F 0552
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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 ensure the legal representative of a
cognitively impaired resident was fully informed regarding the use of psychotropic medications. This applies
to 1 of 4 residents (R1) reviewed for psychotropic medications.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings include:
The EMR (Electronic Medical Record) showed R1 is [AGE] years old, with diagnoses that included but not
limited to unspecified focal traumatic brain injury, insomnia, major depressive disorder, recurrent severe
without psychotic features, anxiety disorder, epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable,
without status epilepticus, encounter for gastrostomy, catatonic disorder, spondylosis with myelopathy to the
cervical region, Vitamin D deficiency, Parkinsonism, quadriplegia, hypertension, and unspecified tremor.
The MDS (Minimum Data Set), dated 3/12/2024, showed R1 was moderately impaired with cognition with a
BIMS (Brief Interview Mental Status) score of 12/15.
The neuropsychology consultation notes, dated 12/20/2021, showed, (R1) neurocognitive profile indicate
profound to severe decline in working memory, memory and executive functioning . The consultation notes
also showed R1 was identified with diagnoses of major depressive disorder. severe, and major
neurocognitive impairment exacerbated by depression.
The POA (Power of Attorney) Form, dated 8/30/2021, showed V7 (R1's father) was the designated legal
representative/POA of R1.
The EMR (Electronic Medical Record) including the POS (Physician Order Sheet) was reviewed with V4
(Psychotropic Nurse). The following psychotropic medications that R1 was administered were identified. V4
also provided copies of psychotropic consents forms for R1. The timeline of psychotropic and antiseizure
medications were the following:
-Lorazepam 1 mg twice a day; with original order dated 5/6/2022 and with latest order dated 10/5/2023,
with same dose. The consent for Ativan was taken on 5/6/2022. The Psychotropic Medication Consent
dated 5/6/2022 did not reflect the whether Ativan was anti-anxiety, antidepressant, anti-manic,
antipsychotic, hypnotic /sedative. The consent also showed no documentation what specific behaviors that
Ativan was used for. The consent form showed whether the consent was obtained via verbal or written and
if the POA had agreed with the medications or not. V7 not fully informed for the use of this psychotropic
medication since the form were not filled up. The consent form also required the nurse who provided the
information; however, the nurse name/signature was blank and did not identify who
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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:
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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
145638
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/24/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bella Terra Bloomingdale
165 South Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
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 0552
provided the information.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
-Aripiprazole (Abilify) 2 mg daily, ordered on 5/6/2022 following inpatient stay from an acute hospital There
was no consent presented regarding the Abilify when started on 5/6/2022.
Residents Affected - Few
-Increased dosage of Aripiprazole 5 mg daily on 6/25/2022; verbal consent given on 6/25/2022. The
psychotropic consent form dated 6/25/2022 showed it was a verbal consent. Again, the consent did not
reflect what the specification of this medication, the targeted behavior to justify the use, the side effects,
and whether V7 agreed or not with the antipsychotic medication.
-Escitalopram 5 mg- ordered on 5/6/2022 following inpatient stay from acute hospital. The consent was not
completely filled to ensure V7 was fully informed regarding the drug classification, targeted behavior to
justify its medication its use, side effects and whether V7 had agreed or not.
-Trileptal 150 mg- started on 7/1/2022 by in house psychiatrist for behavioral outburst and seizure like
activity. There was no consent for this mood stabilizer.
The current EMAR (Electronic Medical Administration Record) for the month of April 2024 showed R1 was
administered the following psychotropic medications:
-Aripiprazole (Abilify/antipsychotic) 5 mg. one tablet daily
-Ativan 1 mg. (antianxiety medication) two times a day
-Escitalopram Oxalate 5 mg. (anit-depressant) daily
-Trileptal 150 mg. (mood stabilizer) one tablet daily
On 4/22/2024 at 9:48 A.M., V7 was observed next to R1's bedside. V7 stated R1 was given antiepileptic
drug before (Keppra) and was discontinued but was given another mood stabilizer/antiepileptic medication
which was Trileptal. (R1) does not have epilepsy and seizure disorder diagnosis, and it was a PNES
(pseudo non-epileptic seizure). I would like (R1) to be wean from these anti-seizure and psychotropic
medications so I can transfer (R1) to another facility that specialize care of patients with TBI (traumatic
brain injury) diagnosis like him (R1). This facility does not know how to monitor a TBI patients who have
been administered with these medications for prolonged period. The thing about it, was that I was not
notified with these medications, the psychotropic and the seizure medication. This Trileptal could cause a
detrimental side effect when a patient was weaned off from it. I was not fully informed when these
medications. V7 showed copies of consent forms which were issued to him by the facility. The copies were
reviewed, and the consents did not show drug classification, what were the targeted behaviors to justify its
use, its side effects, and whether V7 had approved of these medications or not. R1 was observed to be
non-verbal, but does follow commands by nodding his head, with closed ended simple questions.
On 4/22/2024 at 2:00 P.M., V6 (Attending Physician) said R1 had PNES, and Trileptal could be used as a
mood stabilizer and anti-seizure medication.
On 4/23/2024 at 1:30 P.M., V4 said consent for psychotropic medications should include information of the
classification of the drug if it was antianxiety, antipsychotic, hypnotic, or antidepressant. V4 also said the
consent should also identify the targeted behaviors to justify the use of the
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145638
If continuation sheet
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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
145638
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/24/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bella Terra Bloomingdale
165 South Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
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 0552
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
medications and side effects. V4 also stated the consent form should indicate whether the POA had agreed
with the use of psychotropic medications. V4 added consent form for the use of psychotropic medications
should be completely filled out to ensure the POA was fully informed, and either agreed with these
medications or not.
The facility's policy psychotropic medication, dated 5/30/2016, showed it is the facility's policy to adhere to
federal regulation in use of psychotropic medications . 2. Obtain consent for each psychotropic medication.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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