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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to adequately assess, administer medications, and notify the
physician for a resident who had not had a bowel movement in over 3 days on several occasions. This
failure contributed to (R1) developing a fecal impaction, pain and inflammation in her colon. This applies to
1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for quality of care in the sample of 7.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings include:
R1's face sheet shows she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including: Unspecified
Dementia, Parkinsonism and Constipation.
R1's active Care Plan shows she has a cognitive impairment due to dementia, is incontinent of bowel and
bladder, and is at risk for constipation due to impaired mobility. R1's constipation Care Plan initiated on
10/5/22 and revised on 1/5/25 shows that R1 will have one soft formed stool every 2-3 days. Interventions
listed in the care plan include assess residents past bowel elimination pattern and document every shift,
report negative findings to the physician, assess abdomen for distention, guarding, and bowel sounds at
least every shift and administer laxatives/stool softeners and enemas as ordered by the physician.
R1's Electronic Treatment Administration Record (ETAR) Electronic Medication Administration Record
(EMAR), and Physician Order Summary (POS) show an active order from 6/9/23 that states, Monitor bowel
movements (BM's) every shift if no BM in 3 days notify MD.
On 2/26/25 at 10:25 AM, R1's bowel elimination tracking for January 2025 was reviewed with V7 (Licensed
Practical Nurse). R1 had documented BM's on 1/3/25 and not again until 1/8/25 (5 days in between),
1/13/25 and not again until 1/18/25 (5 days again in between) and next on 1/22/25 (4 days in between).
R1's EMAR shows she had PRN (as needed) medication orders for Milk of Magnesia (laxative) to be given
daily as needed for constipation, and Miralax Powder (laxative) 17 grams every 12 hours as needed. The
EMAR and paper copies of the Medication Administration Summary shows neither of these medications
were administered in January 2025 to R1.
R1's January 2025 Nursing Progress notes and assessment have no documented abdominal assessment
or phone calls to R1's physician to notify and obtain orders for lack of bowel movements longer than 3 days.
A change in condition note for R1 dated 1/24/25 shows that R1 was sent to a local community
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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
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
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Event ID:
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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
145029
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
02/26/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avantara Joliet
210 North Springfield Avenue
Joliet, IL 60435
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
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F 0684
hospital for an unrelated medical issue.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
R1's hospital records show R1 was assessed in the emergency room (ER) on 1/24/25 and admitted to the
hospital for an unrelated medical issue. R1's hospital records show a Gastroenterologist consulted for R1
on 1/24/25 and his consultation report shows that a CT scan was performed of R1's abdomen due to
abdominal pain and R1 was found to have a distended rectum and an 8-9 cm. (centimeter) area of fecal
impaction and Stercoral Proctitis (inflammation of the colon). Hospital records show R1 was started on stool
softeners including rectal suppositories and oral laxative medications.
Residents Affected - Few
On 2/25/25 at 11:22 AM, V7 (LPN) stated if a resident does not have a bowel movement in 3 days, they
should assess the resident, administer any PRN medications, and call the doctor.
On 2/26/25 at 9:10 AM, V8 (LPN) stated 3 days is the maximum a resident should go without a bowel
movement and is she has a resident who has not gone she would document and assess the resident, give
PRN medication, and call the doctor. V8 stated the CNAs at the facility are the ones who generally
document the bowel movements and if they do not report anyone not having one they have to check the
computer and hard copies of BM tracking forms.
On 2/26/25 at 1:08 PM, V3 (R1's Physician) stated he does not recall being notified of the gap in R1's
bowel movements. V3 stated he cannot do anything about or order medication if no one tells him about it.
V3 additionally stated he would expect nurses to utilize PRN medications and do assessments if a resident
has not had a bowel movement in 3 days. V3 described Stercoral Proctitis as an inflammation of the colon
from a fecal impaction and said signs of an impaction would be pain, abdominal tenderness, or distention.
V3 stated if the nursing staff had administered medications or called for orders it is possible R1's fecal
impaction could have been avoided.
A policy for bowel elimination was requested from the facility on 2/26/25. The policy provided by V2 was
titled Urinary Incontinence and did not address bowel movement monitoring.
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