F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or
her rights.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow their policy on dignity for one (R12) of
five residents reviewed in a sample of 14.
Findings include:
R12 is an [AGE] year-old individual with a medical diagnosis not limited to urinary dysfunction and uses an
indwelling urinary catheter.
08/29/23 12:25 PM, R12 was observed in her room, which was an isolation room. R12 said she has been
here for a while, and has an indwelling urinary catheter. R12 was observed with urinary bag hooked to the
bed rail facing the doorway (left side of the doorway) with no dignity bag, and contents in the urinary bag
were visible to people passing by R12's room. Urine in the bag was observed at 200CC, and color was dark
yellow.
On 08/29/2023 at 1:55pm, V2(Director of Nursing-DON) said indwelling urinary catheter bags should be in
a privacy bag, V2 said the dignity bag should have been applied to the bag so that the urinary bag cannot
been seen from outside, to protect resident (R12's) privacy, and promote sense of self. V2 further stated if
the urinary bag is visible to other people, then R12's residents' dignity can be violated. V2 commented, We
need to protect every resident's dignity when they are with us.
R12's interdisciplinary goal, documents:
-Interventions: Recognize that urinary incontinence can have a psychosocial impact on an individual/Family
unit
Facility Policy Titled: Resident Rights (Extended Care Unit), dated 08/2021 documents:
b. All residents with a Foley bag/G/Tube etc. should have the bag covered when in the hallway/ and out in
the public area. The focus is to maintain the resident's dignity and confidentiality.
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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Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0604
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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 follow their policy to ensure two residents
(R11, R15) of five residents reviewed were free of physical restrains in sample of 14 residents.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. R15 is an [AGE] year-old individual with a BIMS (Brief interview of Metal Status) score of 12/15,
indicating R15's cognation is moderately impaired.
R15's Patient care flow documents:
Care interventions: Provide a safe, barrier-free environment that promotes activity.
R15's functional status documents R15 needs extensive assistance with bed mobility, transfer, dressing and
toilet use, one-person physical assist, and R15 needs limited assistance with walk in room and corridor.
R15 uses a walker and is not steady, only able to stabilize with staff assistance. R15 is frequently
incontinent of bladder.
On 08/29/23 at 11:46 am, R15 was observed sitting in bed with all four side rails up. R15's bed was inclined
at about 90 degrees, and R15 said she just finished lunch. R15 said she cannot get out of bed because the
four bedrails are up, and she has to call staff to come assist when she needs to get out of bed.
2. R11 is a [AGE] year-old individual with a BIMS (Brief interview of Metal Status) score of 0/15, indicating
R11's cognation is severely impaired.
R11's patient care flow documents:
Care interventions: Provide a safe, barrier-free environment that promotes activity.
R11's functional status documents R11 needs extensive assistance with bed mobility, transfer, dressing and
toilet use, two or more-person physical assist and helper does all effort. No assistive devices are listed for
R11. R11 is always incontinent of bladder and bowel.
On 08/29/23 at 12:16 pm, R11 was observed in bed inclined at a 90 degrees angle, eating lunch.
V11(Registered Nurse-RN) was observed feeding R11 lunch. R11 was observed with scabs on his
forearms, and sheen on his legs and arms. V11 said R11 gets the scabs from hitting the bed as he(R11)
tries to get out of bed by himself, and R11 cannot get out of bed without assistance; R11 is at risk of falls.
V11 said the four bedrails up because R11 keeps trying to get out of bed constantly, and bangs himself on
the side rails. V11 said all four bed rails when pulled up can be considered a form of restraint, because it
makes it difficult for the resident to get out of bed.
On 08/29/2023 at 1:55pm, V2(Director of Nursing-DON) said the facility uses bed rails to help with
turning/repositioning, and to give residents clues for the space they can use. V2 said bedrails are used for
resident safety, but it is not ok to have all four bedrails up, and at least one side rail should be down. V2
further commented that four bedrails when pulled up can be seen as a form of
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5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
restraints, because it is restricting resident movement and how the resident can get out of bed, and their
ability to get out of bed without help.
On 8/31/223 at 10:10am, V2 stated, I think the manufacture's guide say all four bedrails can be up because
there is a small gap between the upper and lower rails, therefore the resident can get out of bed if they
want to, through the small gap. V2 further stated it is what she has heard other staff members, who have
been to the facility for long, say. Surveyor asked V2 for the manufacture's guidelines that V2 was referring
to. V2 said she was waiting for the manufacture to send her the guidelines. The document/guidelines were
not received at the time of the survey exit.
V2 said R11 and R15 do not have orders for four bedrails to be up, and are they are not care planed for use
of four bed rails.
V2 checked R11 and R15's Assessment for environmental and medical device safety, and stated both
residents were recommended to use a bed alarm and bed in low position for safety. V2 said there was
nowhere where four bedrails were recommended or ordered by physician as a safety precaution for both
R11 and R15.
Facility policy titled Utilization of Restrains and Seclusion, dated March 2022, documents:
Restraint. Any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment that immobilizes or
reduces the ability of a patient to move arms, legs, body, or head freely, or a drug, or medication when it is
used as a restriction to manage the patient's behavior or restrict the patient's freedom of movement and not
a standard treatment or dosage for the patient's condition.
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5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0656
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and
actions that can be measured.
Based observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide person-centered care plans for
4 out of 5 residents (R5, R8, R9, and R158) for a total of 14 residents reviewed for plan of care.
Residents Affected - Some
Findings include:
On 08/29/2023, the plans of care of R5, R8, R9, and R158 were reviewed. R5 was seen earlier at 11:47
am, with foam protector on both heels, with pressure ulcer on left heel and redness on sacrum. R5's care
plan does not indicate any pressure ulcer or redness. R5 also takes anti-psychotic medication, and care
plan does not address possible adverse effect of medication. R8 has an order for wound care daily on
posterior ear, and foam padding to nasal cavity, but does not have care plan specific that addresses the
problem. R9 underwent abdominal surgery that was not part of care plan. R158 has wound care order for
her heels that was not care planned.
On 8/29/2023 at 1:50 pm, V6 (Minimum Data Set Coordinator / Registered Nurse) stated when doing care
plan, the format is to click premade options that will populate right away; the choice she makes in that
option. It needs to be itemized after it populates, but failed to itemize. Care plan should be pattern to
individual and should be person-centered.
RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) 3.0 Manual, reads:
The comprehensive care plan is an interdisciplinary communication tool. It must include measurable
objectives and time frames and must describe the services that are to be furnished to attain or maintain the
resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0761
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to label all insulin vials and eye drops, and failed
to Maintain insulin vials used by multiple residents at dedicated clean medication preparation area. These
failures can affect all residents in facility.
Finding includes:
On [DATE] at 1:29 pm, the facility 2 refrigerators were seen with multiple vials of insulins and a bottle of eye
drops.
With V18 (Registered Nurse), the first refrigerator has the following insulin vials:
Novolog insulin vial (use by date [DATE]) and Novolin R insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), and an eye drop
(Lantanoprost/Xalatan 0.005%) without any date as to when it was open or when is not good to use.
With V11 (Registered Nurse), the second refrigerator has the following insulin vials:
Novolin R insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), Insulin Glargine insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), Novolog
insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), and Novolin 70/30 insulin vial (use by date [DATE]).
All insulin vials in both refrigerators do not have open date as when the vial was first opened and/or used.
Both V18 and V11 stated if multiple residents have the same order of insulin, those residents are using the
same vial of insulin.
On [DATE] at 10:50 am, V2 (Director of Nursing) stated, Pharmacy delivers those insulin vials to the nurses
on the floor. Upon deliver,y insulin vials are unopened, and when it is time for the nurse to use the insulin, it
will be labelled when it expires by the nurse who will use the insulin. V2 was asked how to determine if the
expiration date is correctly computed for 28 days when all that was written was the do not use by date? V2
said, It was suggested to the pharmacy, but pharmacy instructed nurses to write only when insulin will
expire. There are three refrigerators in the unit; only two refrigerators have insulin.
At 11:11 am, V20 (Registered Nurse) aspirated 2 units of Novolog insulin, and placed the insulin vial on the
surface of an automated medication dispenser near the laptop computer. V20 then went to R15's room.
After administering 2 units of Novolog insulin to R15, R15 was transferred by V20 and V11 to the bed side
commode. V20 and V11 performed incontinence care to R15 because of bowel movement. After
incontinence care, V20 returned to medication room and placed the insulin vial back in the refrigerator
where all insulin vials are located. V20 stated, When pharmacy delivers insulin vials on to nurses, it sealed
and not opened, and once the nurse opens to use the insulin, it can be used up to 60 to 90 days. If the date
of expiration is [DATE], that means insulin was opened on [DATE]. V20 was asked since it is 60 to 90 days,
is there a 30-day window when insulin will expire? V20 replied, We follow 90 days from [DATE] to [DATE], or
90 days.
On [DATE] at 12:25 pm, V21 (Director of Pharmacy) stated, (Lantanoprost/Xalatan 0.005%) once
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STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
opened, expires in 6 weeks, and best practice is to label eye drops upon opening, because the patient may
still use the eye drops after 6 weeks if not labelled. Regarding insulin vials, upon receiving physician order,
pharmacy delivers insulin vials to the nurses on the floor. It is the pharmacy who writes expiration date on
the vial. Even if insulin is not opened, pharmacy writes expiration date for 28 days. Yes, single insulin vial is
used by multiple residents. As long as there is physician's order any patient can receive insulin from the
same vial. V21 then stated for insulin vials to have only date of expiration, it cannot be determine if it was
initially opened 28 days prior to expiration date. V21 said, You have to understand, I am taking care of the
whole hospital, not only extended care.
V21 provided drug information for Lantanoprost/Xalatan that reads: Once a bottle is opened for use, it may
be stored at room temperature for 6 weeks. V21 also provided Insulin disbursement list for Extended Care.
On the list, there are twelve insulin vials that were sent to the unit. Two of the vials expired on [DATE],
leaving ten insulin vials left. During review of refrigerators, only six insulin vials were accountedfor, and
three of those insulin vials Novolin R insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), Insulin Glargine insulin vial (use by
date [DATE]), Novolog insulin vial (use by date [DATE]), were not listed based on expiration date provided
by V21.
Per CDC Safety Instructions for injection of multi-dose vials, dated as reviewed in [DATE], it reads:
Multi-dose vials should be dedicated to a single patient whenever possible. If multi-dose vials must be used
for more than one patient, they should only be kept and accessed in a dedicated clean medication
preparation area (e.g., nurses station), away from immediate patient treatment areas. This is to prevent
inadvertent contamination of the vial through direct or indirect contact with potentially contaminated
surfaces or equipment that could then lead to infections in subsequent patients. If a multi-dose vial enters
an immediate patient treatment area, it should be dedicated for single-patient use only. Examples of
immediate patient treatment areas include operating and procedure rooms, anesthesia and procedure
carts, and patient rooms or bays.
If a multi-dose has been opened or accessed (e.g., needle-punctured) the vial should be dated and
discarded within 28 days unless the manufacturer specifies a different (shorter or longer) date for that
opened vial. If a multi-dose vial has not been opened or accessed (e.g., needle-punctured), it should be
discarded according to the manufacturer's expiration date. The manufacturer's expiration date refers to the
date after which an unopened multi-dose vial should not be used.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0812
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve
food in accordance with professional standards.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow proper sanitation and food
storage practices by not labeling and storing food appropriately. These deficient practices have the potential
to affect all 14 residents receiving food prepared in the facility kitchen.
Facility census, dated 08/29/2023, documents a total of 14 residents admitted to the extended care
unit/ECU of the facility.
Findings include:
On 08/29/2023 at 11:32 am during initial kitchen tour with V1 (Chief Quality Officer), V3 (Nutritional
Services Supervisor), and V7 (Chief Operating Officer), the following food items were found in the walk-in
freezer:
1. Two open boxes of uncovered pork sausage links without an open date labeled.
2. One open package of pepperoni meat without an open date labeled.
3. One open box of Yuca fries without an open date labeled.
4. Two boxes of cheese stuffed shells without an open date labeled.
5. One box of uncovered pork topping meat without an open date labeled.
6. One box of uncovered puffed pastry sheets without an open date labeled.
On 08/29/2023 at 11:39 am, V3 stated all food items stored in the freezer should have an open date written
on the packaging, and covered/wrapped at all times.
Facility Matrix provided by facility documents a total of one resident admitted to the ECU receive enteral
tube feedings. On 08/30/2023 at approximately 10:30 am, V2 (Director of Nursing) stated the one resident
who receives enteral feedings also receives food by mouth from the facility kitchen. V2 stated there are no
residents in the ECU of the facility who are NPO/nothing by mouth.
Facility policy, dated 06/01/2022, titled Food Storage- Labels and Dates, Scoop Storage, Rotation of Stock,
FIFO, Use of Leftovers documents in part, All food is dated upon receipt and is rotated in the appropriate
storage area so that the oldest is used first. All stock is dated upon delivery and is rotated according to the
FIFO system. The container must be labeled with the date the food was received (the original date) and the
date the package was opened. Wrapping means to cover the item completely and tightly with plastic wrap
or foil or place in a container with a lid, attaching a label with the name of the item and the date.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
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Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Deficiencies at this level require 2 Deficient Practice Statements.
Residents Affected - Many
A. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to perform apprpriate hand hygiene
after touching multiple high-touched areas to prepare and administer medicines for 2 out of 7 residents
(R18 and R16) during medication administration. These failures have the potential to place 2 residents (R18
and R16) at risk of infections.
B. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to conduct an assessment to
identify where Legionella (a bacteria that can cause a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) called
Legionnaires' disease) and other opportunistic waterborne pathogens (e.g. Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter)
could grow and spread; and failed to consistently perform and monitor control measures. These failures
have the potential to affect all the residents in the facility.
Findings include:
A. On 08/31/2023 at 8:10 am, V18 (Registered Nurse) placed gloves on both hands, then took R18's vital
signs, first on R18's right upper arm, then on R18's left upper arm, because the blood pressure result was
high. After taking vital signs, multiple high-touched areas were in contact with V18's gloves. With the same
gloves, V18 prepared medicine for R18, touching all 14 medicines with the same glove. After placing all
medicines in the medicine cup, V18 gave R18 her medication, one tablet at a time, by picking each tablet
and placing the tablet inside R18's mouth. After medication administration of R18, V18 went to prepare
R16's medication, due to complain of headache. V18 was about to start preparing medication when she left
R16's room to get the vital signs equipment. V18, upon arrival in R16's room with vital sign machine,
changed her gloves. V18 then took R16's vital signs, touching a lot of areas that are considered
high-touched areas. Using the same gloves, V18 prepared R16's medications ,by picking and touching
each tablet out of the package.
On 08/31/2023 at 9:48 am, V18 stated she forgot to change her gloves and perform hand hygiene after
touching high-touch areas that lead to contamination of her gloves. At 12:16 pm, V17 (Infection
Preventionist) stated best practice is to take off gloves, and then perform hand hygiene before preparing
medication to prevent infection from contaminated gloves. V17 stated the policy does not address infection
control during medication administration.
Hand Hygiene policy, dated 02/2023, reads:
The purpose of this policy is to prevent the spread of healthcare acquired infection. Proper hand hygiene is
a fundamental infection control intervention to prevent transmission of infections to patients, residents,
visitors, and staff. Hand hygiene should be performed before entering a resident room or prior to start of
care and before touching the resident surroundings.
Findings include:
B. On 08/30/23 at 12:23 pm, V23 (Facility manager) said the facility does not test for Legionella because it
uses the city water that comes from the city of Chicago. V23 said he was not aware of any requirement for
testing water for Legionella. He further commented stagnant water is flushed off weekly, and after flushing it
off, it is assumed the water is clean and safe for resident consumption. V23 said the only testing done is
water weekly temperatures in patient care areas, and the water is
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Chicago, IL 60634
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F 0880
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
maintained below 110 degrees Farenheit. V23 said If a resident room is vacant for a long while or over a
week, they we go into the room and flash out the water, but we do not test for Legionella. We flush it so that
there are no bacteria like Legionella. V23 said the facility flushes the stagnant water because there could be
bacteria and/or pathogens are living in the stagnant water, and they flush the water as preventive measure
because stagnant water could encourage bacteria. V23 said, We don't test the water, we just assume after
flushing the stagnant water, there is no bacteria. V23 said he does not know of any requirement to have the
facility water tested for Legionella.
On 08/30/23 at 2:14 pm, V17(Infection preventionist -IP) said the water is not tested, and she has not seen
any case of Legionella, and if there is a case of Legionella, the results are sent directly to the Department
of Health.
Facility's policy titled Water Management Plan, dated 2/2023, documents: The laboratory will notify the
infection control Practitioner (ICP) of positive test results for waterborne pathogens, however, the policy
does not provide what tests are performed and how frequent.
To reduce cases of Legionnaires' disease in health care facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) announced that Medicare certified healthcare facilities must develop and maintain water
management policies and procedures to reduce the risk of growth and spread of Legionella and other
opportunistic pathogens in building water systems. The directive has an immediate effective date.
(https://www.ashrae.org/about/news/2017/cms-issues-directive-requiring-medicare-certified-healthcare-facilities-to-impleme
Legionella, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, .Legionella can pose a health risk when it
gets into building water systems. Legionella first must grow (increase in numbers). Then it has to spread
through small water droplets (aerosolization) that people can breathe in.
(https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/wmp/overview/growth-and-spread.html)
Seven key elements of a Legionella water management program are to: Establish a water management
program team, describe the building water systems using text and flow diagrams; identify areas where
Legionella could grow and spread; decide where control measures should be applied and how to monitor
them; establish ways to intervene when control limits are not met; make sure the program is running as
designed (verification) and is effective (validation) and document and communicate all the activities.
(https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/wmp/overview.html)
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145548
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/01/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0883
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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 follow their policy and procedure by failing to
administer/offer the pneumonia vaccine to two (R11, R12) of five residents reviewed in a sample of 14.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
R11 is a [AGE] year-old individual, with a BIMS (Brief interview of Metal Status) score of 0/15, indicating
R11's cognation is severely impaired. R11's medical diagnoses includes, but ie not limited to history of
paroxysmal A-fib (atrial fibrillation, or abnormal heartbeat), hyperlipidemia, apparent undiagnosed and
untreated Parkinson's Disease.
R12 is an [AGE] year-old individual, with medical diagnoses not limited to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation,
(Irregular heartbeat) high blood pressure, pulmonary embolism, sacral decubitus ulcer, and urinary
dysfunction.
On 9/29/2023 at 12:08 pm, R12 said no one had told her about the pneumonia vaccine, and not one has
provided any information or education about it, and R12 does not know what the vaccine is about. V12 said
she would like to know more about the pneumonia vaccine. R12 said she had the COVID-19 vaccines.
On 08/31/2023 at 12:00pm, during review of residents' immunization status with V17(Infection
Preventionist-RN), R11 and R12 were noted to have not received their pneumonia vaccines. V17 said
residents are supposed to be offered and educated about pneumonia vaccine upon admission. V17 said,
It's important to offer the residents pneumonia vaccine to prevent residents from getting sick with
pneumonia. Most residents admitted to the facility are 55 years and older, and it's important to offer them
the pneumonia vaccine to prevent them from getting pneumonia, because residents might have other
comorbidities and getting the pneumonia vaccine may prevent them from getting sick. V17 said R11 was
admitted to the facility on [DATE], and R11's power of attorney-POA/family member agreed for R11 to get
the pneumonia vaccine on 8/16/2023, but it has not been given to date. V17 said, If there was a reason for
the vaccine was not to be given, it should have been documented. There is no documentation R12 was
offered or educated on pneumonia vaccine upon admission, and the vaccine was offered today after
surveyor inquired about it.
Facility Immunization policy, dated January, titled Vaccine Protocol-Pneumococcal and Influenza
documents:
-Pneumococcal vaccine
1. Upon admission, all acute care patients are assessed for eligibility by the admitting nurse for
immunization based on the following criteria:
a) age [AGE] or older
2. if the criteria are met, the admitting nurse continues the assessment to determine if any reason not to
give the vaccine is present.
5. When that vaccine is indicated and there is no reason not to give the vaccine, the admitting
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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
145548
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/01/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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 0883
nurse will order the vaccine or contact the physician for an order for the vaccine
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145548
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/01/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Community First Medical Center
5645 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60634
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 0919
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on observation, intervies, and record review, the facility failed to follow policies in ensuring call lights
are functioning and can be used for 3 out of 3 residents (R158, R10, and R8) out of a total sample of 14
residents reviewed for access to staff by using call lights.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
On 08/29/2023 at 12:15 pm, R158 was seen in her bed, alert and verbally responsive. R158 was using
nasal cannula for oxygen. During conversation, R158 could barely talk, due to difficulty of breathing. R158
was asked how she let staff know that she needs help. R158 pointed to the call light on the table at the side
of the bed. R158 pressed the call light multiple times, but the light at the top of the door outside of the room
on the hallway did not work. V19 (Assistant Coordinator for Activity) was passing by in the hallway, went
inside R158's room, and checked the call light socket that was hanging and barely attached to the wall. The
call light did not have reset button on the wall. In order to turn it off, V19 needed to insert his fingers in the
hole where there were many wires. V19 tried many times, and it still did not work.
At 01:02 pm, R10 was sitting in her chair, alert and able to express her thoughts well during conversation.
R10 stated she wants to go back to bed, but nobody came when she called. In front of R10, was two call
lights; each had two buttons. One button was used to call facility staff, and the other was for the television.
R10 pushed the call light near to her, and it did not work. The light on the upper right of R10's door did not
light up. V11 (Registered Nurse) came and checked the call light near R10; V11 pressed the button, but it
did not work. V11 stated staff needs to make sure the call light is working; in case of emergency residents
can call.
At 1:11 pm, R8 had two call lights on the bedside. One call light ias not working and does not have a reset
button on the wall. V11 had to insert his finger inside the hole with wires.
On 08/30/2023 at 9:07 am, V22 (Maintenance Staff) checked the rooms of R158, R10, and R8; all were
seen with the same issues. V22 stated a lot of call lights need to be fixed, and a lot of call lights were sent
out for repair, but were not fixed. The Call light wall socket had no reset button to press; just a hole with lot
of wires. V22 inserted his finger to press in order to reset the call light. V22 was asked if it was safe to insert
his finger with all those wires. V22 just laughed and said, I am OK.
On 08/30/2023 at 12:42 pm, toured with V7 (Chief Operating Officer) and V23 (Manager Facility Services).
V23 stated there is preventive maintenance done monthly, but V23 did not elaborate when asked multiple
times about the call light status in the Extended Care Unit. V23 stated nursing staff should inform the
Maintenance Department by writing a ticket, so that it can be repaired. V7 stated the facility must ensure
before a resident admission that the call light is working.
Call Light policy, dated 01/2023, reads:
The purpose of this policy is to provide a safe environment for the patients. Every member of the healthcare
team will contribute to the resident (patient) experience by acknowledging our patients needs by responding
to call light. Facility protocol is to check that call lights are properly functioning before a resident (patient)
admits into the room. Call light that malfunction should be repair as soon as possible.
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