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Inspection visit

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LA BELLA OF ALTONCMS #1456511 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

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 physician's hospital discharge order and apply a wound vac and coordinate care for an abdominal wound for 1 (R2) of 4 residents reviewed for quality of care/treatment in the sample of 4. Residents Affected - Few Findings include: R2's Face Sheet documents he was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] post recent abdominal surgery, multiple ostomies and lower bowel ishchemia. R2's Hospital Discharge Paperwork, dated 12/4/2024 documents R2 is to have a wound vac to abdominal wound to be restarted on 12/4/2024. R2's Health Status Note, dated 12/5/2024 at 12:11 AM, documents wound vac ordered. R2's Nurtritional Progress Note, dated 12/5/2024 at 2:21 PM, documents open surgical abdominal wound has order for wound vac. R2's Physician's Order Sheet (POS) dated 12/2024 documents a physician's order for 12/5/2024 External Debridement Ointment apply to abdomen topically two times a day for dressing change cleanse wound with wound cleanser apply santyl to base of wound gently pack with Dakins moistened kerlex cover with ABD (abdomen) pad and midipore tape change BID (twice a day) and PRN (as needed) use this order if wound vac is off. R2's Medication Administration Record (MAR) dated 12/5/2024 through 12/12/2024 staff documented the above physician's treatment order was administered to R2's abdominal wound. R2's POS, dated 12/11/2024 documents a physician's order cut white foam to fill wound bed cut black foam to fit over white foam and apply - abdomen, check wound vac for proper functioning. Setting maintain at 125 mmHg, change wound vac dressing 3 times per week and PRN (when necessary) or malfunction and change wound vac canister weekly and PRN filling. R2's Treatement Adminstration Record dated 12/12/2024 staff documented the wound vac was applied and started per physicians orders dated 12/11/2024. On 1/14/2025 at 1:45 PM, V16 Wound Nurse, LPN stated when R2 was initially admitted to the facility she read on his hospital discharge paperwork that he was to have a wound vac on his abdominal wound but she spoke with V15, Wound Care Specialist and he said to discontinue the wound vac order and to (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 2 Event ID: 145651 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 145651 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/15/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE LA Bella of Alton 3490 Humbert Road Alton, IL 62002 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 0684 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm apply a specific dressing to the wound. She started the specific dressing the day after R2 was admitted to the facility and V15 assessed the wound on 12/10/2024 and the wound was smaller and was showing improvement so V15 stated to keep the wound vac order discontinued. R2 told her that he was supposed to wear a wound vac and she again discussed it with V15 but he stated since the wound was healing and getting smaller he confirmed R2 didn't need a wound vac. Residents Affected - Few On 1/14/2025 at 10:45 AM, V2 Director of Nurses (DON) stated R2 was an emergency admission from the emergency room (ER) and he wasn't admitted with abdominal wound physician's orders so the facility wound specialist gave orders for a treatment and that was administered until there was clarification on the wound vac and then it was administered. V2 stated she didn't know how many days it was that R2 didn't have a wound vac on at the facility and wasn't sure why the hospital discharge paperwork that she reviewed didn't document that R2 was to have a wound vac but that she expected staff to read the hospital discharge paperwork and to communicate with nursing what the physician's discharge orders were to ensure they are followed. V2 stated she always expects staff to follow physician's orders no matter if the orders came from the hospital or a physician at the facility. V2 stated all treatment orders should be documented on the TAR but sometimes they accidentally go on the MAR. On 1/14/2025 at 3:37 PM V15 stated when R2 was admitted to the facility V16 communicated to him that there was an physician's order from the hospital discharge paperwork that he should have a wound vac on this abdominal wound. It was V15's understanding that R2 wasn't being followed by a wound care specialist for the abdominal wound so he discontinued the wound vac order because he ordered a different treatment and when he initially assessed the wound the second week of December 2024 the abdominal wound was getting smaller and showed improvement so he again stated not to start a wound vac. Then R2 went to an outside physician's appointment he returned to the facility with a wound vac order and the wound vac was placed on 12/12/2024. No harm was done and the abdominal wound was healing and getting smaller so in his professional opinion a wound vac wasn't needed for this abdominal wound. The Facility's Medication and Treatment Orders Policy, revised July 2016, documents orders for medications and treatments will be consistent with principles of safe and effective order writing. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145651 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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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.

  • 0684GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F684 - Quality of care

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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What happened during the January 15, 2025 survey of LA BELLA OF ALTON?

This was a inspection survey of LA BELLA OF ALTON on January 15, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at LA BELLA OF ALTON on January 15, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."

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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