F 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement broad based testing or contact
tracing and implement infection control to prevent the spread of COVID infection. This has the potential to
affect all 103 residents at the facility.
Residents Affected - Many
Findings include:
1. On 8/29/2023 at 7:29 AM, V10 (Licensed Practical Nurse/LPN) was passing meds on the rapid recovery
unit with Covid positive residents. V10's surgical mask was on under her nose.
2. On 8/30/2023 at 9:32AM, V2 (Interim Director of Nursing/DON) stated V19 (LPN) had called her on
morning of August 9th, and told her she was positive for COVID. V2 stated V19 worked the rapid recovery
unit on 8/6/2023. V19's time sheet documents V19 clocked in at 6:25AM and clocked out at 7:16PM on 8/5
and 8/6/2023, working 12 hours from 6:30am- 7:15 pm on both days V2 stated there was no contact tracing
done at that time. V2 stated, If someone had symptoms we would test. (R1) was having psych issues and
was sent to local hospital for evaluation and tested positive there for Covid. (R1) resided on the rapid
recovery unit.
3. On 8/30/2023 at 10:55AM, Memory unit lunch carts were being passed by staff; 2 family members were
sitting at a table with their family with surgical masks on. Surveyor asked V4, Activities, if R9 was in the
dining room eating, and V4 pointed him, R9, out at the table, who was sitting with 5 other table mates. R9
was positive for Covid. V4 stated V4 did not know why he was at the table. R9 was sitting at the table in the
dining area with tablemates R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14. R15 and R16 had family members present in the
dining area with surgical masks on.
The facility Outbreak summary, dated August 2023, documents as of 9/2/2023, 26 residents have tested
positive for Covid, and 13 staff, tested positive for Covid-19, with R1 being the first case. The outbreak
summary documents R1 tested positive on 8/17/2023, during emergency room visit at the local hospital.
The facility census list dated 8/28/2023 documents, a census of 103.
On 9/5/2023 at 9:15AM, V3 (Director of Nursing/DON) stated she would expect staff to follow infection
control and follow facility policy.
The facility's Coronavirus (COVID-19) policy, dated 6/23, documents in part, Surveillance: 2. monitoring and
testing of any current resident or staff member exhibiting signs or symptoms. 3.Monitoring coronavirus in
the facility by the infection preventionist. This data will be utilized define
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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
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
145519
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
145519
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Evervella of White Hall
620 West Bridgeport
White Hall, IL 62092
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 0880
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
threshold levels that would prompt additional investigating or enhanced control measures. 7. The
identification of a single COVID-19 positive resident or staff triggers an outbreak investigation .
Control Measures: 1. Any resident suspected of having coronavirus will be placed on standard, contact and
droplet precautions as per CDC guidelines. The timeframe for precautions [NAME] be determined on a
case-by-case basis. Such a decision will take into account the severity of the illness, comorbid conditions,
resolution of fever and clinical status of resident . 5. While on transmission base precautions, residents are
to be confined to their room as much as possible and should not attend communal activities/dining. 6.
Personal protective equipment (PE) including gloves, gown, ace mask or respirator are to be utilized for any
healthcare worker entering the resident's room for suspected or confirmed cases . Visitation: Signage is to
be posted throughout the facility including entrances, regarding reporting symptoms of or exposure to
someone with COVID and refraining from visiting if ill . Preventing Illness: 3. the CDC recommends the
following core principles of infection prevention to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases,
including: perform hand hygiene before applying and removing PPE, including gloves . Avoid contact with
people who are symptomatic. For residents suspected or with coronavirus, close contact includes being
approximately 6 feet of the residents for prolonged periods of time or having direct contact with the resident
infectious secretions .Testing Frequency: Follow instructions below for prioritization of testing:
Asymptomatic health care provider (HCP) not wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that are
exposed testing is recommended as soon as possible (but generally not earlier than 24 hours after
exposure if known) on days 1, 3, and 5 unless recovered from Covid in the past 30 days . Newly identified
COVID-19 positive staff or resident in a facility that can identify close contacts- test all staff and residents
on the affected unit (s), vaccinated and unvaccinated , that had high risk exposure with a COVID-19
positive individual. Testing is recommended as soon as possible (but generally not earlier than 24 hours
after exposure if known) on days 1, 3, and 5 A new COVID-19 infection in any staff or any nursing home
onset resident triggers an outbreak investigation .Asymptomatic with close contact who do not consistently
wear mask or are immunocompromised, or reside near other who are severely immunocompromised or
reside on a unit with ongoing COVID transmission, place in TBP (transmission based precautions) for 7
days ( count day of exposure as day 0) and negative test, test on days 1, 3, and 5. Discontinue TBP if
negative. TBP for 10 days if no negative test, exposure day = day zero (0).
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