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07/03/2025
Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center
11401 South Oakley Avenue Chicago, IL 60643
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 interview and record review, the facility failed to follow a physician order and monitor a resident's vital signs for one (R1) out of four residents reviewed for quality of care in a total sample of four. This failure places residents at risk to be provided with inappropriate care and services to meet the resident's physical, mental and/or psychosocial needs. This failure places the resident at risk for more than minimal harm.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include: On 07/01/2025, at 12:56 PM, R1 stated that he saw V10 (Nurse Practitioner) about three weeks ago. R1 stated that he informed V10 that R1 has been having a lot of migraines which R1 stated that he never had in his life. R1 stated, I'll be sitting there and physically feel that my blood pressure is high. R1 stated that V10 ordered a medication which has been helping R1. R1 stated that the staff do not check his blood pressure daily. R1 stated that the nurse did not check R1's blood pressure today nor any vital signs. On 07/01/2025, at 11:49 AM, V6 (Registered Nurse) stated that R1 has an order for vital signs daily but no option of recording them. V6 stated that she did monitor R1's vital signs today and wrote them on a piece of paper which V6 threw out in the garbage and does not have the paper anymore. V6 stated that R1 does have a diagnosis of hypertension on his face sheet. V6 stated that R1's last blood pressure recorded in R1's blood pressure log is 138/77 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) dated 6/13/2025. V6 stated that symptoms of high blood pressure a person may experience is dizziness, lightheaded, sweating, pain, headache, flushing, chest discomfort, swelling to extremities. V6 stated that R1's vital signs should have been documented in R1's electronic medical record. R1's current face sheet documents R1 is a [AGE] year-old individual admitted to the facility on [DATE] and has diagnoses not limited to: hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma. R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) Section C, dated 05/14/2025, documents R1 has a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) of 15 out of 15, indicating R1 is cognitively intact. R1's active physician order sheet/POS documents the following order: vital signs daily every day shift for monitoring. This order is active since dated 01/25/2025. R1's blood pressure log from April 2025 to June 2025. No blood pressure logged from April 2025 to May 2025. For June 2025 only one blood pressure reading (138/77 mmhHg) logged in the blood pressure log dated 6/13/2025.
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145549
07/03/2025
Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center
11401 South Oakley Avenue Chicago, IL 60643
F 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
R1's nurse's note dated 6/24/2025, at 7:41 PM, documents in part R1's blood pressure read 143/78 mmHg. No other blood pressure readings noted from April 2025 to June 2025. R1's provider note dated 6/25/2025, 7:35 AM, documents in part cardiology medical necessity: f/u (follow up) consult for cardiac med reconcile, titrating cardiac meds, lab follow up, following volume status, adjusting diuretics as needed, monitoring hemodynamics/symptoms during and post physical therapy, and increased risk for cardiac re-admission. Plan: Essential HTN (hypertension) - No antihypertensive medications on file -- SBP (systolic blood pressure) less than 140 -- Low salt diet advised R1's physician progress note dated 5/20/2025, 4:25 PM, documents in part R1 has a PMHx (past medical history) of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), HTN (hypertension). Patient (R1) is drowsy, oriented, calm. Patient reports headaches are improved with Candesartan. He also reports improvements in back pain with medication, he believes this is due to relief of tension and anxiety from headaches. Plan: HEADACHES/MIGRAINES: Candesartan and monitor HTN: Monitor off antihypertensives. Call doctor/nurse practitioner with SBP>170. Facility document dated 06/18/23, titled guidelines for physician orders documents in part It is the policy of the facility to follow the orders of the physician. All physician orders received pertaining to the resident will be implemented and followed throughout the course of the resident's stay in the facility as the orders are received.
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