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
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to safely transport R1 after a shower to prevent a
traumatic fall. This failure resulted in R1 falling from a shower chair to the floor causing multiple back and
neck fractures requiring emergency medical evaluation and treatment at two hospitals. R1 is one of three
residents reviewed for accidents in the sample of three.
Findings include:
R1's medical diagnosis list (9/25/2024) documents R1's diagnoses include Spastic Paraplegia (inherited
neurological disorder causing muscle weakness and difficulty or inability to walk), Abnormal Posture,
Difficulty in Walking, and Muscle Wasting and Atrophy.
R1's quarterly assessment (7/24/2024) documents R1 has upper and lower extremity impairment limiting
range of motion, is completely dependent on staff for all activities of daily living and utilizes a wheelchair for
locomotion. The same record documents R1 is dependent on staff assistance for mobility while using a
wheelchair.
The facility incident report (9/13/2024) documents on 9/13/2024 at 8:50AM, facility staff were moving R1 on
a shower chair from a shower stall when a wheel on the chair became caught on the shower curb and R1
fell from the chair to the ground and expressed pain.
The facility incident investigation (9/13/2024) documents R1 complained of neck, chest, abdomen, and
knee pain after falling to the ground on 9/13/2024.
R1's progress notes (9/13/2024) documents R1 stayed in bed during lunch and only ate about six bites due
to experiencing chest and abdomen pain. The same record documents R1 was sent to the local hospital
emergency department for evaluation.
The hospital emergency department report (9/13/2024) documents R1 presented to the department due to
a fall and head, neck, chest, and lower back pain. The same report documents R1 reported experiencing
pain everywhere and was diagnosed with neck and back fractures requiring transfer to a regional trauma
center for further evaluation.
The trauma center report (9/13/2024) documents R1 was diagnosed with six back and neck fractures
(thoracic vertebrae #11/#12, lumbar vertebrae #1/#2/#3, and cervical vertebrae #3) and received
intravenous morphine (narcotic pain medication used to treat severe pain) while at the regional trauma
center. The same reports documents R1 remained an inpatient at the trauma center from
9/13/2024-9/18/2024 when R1 transferred back to the nursing home facility with an order for analgesic pain
medication
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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:
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
145441
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Shelbyville Manor
1111 West North 12th Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
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
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
and a rigid cervical immobilizer (a type of rigid neck brace used to limit movement after surgery or serious
injury) to be worn at all times.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
On 9/27/2024 at 10:40AM, V4 (Certified Nurse Aide) reported giving a shower to R1 on 9/13/2024 and
when V4 began pulling R1's shower chair forward out of the shower stall, a wheel on the chair got caught
on the shower curb and R1 began falling forward. V4 reported then pushing back on R1 and the shower
chair and both R1 and V4 fell to the ground followed by R1 stating ow that R1 was hurting. V4 reported R1
continued to express pain when staff transferred R1 from the floor to a chair. V4 reported R1 does not lean
forward in the shower chair and does not have any behaviors during cares including bathing.
R1's medication administration record (September 1-26, 2024) documents R1 had been prescribed
acetaminophen (pain analgesic medication), 325 milligram tablets, two tablets by mouth as needed every
six hours for pain starting on 12/11/2023. The same record documents R1 had received only a single dose
of acetaminophen on 9/8/2024 during the month of September prior to the fall but had taken
acetaminophen nearly every day (9/19/2024-one dose, 9/20/2024-three doses, 9/21/2024-two doses,
9/22/2024-one dose, 9/24/2024-two doses, 9/25/2024-two doses, 9/26/2024-two doses) for pain since
readmitting to the facility on 9/18/2024 from the hospital.
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