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Inspection visit

Health inspection

BLOUNTSTOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTERCMS #1059242 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

105924 05/17/2023 Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center 16690 SW Chipola Rd Blountstown, FL 32424
F 0755 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to acquire, receive, dispense, and administer an ordered anti-seizure medication for 1 of 1 residents reviewed. (Resident #39) The findings include: A record review of Resident #39 was conducted on 05/17/2023 at approximately 9:30 AM. Resident #39 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses of epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, major depressive disorder, type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, anxiety disorder, and asthma. Resident #39 had an order for Carbamazepine 200 milligrams, one tablet by mouth to be given at bedtime. A review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) for April 2023 revealed that Resident #39 did not receive this medication on 04/25/2023, 04/27/2023, and 04/30/2023. Progress notes entered by nursing staff on 04/25/2023, 04/27/2023, and 04/30/2023 revealed that the Carbamazepine tablets were not on hand. Review of Resident #39's care plan revealed she had a diagnosis of seizure disorder. The care plan interventions were to give the medications as ordered by the doctor. The Unavailable Medications policy (dated October 2022) states that the facility maintains a contract with a pharmacy provider to supply the facility with routine, as needed, and emergency medications. The policy further reads, The facility shall follow established procedures for ensuring residents have a sufficient supply of medications. The staff are to take immediate action when a medication is unavailable to include: 1. Determine the reason for unavailability, length of time to get the medication and what efforts have been attempted to obtain the medication. 2. Notify the physician of the inability to obtain the medication. An interview was conducted on 05/17/2023 at approximately 10:25 AM with the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON stated the facility medications are obtained from an outside pharmacy twice daily. The Page 1 of 3 105924 105924 05/17/2023 Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center 16690 SW Chipola Rd Blountstown, FL 32424
F 0755 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few staff can obtain medications by fax, online, or by phone. The DON stated, We do have a local pharmacy, if we do not have the needed medications in our RX machine. The DON stated, The East Wing Unit Manager is responsible for making sure the medications are in the building. I was not aware that the resident did not receive her medications on the dates listed on the MAR. It is odd that she was able to receive them on two of those days (04/28/2023-04/29/2023) and then not again on the 30th. I will follow up with the pharmacy and the unit manager. The DON stated she would expect the facility medications to be ordered and escalated if the staff were not able to acquire them in time. The DON stated, I would expect a resident to receive her anti-seizure medication as ordered. Another interview was conducted with the DON at approximately 11:00 AM on 05/17/2023. The DON stated that approximately two months ago, the facility removed some medications from the RX List that were not used frequently. Carbamazepine was removed. The DON stated, I can get the pharmacy to add it for the future. The Carbamazepine was ordered by the staff, but it was not shipped on the 25th. Another nurse sent a handwritten communication to them. The Unit Manager was not notified. We normally see any missed medications in the 24-hour daily report. From now on, they will have to just notify me of any missing medications. An interview was conducted on 05/17/2023 at approximately 11:35 AM with the East Wing Unit Manager (UM). The UM stated she does risk management for the facility and supervises the certified nursing assistant (CNAs) and nurses. The UM stated, The facility has risk rounds, where events or issues that may have happened that night are looked at. Honestly, I had to have missed that medication (Carbamazepine). I was out for a few days. I don't even know if that was around during that timeframe or not. Normally, the staff would usually just tell me everything, most of the time. But they just didn't this time and I missed it. 105924 Page 2 of 3 105924 05/17/2023 Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center 16690 SW Chipola Rd Blountstown, FL 32424
F 0914 Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, staff interviews, and admission packet review, the facility failed to ensure each resident bedroom was equipped with means for privacy for 2 of 18 sampled occupied resident rooms. (Rooms 605 A and 608 A) Residents Affected - Few The findings include: Observations of occupied room [ROOM NUMBER] A were conducted on 5/16/23 at 8:57 AM and 5/16/23 at 1:15 PM. room [ROOM NUMBER] A was not equipped with a privacy curtain or curtain track. (Photographic evidence obtained.) Further observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] A was conducted in the presence of the Administrator on 5/16/23 at 3:15 PM. The Administrator stated room [ROOM NUMBER] A was once a private room and confirmed bed 605 A was not equipped with a privacy curtain or curtain track. Observations of occupied room [ROOM NUMBER] A were conducted on 5/15/23 at 2:00 PM and 5/17/23 at 9:58 AM. The privacy curtain near the doorway in room [ROOM NUMBER] A was about 2 feet too short in width to provide full visual privacy to the resident in room [ROOM NUMBER] A. (Photographic evidence obtained.) Further observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] A was conducted on 5/17/23 at 10:16 AM in the presence of the Environmental Director. He stated he was responsible for ensuring the privacy curtains provide residents with full visual privacy. The Environmental Director observed the curtain in room [ROOM NUMBER] A and confirmed the curtain was about 2 feet too short in width to provide full visual privacy. He stated the facility had no set process to check the curtains except during terminal cleans when a resident moves out or if the curtain is soiled. The resident admission packet states,The resident has the right to personal privacy and to confidentiality of your personal and clinical records. Personal privacy includes privacy in accommodations, medical treatment, payment for services, written and telephone communications, personal care, visits, and meetings of family and resident groups. 105924 Page 3 of 3

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Citations

2 citations recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0755GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F755 - Pharmacy Services

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • 0914GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F914 - Be designed or equipped to assure full visual privacy for each

    Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the May 17, 2023 survey of BLOUNTSTOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of BLOUNTSTOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER on May 17, 2023. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at BLOUNTSTOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER on May 17, 2023?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharm..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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