiety medication
order that week, which he received multiple times. The UM stated he needed the medication because he
was more anxious, but did not elaborate further. When asked why he was given the as needed anti-anxiety
medication when he cut off his wander monitoring bracelet, packed his clothes to leave and staff were not
able to redirect him as these were more behaviors than anxiety, she again stated he got the medication for
anxiety not behaviors. The UM stated all of the staff who worked that night were interviewed on the night of
the elopement by the DON, UMs, and Assistant DON. She was unable to say who was interviewed, nor
how did they know if all of the staff were interviewed. The 200 UM stated they did not have documentation
of which staff were interviewed, or what was said during those interviews.
On 8/03/24 at 5:55 PM, in joint interviews with the Director of Nursing (DON), the Administrator, the [NAME]
President of Clinical Services and the Regional Nurse, the DON stated on the evening of the elopement,
she asked all staff in the facility to write a statement regarding interactions with resident #1. She read
statements including, LPN E's statement read, The last time I saw resident was at 6:19 PM. CNA J's
statement read, he saw him while was passing trays in his room at approximately 5:30 PM. CNA C's
statement from 7/20 read, [resident #1's name] left saw him between 6-6:30 PM. The DON acknowledged
that two of the staff statements said they saw the resident when he was not in the building per the facility
video timeline. The DON stated she did not interview or speak to the staff again personally after she
received their statements to clarify or add additional information to her investigation of the incident. She
stated she asked for written statements then she and the managers provided verbal education to the staff.
The DON could not say why she did not further investigate by clarifying or asking for additional details from
staff when some statements were vague or incorrect only saying she did not want to change them. She
confirmed the facility had no further written
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
documentation showing further investigation with the staff, and explained she had talked to staff throughout
that evening and no one mentioned resident #1's behavior. The Regional Nurse explained, because there
was actual video footage that showed what happened they did not feel they needed additional information
from the staff.
On 8/04/24 at 4:53 PM, the [NAME] President of Clinical Services and the Regional Nurse confirmed the
facility did not have a statement documented from CNA F or an interview from 7/20/24, the night of the
elopement. They presented a verbal statement signed by CNA F and transcribed on 8/03/24 in which CNA
F stated, I felt something wasn't right.
On 8/04/24 at 3:01 PM, the Administrator stated he was the Risk Manager for the facility. He explained
interviews were part of the investigation process for abuse or neglect allegations as well as taking
statements from staff or witnesses. He was unable to say how the facility would know if they had
interviewed all of the pertinent players or what had been said if there was no documentation for it.
Review of the facility Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Investigation policy and procedure issued 4/01/22,
read, The facility will conduct their own internal investigation including but not limited to staff.resident, and
family/resident representative interviews, medical records.
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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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
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 maintain a secure environment and provide
adequate supervision to prevent a severely cognitively impaired resident to exit unauthorized, and
unsupervised from the facility and the safety of its property, for 1 of 9 residents reviewed for elopement risk,
of a total sample of 10 residents, (#1). These failures contributed to the elopement of resident #1 and
placed him at risk for serious injury, impairment, and/or death. While resident #1 was out of the facility
unsupervised, there was reasonable likelihood he could have fallen, become lost, accosted by a stranger,
or been hit by a vehicle and died.
The facility's failure to identify and provide adequate supervision and ensure a secure environment
contributed to resident #1's elopement and placed all elopement risk residents at risk. This failure resulted
in Immediate Jeopardy starting on 7/20/24. The Immediate Jeopardy was determined to be removed on
7/24/24 after verification of the immediate actions by the facility. The scope and severity of the deficiencies
were decreased to a D, no actual harm with a potential for more than minimal harm, that is not an
Immediate Jeopardy. There were a total of 9 current residents identified at risk for wandering/elopement.
Findings:
Cross reference F600
On 7/20/24 at approximately 6:05 PM, the facility's Weekend Supervisor unlocked the door for a visitor to
leave and neglected to ensure no residents followed out behind the visitor. Resident #1, a vulnerable,
severely, cognitively impaired male, followed behind the visitor and exited the safety of the facility unnoticed
and unsupervised. Resident #1 was allowed to exit the building and walked outside on the hot, sunny 90
degree Fahrenheit evening for approximately 45 minutes, traveling approximately 1.1 miles away from the
facility, (retrieved on 8/04/24 from www.wunderground.com). Along the route it was noted to have uneven,
sloped terrain/pavement, curbs and multiple open retention ponds. He would have crossed a heavily
trafficked, six lane highway with speed limit of 40 miles per hour to reach the location where an off-duty
staff member spotted him. The facility was unaware of resident #1's whereabouts until 6:35 PM when an
off-duty staff member happened to see the resident walking down the street with a wander prevention
bracelet and called the supervisor.
Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include right femur fracture, difficulty
walking, dementia anxiety, major depressive disorder, psychotic disorder with delusions.
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) admission assessment with assessment reference date of 6/24/24 revealed
resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 3/15 which indicated he had severe cognitive
impairment. The assessment indicated he received antipsychotic, antianxiety, antidepressant, and antibiotic
medications.
Review of the medical record revealed resident #1 had a physician order for an electronic wander
monitoring bracelet to be applied beginning 6/21/24.
Review of resident #1's medical record revealed he had a care plan for potential for elopement related to
his behaviors such as wandering, ambulatory, has confusion, and exit seeking initiated on
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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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
6/25/24. The goal described the resident would remain safe and would refrain from leaving the facility
unsupervised was initiated on 6/25/24 and revised on 7/05/24. Interventions included enhanced
supervision, initiated on 6/25/24, provide redirection when observed going towards exit doors, also initiated
on 6/25/24. A revision was added to the care plan on 7/23/24 which indicated resident #1 had eloped from
building.
On 8/03/24 at 1:05 PM, the Administrator shared a video from his cell phone recorded on 7/20/24 from the
facility's video monitoring system. The video which started at approximately 6:05 PM, showed a visitor
paused at the door, while the weekend supervisor used a remote control to open the front door to exit the
facility. The visitor pushed the door handle and opened the front door exiting the facility lobby. Six seconds
later resident #1 went out the door after the resident. The weekend supervisor was seen seated at the
receptionist desk with her head down, on the computer, totally unaware of resident #1 tailgating behind the
visitor she had let out moments before. The video then showed resident #1 returning to the facility at 6:49
PM. The Administrator stated the video camera was positioned above the receptionist desk, and ran on a
loop, so he had recorded the video portion of resident #1 leaving the facility on his phone but had no other
record of his actions from that day.
On 8/03/24 at 11:48 AM, the Weekend Supervisor stated the receptionist hours were Monday- Friday 8
AM-8 PM and Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM-5 PM. The Weekend Supervisor stated she worked most
weekends and confirmed she was the supervisor in charge 7/20/24, the day resident #1 eloped. She stated
she had been sitting at the receptionist desk charting assessments after the receptionist left the facility. She
said she saw the visitor approach and pushed the button on the remote to unlock the door to let her out.
She stated she did not see resident #1 follow behind the visitor. The supervisor explained how she had
opened the door from where she was seated at the desk using the remote without having to actually get up
from her position. She explained no one at the facility knew resident #1 was missing until she received a
phone call from off duty Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) G at 6:35 PM, who asked if [name of resident #1]
was a resident at the facility.
On 8/03/24 at 2:26 PM, LPN G said she worked the day shift at the facility on 7/20/24 then later that
evening she went to pick up food at a restaurant not far from the facility with her husband. She explained as
they left the parking lot, she noticed an older gentleman walking down the street who kept looking behind
him as if he needed a ride or was looking for someone to pick him up. She stated the man was headed east
on the sidewalk along the highway, across the intersection from where she had been parked. LPN G
recounted it looked like the man had an electronic wander monitor bracelet on his leg and she asked her
husband to make a U-turn so she could get a closer look. She explained they caught up with him further
down the road in front of another store, so they pulled to the side of the road, and she got out of the car.
She asked the gentleman if he needed a ride and where he was going. To which he replied, yes and he was
going to the base. LPN G stated she did not know him, so she asked him his name, which sounded familiar.
She instructed him to sit in the shade and she called her supervisor at the facility to check to see if the man
was ours. Around that time a sheriff's officer pulled up and asked resident #1 where he lived, and she told
him he was from the facility and a supervisor was on the way to get him. LPN G said she stayed with him
until the Weekend Supervisor and another staff arrived at her location. She explained resident #1 did not
recognize her but when the supervisor came, it appeared he recognized her. The supervisor got out of her
car and talked to him, then he walked to the car with her.
On 8/03/24 at approximately 7:25 PM and on 8/04/24 at 9:18 AM, the likely route was toured by car and by
foot (see photo evidence). Per interview the resident left his room on the 200 hall and walked toward the
front of the building to the lobby approximately 267 feet away. From there he exited the
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105885
B. Wing
A. Building
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COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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(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
Residents Affected - Few
building through the front door and likely walked approximately 298 feet through the parking lot down a
short drive to the sidewalk adjacent to a minimally busy two-lane road. On the short road adjacent the
parking lot there were two open retention ponds directly across from the facility. At the sidewalk he would
have turned right and walked .3 miles over uneven pavement passing multiple business entrances to where
that road intersected a moderately trafficked four lane road and turned left. He continued another 0.4 miles
on the moderately trafficked road passing five business entrances, the driveway for a fire station and four
unsecured retention ponds. At this point there was a large intersection with busy restaurants/convenience
store on three of the four corners of the intersection. Resident #1 then turned left onto the highway which
was 6 lanes across at that point with traffic coming from the nearby interstate and busy shopping area a
short distance away. He walked another 0.1 miles before he was stopped by LPN G and her husband at the
jewelry store.
On 8/03/24 at 3:20 PM, LPN B stated she was familiar with resident #1. She said she went with the
Weekend Supervisor to pick him up the day he eloped. The LPN stated she went along with the supervisor
to retrieve resident #1 from where LPN G found him in case she needed assistance with him due to
possible behavior. LPN B said, He was sitting on the sidewalk on the curb with a police officer talking to him
near the jewelry store. She stated when she got out of the car resident #1 was apologetic and said he knew
he did something he should not have. The LPN said resident #1 could not recall when or why he left. She
said he told her he drove himself from the facility in a car.
On 8/03/24 at 3:53 PM, via telephone, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) C stated she worked a double
shift from 3 PM to 7 AM on the day resident #1 eloped. She recalled he had wandered around that day,
asking questions about every 10 minutes like, when he was going to leave? and could he go home? She
said resident #1 packed his bags about an hour and a half into her shift and asked her why his wife had left
him there. She recounted all the staff knew of his behaviors that day, and they needed to frequently redirect
him. She expressed that everyone knew he had increased behaviors and had been hard to redirect that
day. CNA C said she let the other staff, and his nurse know what he was doing so they could redirect him.
She said he asked her where [the name of the city where he used to live] was. CNA C explained the
Weekend Supervisor called her around 5:00 PM and asked her to come get resident #1 from the front. CNA
C explained that resident #1 was sitting next to the supervisor at the front desk, with his bag and a picture
of his wife in his hand when she arrived. The CNA said the supervisor asked her to take him back to his unit
and keep him distracted until dinner. CNA C said she took resident #1 back to the nurse's station but shortly
after the dinner trays arrived and the CNAs had to deliver them to the residents. CNA C stated she left
resident #1 and went to deliver the trays and did not see him again until he was returned to the facility with
the Weekend Supervisor.
On 8/03/24 at 4:35 PM, LPN D stated she was assigned to care for resident #1 frequently. She recalled he
was very forgetful, and staff had to remind him over and over where he was. The LPN stated she would call
his wife for him; he would talk to her and only a few minutes later he would already forget that he had just
talked to her. She said, He was physically independent but very forgetful, only oriented to himself. LPN D
stated resident #1 was eating in his room when she went to give him his medications around 5:30 PM. She
said resident #1 had come to the nurse's station earlier and asked her to call his wife, but she told him she
would call her later. He came back asking for her to call his wife again. LPN D said when she gave him his
medications, she promised him she would call his wife before he went to bed, and he said okay. She
explained resident #1 usually walked around the building, but she did not see him that night after she gave
him his medications. LPN D stated another staff told her resident #1 had left the building, but they were not
sure how he got out. She said when resident #1 returned to the
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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(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
Residents Affected - Few
facility, she asked him how he got out of the building and he said, I was very careful. The LPN said he then
asked her if he was going to get in trouble.
On 8/03/24 at 5:21 PM, in a second interview, the Weekend Supervisor said, When [resident #1] was
talking to me before the elopement, he had a picture of his wife, but I do not recall him having a bag. She
said she had seen the picture in his room but did not recall seeing him carry it around with him in the past.
The supervisor stated she let him sit with her and talk a little bit because she knew he was an elopement
risk, and it would give him a change of scenery. She stated if she knew he was exit seeking she would have
put him on one-to-one supervision. She acknowledged it was not likely he would have eloped if he had
more supervision such as one to one. She stated she had not been aware his behavior was different that
day.
Review of resident #1's medical record revealed limited nursing progress notes describing resident #1's
behaviors until a week before his elopement. These progress notes revealed escalating exit seeking
behaviors in the week preceding the elopement. A nursing progress note dated 7/14/24, read, The resident
removed the electronic wander monitoring bracelet on his right ankle. The bracelet was located [in] the
trash can in his room. New bracelet applied on the left ankle. A nursing progress note the next day, 7/15/24
documented the resident was wandering up and down the unit, packed his belonging and told others he
was going home. The nurse charted she notified the charge nurse and the as needed anti-anxiety
medication was given. On the day he eloped, 7/20/24, the nurse documented the resident's behavior
remained unchanged. He continued to wandering the unit, and she noted resident #1, constantly needs to
be redirected without success. The nurse indicated resident #1 was again medicated for anxiety.
Review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) dated for July 2024 revealed resident #1 had an as
needed (prn) order for anti-anxiety medication every 8 hours for restlessness/agitation that was in effect for
14 days starting on 6/21/24. The resident received the medication one time on 6/29/24, once on 6/30/24
and again once on 7/05/24. The order was not renewed, and it was discontinued after the 14 days were
completed. On 7/15/24, the day after resident #1 cut off his electronic wander monitoring bracelet the nurse
noted in the progress notes he was wandering up and down the unit and an anti-anxiety prn medication
was given. A renewal order for the same as needed anti-anxiety medication every 8 hours for
restlessness/agitation was documented as restarted in the record. Over the course of the week before the
elopement resident #1 received one dose of the as needed anti-anxiety medication on 7/15/24, two doses
on 7/16/24, a dose on 7/17/24, a dose on 7/18/24 and another dose on 7/20/24 both prior to and after the
elopement.
On 8/04/24 at 1:58 PM, the 200 Unit Manager (UM) acknowledged the prn anti-anxiety medication was
restarted on 7/15/24 after resident #1 cut his electronic wander monitoring bracelet off the previous day.
She was asked why resident #1 did not have additional interventions added to his care plan when this
occurred, and his behaviors escalated the days prior to the elopement. The UM could not answer but
acknowledged again the resident took his wander monitoring bracelet off on Sunday 7/14/24 and placed it
in the garbage. She continued the bracelet was replaced on the other limb. The UM said she was notified of
the incident when she came to work on Monday.
In a telephone interview on 8/05/24 at 3:33 PM, resident #1's wife stated she was notified by staff of her
husband's elopement on 7/20/24 around 9:00 PM after he was returned to the facility. She said, I was kind
of upset because he had a bracelet on his leg, and he still got out. She said they told her the wander
monitoring bracelet was put on her husband so he would not leave the facility. Resident #1's wife stated her
husband has Alzheimer's Dementia. She said the day he got out of the
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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
nursing home their son who lived in another state came to visit her husband. She stated they brought her
husband lunch and were able to eat with him. She wondered if it triggered her husband when they left the
facility after lunch, because he had seen his son earlier that day and had been told he was only visiting for
the day. She cried and said, My heart almost fell out of my chest when they said he was on [highway name]
when they found him. Resident #1's wife said it was very scary to think about what could have happened
since he walked that far away and was on that busy road alone.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the facility's corrective actions were verified by the survey team and included the following:
* On 7/20/24, Resident #1 was returned to the facility and re-evaluated by licensed nurse. Full body
assessment of resident completed. One to one supervision initiated. Physician and resident representative
notified on event.
* On 7/21/24, the facility filed an immediate federal report related to allegation of neglect of resident #1 to
Agency for Healthcare Administration, notified Department of Children and Families and initiated a full
investigation. Physician and resident representative notified.
* On 7/20/24, the Elopement Risk Alert Binder was reviewed to ensure resident's picture and demographics
were in place. Plan of care and [NAME] reviewed to ensure accuracy of resident's current condition.
Increased monitoring related to exit seeking behaviors verified in place.
* On 7/20/24, Risk Evaluation related to elopement was conducted for resident #1.
* On 7/20/24, Facility conducted head count of residents currently residing in the facility; all were accounted
for and safe.
* On 7/20/24, Doors were assessed by Administrator and Maintenance Director to ensure proper
functioning; no issues or concerns were identified. It was identified through Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
process that the electronic wander monitoring alarm is deactivated during the remote door opener
activation to allow visitors out. Systemic changes listed below to prevent occurrence.
* By 7/20/24, Residents residing in the facility were re-evaluated/reviewed for elopement risk.
* By 7/20/24, Residents identified at risk for elopement were reviewed by Unit Managers/designee for:
Elopement Screen, Care plan in place related to wandering risk, CNAs [NAME] reflective of resident status
and Resident(s) present in Elopement Binder.
* On 7/20/24, the Director of Nursing (DON) /designee reviewed elopement binders to ensure residents at
risk for elopement were present and identified.
* On 7/22/24, Resident #1 was evaluated by psychiatry.
* On 7/20/24, DON/designee educated staff on:
a. Components of the regulation: F689
b. Elopement Policy and Procedure
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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
c. 1:1 supervision
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
d. Door/Egress checks
Residents Affected - Few
f. Response to a missing resident
e. Responding to an alarm
g. Elopement Triggers
h. Proactive interventions for residents at risk for wandering/elopement
i. In an abundance of caution, abuse and neglect education completed.
* On 7/20/24, DON/designee carried out elopement drills. Education provided as indicated based on
Elopement Drill findings. The facility has completed 35 elopement drills that includes 185 staff members out
of 186 (the staff member not included is out of the State).
* By 7/24/24, 167/186 facility staff members were re-educated.
* By 7/26/24, 186/186 facility staff members were re-educated, no staff worked without receiving in-person
education. Newly hired employees will receive education on above in orientation.
* On 7/20/24, the facility removed the automatic door opener.
* On 7/20/24, the facility adjusted the alarm delay from 15 seconds to 5 seconds to prevent tailgating.
* Beginning 7/20/24, the facility Administrator/designee/DON/designee will ensure that the safety and
well-being as it relates to elopement is maintained by continued participation, evaluation, and intervention
through:
a. Clinical standup review of the 24-hour report to identify change in condition.
b. Monitoring of egress systemic changes
c. Maintaining QAPI process.
* On 7/26/24, anti-tailgate device was added to the front door along with antennae moved to improve field
of frequency.
From 8/03/24 to 8/06/24, interviews were conducted with 28 staff members who represented all shifts. Staff
included 8 CNAs,8 LPNs, 4 RNs, 2 Housekeepers, 1 Receptionist, 1 MDS Coordinator, 2 Dietary
personnel, 1 Maintenance Director, and 1 Physical Therapy Assistant who verbalized their understanding of
the education provided.
The resident sample was expanded to include all eight residents identified as at risk for elopement currently
in the facility. Interviews with three alert and oriented residents regarding interviews conducted by facility
staff regarding feeling safe and no neglect and chart reviews for the other 8
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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
105885
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd
Viera, FL 32940
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
residents to ensure elopement risk evaluations and skin checks were completed on 7/20/24. Observations,
interviews, and record reviews revealed no concerns related to Elopement.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
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