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 at risk for falls was supervised and
assisted while in the bathroom for 1 of 4 residents (R1) reviewed for safety in the sample of 7. This failure
resulted in R1 being sent to the hospital after sustaining a laceration to his head which required staples.
The findings include:
R1's admission Record dated 4/5/24 shows he was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R1's diagnoses
includes, but are not limited to, Parkinson's disease, neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies, dementia,
left foot drop, and abnormalities of gait and mobility. R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] shows R1
has severely impaired cognition and is completely dependent on staff assistance for toileting hygiene,
shower/bath, dressing, putting on/taking off footwear, and personal hygiene. R1's care plan initiated on
7/31/23 shows he is at high risk for falls due to generalized weakness and cognitive impairment secondary
to dementia and R1 will not sustain minor/serious injury.
On 4/5/24 at 10:50 AM, V8, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), said he was taking care of R1 (3/25/24) that
evening after dinner around 6:30 PM. V8 said he was getting R1 ready for bed and sat R1 on the toilet. V8
said he left R1 to attend to R1's roommate and when he returned to assist R1, R1 had gotten off the toilet
and was on the floor in the bathroom with his head bleeding. V8 said R1 needs assistance with everything,
he does not walk, he is a fall risk, and he needs to have someone with him when he is in the bathroom.
On 4/5/24 at 11:02 AM, V9, Registered Nurse (RN), said he was the nurse when R1 fell (3/25/24). V9 said a
CNA came and got him and he went to R1's room. R1 was lying on the floor in his room outside of the
bathroom. V9 said R1 was bleeding and had a five-centimeter (cm) laceration to the back, right side of his
head. V9 said they called 911 and sent R1 to the hospital. V9 said R1 is a fall risk and is dependent of staff
assistance for toileting. V9 said R1 needs to be with a staff member when he is in the bathroom and should
not be in the bathroom alone. V9 said he was still in the facility when R1 returned from the hospital. V9 said
R1's head laceration was closed with staples.
R1's Nurse's Note from 3/25/24 at 6:45 PM shows the CNA observed R1 lying on the floor with noted
bleeding over the right occipital area and when the nurse did a skin assessment, a five cm laceration was
noted to the right occipital area and abrasions to the right knee. The nurse called the paramedics for
emergency transfer to the acute care hospital for further evaluation and management. R1's Nurse's Note
from 3/26/24 at 6:33 AM shows R1 returned from the emergency department at 11:10 PM (on 3/25/24) with
sutures and staples on his right occipital area.
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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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
145683
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
145683
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/05/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Elevate Care Abington
3901 Glenview Road
Glenview, IL 60025
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
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
The facility's Long-Term Care Facility & IID-Serious Injury Incident and Communicable Disease Report
dated 3/29/24 at 3:00 PM shows R1 had a fall with physical harm or injury on 3/25/24 at 6:30 PM. It also
shows staff interviews indicate R1 was assisted to the bathroom whereby he was left sitting on the toilet
unattended while the CNA remained outside the bathroom door. When the CNN heard a thud, the CNA
returned to find R1 on the floor. R1 was transported to the emergency department via 911 ambulance and
later returned to the facility with staples to his head laceration.
The facility's Fall Prevention Program Policy (revised 11/21/17) shows, Residents who require staff
assistance will not be left alone after being assisted to bathe, shower, or toilet.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145683
If continuation sheet
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