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Inspection visit

Health inspection

GROVE OF FOX VALLEY,THECMS #1450061 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency, 1 of them serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0689 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow a resident's plan of care for transfers for one of three residents (R1) reviewed for transfers on the sample list of three. This failure resulted in R1's foot getting stuck on the front of R1's wheelchair and R1's foot fracture. The findings include: R1's EMR (Electronic Medical Record) showed R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with multiple diagnoses including cerebral palsy, fracture of right tibia, end stage renal disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and atrial fibrillation. R1's MDS (Minimum Data Set) dated May 26, 2023, showed R1 was cognitively intact. The MDS shows R1 required extensive assistance of facility staff for transfers between surfaces. R1's ADL (Activities of Daily Living) care plan dated November 17, 2022, showed, [R1] has an ADL self-care performance deficit and impaired mobility related to cerebral palsy, end stage renal disease, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, anemia, and fracture of shaft of right tibia. The care plan continued to show multiple interventions dated August 22, 2023, including, [R1] requires extensive assist times two staff participation with transfers using [mechanical stand assist lift]. R1's x-ray dated August 25, 2023, at 6:47 PM, showed, .Nondisplaced acute oblique fracture distal diaphysis of the right tibia . A progress note dated August 25, 2023, at 9:00 PM, by V12 (Registered Nurse) showed, .This writer received results from [radiology company] that resident has a nondisplaced acute oblique fracture distal diaphysis of the right tibia. Resident denies pain or discomfort. Received a new order to send resident to [local hospital] per [V5 (Nurse Practitioner)] . On September 12, 2023, at 12:12 PM, R1 was sitting in his room at the edge of his bed. R1's right foot was in a controlled ankle motion boot. R1 said he must wear the boot because he broke his foot during a transfer. R1 said a couple weeks ago, a male CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) picked him up to transfer him. R1 continued to say he informed the CNA he (R1) uses a mechanical stand assist lift. R1 said when the CNA transferred him, R1's foot got stuck and it broke. On September 13, 2023, at 2:45 PM, V3 (CNA) said he was caring for R1 on August 24, 2023, during the 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM shift, and this was V3's first time caring for R1. V3 continued to say R1 requested to be transferred from the wheelchair to his bed. V3 said he did not know R1's transfer status (continued on next page) 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 REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 145006 Printed: 05/15/2026 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 145006 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/14/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Grove of Fox Valley,the 1601 North Farnsworth Avenue Aurora, IL 60505 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 - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few and did not look up R1's transfer status in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) prior to transferring R1. V3 continued to say he used a gait belt and did a stand and pivot transfer with R1. V3 said as he was transferring R1, R1's foot got caught on R1's front wheelchair wheel. V3 continued to say when he placed R1 in the bed, R1 screamed out in pain. V3 said he touched R1's foot and R1 yelled in pain. V3 said he notified R1's nurse of the pain. V3 continued to say he knew he should have looked up R1's transfer status in the EMR, but V3 did not have time to look up R1's transfer status prior to transferring R1. On September 13, 2023, at 4:04 PM, V2 (DON/Director of Nursing) said at the time of R1's fracture, R1 was care planned to be transferred using a mechanical stand assist lift. V2 continued to say on August 24, 2023, V3 should have transferred R1 with another staff member using the mechanical stand assist lift. V2 said facility staff and agency staff can see a resident's transfer status in the EMR. On September 14, 2023, at 10:19 AM, V10 (Restorative Nurse) said prior to R1's leg fracture, R1 was to be transferred using a mechanical stand assist lift. V10 continued to say the mechanical stand assist lift requires two facility staff to transfer a resident. On September 13, 2023, at 3:27 PM, V11 (R1's physician) said it was definitely possible R1's improper transfer causing R1's foot to get stuck in his wheelchair caused R1's fracture. V11 continued to say it his expectation facility staff would transfer R1 in the safest manner using the way R1 had been assessed for transfer. The facility's policy titled Mechanical Lift Transfers dated July 28, 2023, showed, Procedures: . 5. There will always be two staff to assist resident. One staff will control the lift as the other will guide resident and support back and neck to transfer surface . FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145006 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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Citations

1 citation 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.

  • 0689SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the September 14, 2023 survey of GROVE OF FOX VALLEY,THE?

This was a inspection survey of GROVE OF FOX VALLEY,THE on September 14, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at GROVE OF FOX VALLEY,THE on September 14, 2023?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

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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