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Inspection visit

Inspection

BELLA TERRA ELMHURSTCMS #1457111 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 0677 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews the facility failed to provide feeding assistance to dependent residents. This failure applies to 2 of 7 (R8, R12) residents reviewed for activities of daily living. Findings Include: Residents Affected - Few 1. R12 is a is an [AGE] year-old female with diagnoses of history of Dementia, Major Depressive Disorder, Partial Paralysis due to Stroke, Dysphagia, Anemia, Seizures, and COPD who was admitted to the facility 01/19/2020. R12's Current Physician Orders include an active order effective 03/19/2024 for recommendation for one-to-one feeding assistance during all meals to ensure safety during oral intake per the most recent treatment course and active orders effective 10/22/2024 and 10/29/2024 for one-to-one feeding assistance with strict adherence to precautions. R12's current nutritional and dietary care plans initiated August 2021, July 2023, and March 2024 documents she requires a puree texture diet due to dysphagia; she is at risk for compromised nutritional status and unintended weight loss, related to diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease or related Dementia and Swallowing difficulties with interventions including: Monitor resident with difficulty of chewing or swallowing, assess for signs of choking and/or aspiration; and an intervention implemented 09/24/2024 of recommendation for 1:1 feeding assistance during all meals to ensure safety during oral intake per most recent treatment course. R12's current care plan-initiated March 2023 documents she has a self-care performance deficit in activities of daily living with interventions including requiring assistance with feeding. On September 02, 2025, at 12:51 PM, R12 was eating the pureed food with her bare hands. Direct care staff was not providing assistance to R12. On September 03, 2025, at 3:04 PM V2 (Director of Nursing) stated R12 requires one to one feeding assistance due to possible aspiration or choking while eating. The facility's General Care Policy states: “It is the facility's policy to provide care for every resident to meet their needs.” “Upon admission or readmission, the facility will evaluate the resident for physical needs. Physical needs would include but are not limited to ADL (Activities of Daily Living). “ “The facility will assist the resident to meet these needs.” (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: 145711 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 145711 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/04/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Bella Terra Elmhurst 420 West Butterfield Road Elmhurst, IL 60126 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 0677 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few 2. R8 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses including Epidural abscess, Sepsis, Gout, Spinal hardware infection, Anemia, Seizure, disorder, depression, cerebral vascular attack, and bilateral primary osteoarthritis of the knee. R8's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE], showed R8 was dependent on staff for all activities of daily living and care. R8 had the following care plan: R8 is on a mechanically altered diet related to dysphagia dated 09/02/2025 with the following intervention: Prepare and serve the prescribed diet as ordered: Pleasure Feeding, Mechanical Soft, thin liquids. 1:1 feeding assistance dated 09/02/2025. On September 2, 2025, at 11:15 AM, R8 was screaming for help in her room. R8 stated she wanted to get out of the bed. R8 stated she is blind and can only see shadows. R8's breakfast tray is on the bedside table and was untouched. R8 cried I haven't eaten. I want to get up. Please help me. R8 stated I want to eat. I need some liquid and some food. Staff was not available to provide assistance to R8. On September 2, 2025, at 11:23 AM, V6 (Registered Nurse/RN) came to the room and stated she will feed R8 and V6 confirmed that R8's meal had not been touched. On September 2, 2025, at 11:28, V22 (Certified Nursing Assistant/CNA) came to R8's room and stated that she was assigned to care for R8. V22 stated that R8 required 1:1 feeding assistance, and she had not had time to feed R8 breakfast because she was helping another staff member. V22 stated she is going to finish helping get R28 up out of bed then she will come get R8 up and feed R8. On September 2, 2025, at 11:31 AM V6 came back to R8's room to feed here. According to the facility's mealtime schedule, breakfast is served between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM. On September 4, 2025, at 10:00 PM, V2 (Director of Nursing) stated that residents who require 1:1 feeding assistance should be fed within 15 minutes of their food tray being delivered. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145711 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.

  • 0677GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F677 - A resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily living receives

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the September 4, 2025 survey of BELLA TERRA ELMHURST?

This was a inspection survey of BELLA TERRA ELMHURST on September 4, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at BELLA TERRA ELMHURST on September 4, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."

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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