F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on the
observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to return the heart monitor devices to the
cardiology monitoring departments per physician orders and label instructions.
Residents Affected - Few
This applies to 2 of 3 (R2 and R3) residents reviewed for heart monitoring devices in a sample of 7.
Findings include:
1. The EMR (Electronic Medical Record) showed R3 was a [AGE] year-old female with diagnoses including
congestive heart failure, chronic pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, coronary artery diseases, atrial
fibrillation, presence of coronary angioplasty implants and grafts, end-stage renal disease with dependent
on dialysis. R3's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] showed R3 cognitively intact.
On 10/22/2024 at 12:30 PM, R3 was in bed and said a cardiac monitor patch was applied to her because
she was feeling dizzy and has a history of atrial fibrillation. R3 said her heart monitor was removed a few
weeks ago, and V9 (Nurse Practitioner Cardiology) could not find the result.
R3's Physician order dated 09/13/2024 showed R3 to have a 14-day (Heart monitor patch), return on
09/25/2024, place all equipment in a self-addressed pre-paid box, mail it back, and check with V9 (Nurse
Practitioner Cardiology) for any questions.
On 10/23/2044 at 11:46 AM, V9 (Nurse Practitioner Cardiology) said R3 was ordered a (heart monitor
patch) for syncope episodes during therapy, and R3 has a history of atrial fibrillation. V9 said the (heart
monitor patch) detects irregular heartbeats in the Electrocardiogram (ECG) data and helps to have a plan
of care. V9 said the heart monitor was supposed to be sent on 09/25/2024 to the heart monitor company,
and V11 (Facility Nurse Practitioner) removed and packed it on the same day. V9 said she kept looking for
the results and followed up with the cardiac department and came to know that they never received the
heart monitor. V9 said she escalated to V2 (Assistant Director of Nursing) and V1 (Administrator) and was
upset about the situation. V9 further said R3 has very complicated cardiac conditions with multiple
medications, and unnecessarily, R3's plan of care was delayed.
On 10/23/2024 at 12:10 PM, V11 (Facility Nurse Practitioner) said on 09/25/2024, she removed the (heart
monitor patch) from R3, put it in the box, per return label instructions, sealed it, and handed it over to V12
(Receptionist) around 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM, and she came to know that the device is pending return from
the facility. V11 said R3 has very fluctuating blood pressure and heart rate with a history of A-fibrillation,
and it takes two weeks for the result, and the result is very important for the plan of care.
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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
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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145246
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/24/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pearl of Hinsdale, The
600 West Ogden Avenue
Hinsdale, IL 60521
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F 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
On 10/23/2024 at 12:20 PM, V12 (Receptionist) and V13 (Payroll staff) said when V11 brought the packet,
UPS had already left for the day, and V12 had left for vacation. The next day, when V13 (Payroll staff) was
covering for V12, she did not find any packets by the reception area, so she assumed United Parcel Service
(UPS) picked them up. V12 said recently, when it came to his notice, he researched, and there was no UPS
tracking number available.
Residents Affected - Few
On 10/23/2024 at 1:07, V1 (Administrator) and V2 (Assistant Director of Nursing) said they found the sealed
packet in the 3rd floor nursing station. V2 said no one knew why it was there or why no one noticed. V1 and
V2 said the facility should have sent the device in a timely manner.
2. The EMR (Electronic Medical Record) showed R2 was a [AGE] year-old male with diagnoses including
congestive heart failure, hypotension, morbid obesity, arterial tortuosity syndrome (congenital connective
tissue syndrome), which causes complications in medium-sized arteries including aorta, and acute kidney
failure. R2's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] showed R2 cognitively intact, and R2 was discharged home
on [DATE].
A physician order dated 04/03/2024 showed R2 having a [NAME] Monitor. R2's [NAME] monitor was
returned to the cardiology company for the result without a cell phone, and R2 received a bill for the missing
cell phone.
On 10/23/2024 at 12:10 PM, V11 (Facility Nurse Practitioner) said all heart monitors come with a proper
return label with instructions, and whoever removes one should follow the instructions.
On 10/23/2024 at 2:00 PM, V1 (Administrator) said not all heart monitors come with a phone, and R2's
device came with a cellphone. V1 and V2 said whoever removed the heart monitor did not pack the device
with the cell phone to mail it. V1 said R2 called him about the concerns a week ago, and he found the cell
phone today and said he would return it to the company.
The facility policy titled Policy/Procedure dated 07/2020, with the subject Physician Orders, in part showed
that Licensed Professional Nurses and Registered Nurses would follow orders from physicians.
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