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Inspection

WAUKEGAN HEALTH AND REHABCMS #1456211 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency, 1 of them serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

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 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident was assisted in safe manner to prevent injury for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for safety in the sample of 4. This failure resulted in (R1) sustaining a fall and receiving a right ankle fracture. The findings include: R1's face sheet shows she has diagnoses including: Parkinsonism, anxiety disorder, auditory and visual hallucinations, and a history of falls. R1's current care plan shows on 10/6/23 Impaired Memory care plan was initiated which says R1 is having impaired memory and problems with decision-making, insight, logic, calculation, reasoning, planning and judgement. R1's active Fall Risk care plan initiated 3/9/17 shows R1 is at risk for falls and she requires a one person assist for transfers. R1's active Transfer-Restorative care plan initiated on 3/9/17 shows R1 is unable to transfer independently and requires a one person assist and a gait belt for transfers. R1's Physical Therapy Progress Report from 10/27/23-11/13/23 shows that she requires partial to moderate assist supervision and touching with transfers to and from bed, chair, wheelchair and the toilet. R1's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) show the following progress notes: 11/16/23 at 5:04 PM, physician progress note completed by V12 (Nurse Practitioner/NP) states, Patient {R1} seen for a rehab follow-up. She was recently hospitalized for altered mental status, she is feeling tired and appears to be more lethargic. Needs min/mod assist from staff for positioning and activities of daily living (ADLs). High fall risk: follow all facility fall precautions. 11/22/23 at 5:54 PM, nurses note completed by V5 (Registered Nurse/RN) states, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) notified resident fell in the bathroom, writer checked the resident and found on the floor. Per CNA was trying to clean the resident after a BM (bowel movement) resident holding the rails with the standing position and per CNA moved for wipes at that time resident loosing balance and fell. CNA notified can see the resident twisting the right ankle. Resident cannot move right leg, has pain in the right ankle. Resident alert but confused and lethargic. Called 911 and resident sent to (a local emergency room). 11/22/23 10:36 PM, nurses note completed by V5 shows R1 was admitted to the hospital and has a (continued on next page) 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) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 145621 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 145621 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 11/30/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Pavilion of Waukegan 2217 Washington Street Waukegan, IL 60085 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 0689 diagnosis of a Bimalleolar ankle fracture, acute kidney injury and dehydration. Level of Harm - Actual harm Hospital records from a local community hospital dated 11/23/23 show that R1 presented to the emergency room for evaluation after a fall at the nursing facility. She complained of right hip and right ankle pain and was diagnosed with acute mildly displaced fractures of the medical and lateral malleoilli. Surgical intervention was not required. Residents Affected - Few On 11/30/23 at 8:35 AM, R1 said she is unable to recall the incident when she fell and doesn't recall a CNA in the bathroom with her. She said prior to her fall she could stand with staff help to get into her wheelchair and use the toilet, but now she cannot. On 11/30/23 at 8:48 AM, V4 (Restorative Nurse) said in the month or so prior to R1's recent fall she had been more depressed and slowed down due to the death of her husband. V4 said R1 has been a 1 person assist with a gait belt for toileting. V4 said gait belts should be used by all staff for resident transfers and ambulating. He said he does investigate resident falls to determine the cause but he has not yet spoken with V7 who is an agency CNA that was in the bathroom with R1 when she fell. V4 said he was told by the nurse on duty (V5) that V7 was cleaning stool off of R1's bottom and had turned away from R1 to get [NAME] wipes and R1 fell. On 11/30/23 at 9:20 AM, V7 (Agency CNA) said R1 had put the call light on in her bathroom and she went in to assist her. R1 had stool on her bottom and needed help to clean it off so V7 had R1 grab the bar on the wall in the bathroom and stand up. V7 said she was cleaning R1's bottom and needed more wipes so she turned away and left R1 standing by herself at the grab bar and went to the sink area in the bathroom and got more wipes. By the time she turned back around she saw R1, she was already falling and she saw R1's ankle twist. V7 said she was not aware that R1 was a fall risk and needed a 1 person touch assist and a gait belt for transfers. V7 said she believes to an extent had she used a gait belt it would have prevented R1's fall and had she known she was a fall risk and required a 1 person transfer assistance she would not have left her standing at the bar alone to get wipes she would have pulled the call light and gotten another staff person to assist her. On 11/30/23 at 9:27 AM, V5 (RN) said she was called to come to the bathroom by V7 because R1 had fallen in the bathroom. V5 said V7 told her that she was cleaning stool off of R1 and turned to get wipes and R1 fell. V5 said the facility protocol is for gait belts to always be used to assist residents to transfer and all staff should know to use them. V5 said since V7 was from agency maybe she didn't know to use one. On 11/30/23 at 9:33 AM, V3 (Medical Director and R1's physician) said he was out of town when R1 fell but his team was notified and followed R1 at the hospital. V3 said this type of ankle fracture is consistent with a fall. He said the CNA should have followed facility protocol and used a gait belt to assist R1 and he believes it could have helped the CNA prevent R1 from falling. On 11/30/23 at 10:45 AM, V11 (Physical Therapist) said R1 had a recent decline but was improving at the time of her fall. V11 said R1 required 1 person, a contact guard assist and the use of a gait belt for transfers. She said R1 should not have been left standing at the bar without support. On 11/30/23 at 11:01 AM, V2 (DON) said a gait belt is considered part of a staff uniform and V7 should have known to use it. V2 said she was not aware that V7 did not use a gait belt because she has not be able to get in touch with her until today. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145621 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 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 145621 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 11/30/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Pavilion of Waukegan 2217 Washington Street Waukegan, IL 60085 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 0689 The facility provided and not dated, Gait Belt policy says that gait belts should be used by all staff and are used to prevent injury during transfers and ambulation. Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145621 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0689SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the November 30, 2023 survey of WAUKEGAN HEALTH AND REHAB?

This was a inspection survey of WAUKEGAN HEALTH AND REHAB on November 30, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at WAUKEGAN HEALTH AND REHAB on November 30, 2023?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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