F 0697
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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 provide pain management for one of three residents (R2)
reviewed for pain management in the sample of six. This failure resulted in R2 having to endure increased
untreated pain for a prolonged period of time
Residents Affected - Few
Findings Include:
R2's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE], documented that R2 is cognitively intact.
R2's Pain Care Plan, dated 8/8/23, documented, (R2) has complaint of pain at times related to
Osteoarthritis. The nursing (staff) monitors his pain each shift and prn (as needed). He (R2) is offered pain
medications as per medical doctor orders.
On 1/30/24 at 11:30 AM, R2 stated, I hurt a lot. I have to take pain medicine
R2's Physicians Order Sheet (POS), dated 12/29/23, documented that R2 was admitted to hospice with a
diagnosis of Colon Cancer.
R2's POS, dated 1/18/24, documented, Morphine Sulfate 20 mg (milligrams)/ML (Milliliters) by mouth in the
morning every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday prior to Dialysis.
R2's POS, dated 1/2/24, documented, Tramadol 50 mg 1 tablet every 4 hours when needed for pain.
R2 POS, dated 1/8/24, documented, Morphine sulfate 20 mg/ml give 0.25 ml by mouth every one hour as
needed for pain.
R2's Nurses Note, dated 1/24/23 at 1:21 AM, documented, Received call from night nurse that evening shift
agency nurse must have took med cart (medicine cart) keys home with her. Call placed to (Agency)
representative and (Facility's) Pharmacy, message left for both to call this writer back. Call placed to
administrator and updated on situation.
R2's Nurses Note, dated 1/24/23 at 08:49 AM, documented, Call placed to (Facility's) Pharmacy, request to
receive extra set of keys to lock box on each med cart for back up. Faxed over ID information on each lock
box, pharmacy will send out keys.
R2's Nurses Note, dated 1/24/23 at 9:52 AM, documented, Call placed to agency nurse that worked
evening shift prior, to check once she gets home for keys.
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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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Event ID:
145410
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
145410
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
02/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Evercare of Breese
1155 North First Street
Breese, IL 62230
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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F 0697
R2's Nurses Note dated 1/24/23 at 3:50 PM agency nurse returned keys to the facility.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
On 1/31/24 at 3:00 PM, V2, Director of Nursing, stated, He (R2) did not receive his medications on the
morning of 1/24/24 due to not having keys to the lock box.
Residents Affected - Few
On 1/31/24 at 1:17 PM, V13, Dialysis Nurse, stated, When he returned from the hospital, the family decided
to continue dialysis even though he is on hospice, but his pain was not in control. The treatment team
decided that he would receive morphine before leaving the facility on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On
the 24th of January (R2) came to dialysis, but he was complaining of pain and hollering out. I gave him
Tylenol, but it did not help. He is usually in a lot of pain. I called the facility, and they stated they didn't have
keys to get into the lock box to give him medications. We had to stop his treatment, because he was yelling
I want to go home I'm hurting. We sent him back to the facility, but he usually carries a lot of fluid. I set up a
dialysis on Saturday, but it wasn't ideal because they were only going to remove the fluid.
On 2/1/24 at 11:01 AM, V15, Nurse Practitioner, stated, From my perspective yes he (R2) should have
received it (pain medications). The inability to get it, they should have reached out to hospice or our office. If
he didn't complete dialysis because of pain that's a problem. I don't believe it is detrimental to him (to miss
dialysis). He does very well with his blood pressure and electrolytes. It's not great that he missed a day, but
it's not detrimental.
The Facility's Pain Policy, undated, documented, 1. To provide effective pain assessment and management
that helps remove the adverse psychological and physiological effects of unrelieved pain. It continues, 4. To
ensure optimal patient comfort through a proactive pain control plan, which is mutually established with the
patient, family, and members of the health care team.
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