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GOOD SAMARITAN HOMECMS #1457732 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies, 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 Level of Harm - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to respond immediately to a sounding exit door alarm, failed to adequately supervise a known wandering resident (R8), failed to re-assess R8 as high risk for elopement once R8 started to exit seek, failed to develop and implement interventions and plan of care to address R8's exit-seeking behaviors after R8 attempted to exit seek, and failed investigate and report R8's elopement thoroughly for one of three residents (R8) reviewed for elopement in the sample of 41. These failures resulted in R8, a severely cognitively impaired resident with the diagnosis of Dementia, eloping from the facility approximately 70 feet from the facility, falling, and being found on the curb next to the road, after attempting to exit the building earlier that evening on 6-7-23. These failures resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy. While the immediacy was removed on 8-19-23, the facility remains out of compliance at a severity Level II as the facility continues to investigate R8's elopement on June 7, 2023, and provide a final report to IDPH within five days, provide in-servicing to all staff on R8's elopement interventions and the facility's Elopement Policy, including the Administrator/V11 upon her return to the facility on 8-21-23, residents are assessed quarterly and with a change in condition or when exhibiting exit seeking behavior for elopement risk, and each exit-seeking episode by residents will be audited by V13 (Compliance Officer) and re-education will be provided and disciplinary action for noncompliance will be given as necessary. Findings of all audits and re-education will be reported to the QAA (Quality Assurance Assessment) committee and the compliance committee on a quarterly basis and reviewed monthly by the QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) committee. Findings include: The facility's Resident Elopement Policy, dated 6-12-18, documents, Policy: It is the policy of this facility that all residents are afforded adequate supervision to provide the safest environment possible. All residents will be assessed for behaviors or conditions that put them at risk for elopement. All residents so identified will have these issues addressed in their individual care plans. All staff are responsible. Missing resident shall be defined as a resident who has left the main building without signing him/herself out of the facility. Residents who are at risk for elopement shall be provided at least one of the following safety precautions by the facility: Door alarms on facility exits, code alert bracelet, staff supervision of facility exits, and pictures of residents at risk for elopement will be kept at the front desk for quick identification. Elopement assessment will be done on admission, quarterly, and change in condition which puts them at risk for elopement. Residents at risk for impaired safety awareness and wandering as well as elopement shall be identified by the elopement assessment and interventions documented in the individual plan of care. Residents at (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 5 Event ID: 145773 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 145773 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/19/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Good Samaritan Home 2130 Harrison Street Quincy, IL 62301 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 - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Residents Affected - Few risk for elopement shall be identified on the Resident Watch List with accompanying photograph as well as in the clinical record, The list shall be updated whenever new resident safety issues are identified. Photographs of each resident are located in the Medication Administration Record, face sheet, and front receptionist desk. When responding to an exterior door alarm: If a resident is found leaving the building, attempt to prevent departure. After assessing resident's behavior, nursing administration will determine the need for ever 15 minute/ever one hour documented checks. Care plan session will be held to review/modify care plan approach. Procedures for missing resident and/or elopements: Notify the Administrator. R8's Physician's Order Sheets, dated 8-1-23 through 8-31-23, document R8 has the diagnoses of Dementia without behavioral disturbance, Psychotic Disturbances, Mood Disturbance, and Anxiety. R8's MDS (Minimum Data Set) Assessment, dated 6-26-23, documents R8 is severely cognitively impaired and requires supervision of one staff physical assistance for locomotion of and on the unit and walking in his room and in the corridor, and requires extensive assistance of one person physical assistance for transfers. R8's PASRR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review), dated 4-2-22, documents, You know who you are but you do not know where you are, why the time, or date. You are not able to focus and our mood changes a lot. You need supervision. R8's Event Report, dated 6-7-23 at 5:30 PM, and signed by V3 (RN/Registered Nurse) documents, Resident was found between double doors of the east exit of Eastbrook Lane (floor within facility). Combativeness and resisting redirection from staff prior to elopement. New onset of agitation and confusion. Immediate measures taken-returned resident to room. Interventions ineffective. R8's Progress Notes, dated 6-7-23 at 5:30 PM and signed by V3 (RN/Registered Nurse), document, (R8) attempted to leave through the east door on Eastbrook Lane (floor within facility). (R8) stopped and escorted back to his room. (R8) was not using his walker at the time. (R8) stated that he wanted to get his keys out (of) his car. Nurse and CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant/V8) re-directed him. Nurse grabbed walker and nurse and CNA (V8) escorted him back to his room. R8's Event Reports, dated 6-7-23 at 7:00 PM and signed by V3, documents, (R8) exited through the south side door on Eastbrook. (R8) was found by road next to cottage at about 7:00 PM. Combativeness, elopement attempts, and resisting redirection from staff behaviors exhibited prior to elopement. New onset of agitation, resistiveness, and restlessness. Resident was laying on ground next to road by cottages on his side. He was picking flowers in the grass. R8's Progress notes, dated 6-7-23 at 7:05 PM and signed by V3, documents, (R8) has an unwitnessed fall following an elopement. (R8) exited the unit through the south door of (facility unit). (R8) was found laying on his side in the grass with his walker next to him. He has no complaints of pain. Assessment showed no injuries. (R8) was wearing shoes in good repair and was using his walker. (R8) was found by nurse and CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) (V8) who used (mechanical lift) to get (R8) off the ground and into his wheelchair. Placed resident next to nurses station and placed on 15 minute checks. R8 did not have a comprehensive care plan developed regarding R8's wandering, exit-seeking, or elopement until 7-3-23 (26 days after R8's elopement). (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145773 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 5 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 145773 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/19/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Good Samaritan Home 2130 Harrison Street Quincy, IL 62301 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 - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety R8 did not have an elopement risk assessment completed once R8 started exhibiting exit-seeking behaviors, as directed by the facility's resident elopement policy, until 6-21-23 (14 days after R8's elopement). On 08/14/23 at 10:44 AM, R8 was in his bed. R8 was unable to answer where he was, what time of day it was, or what day it was. Residents Affected - Few On 8-14-23 at 2:10 PM, V3 (RN) stated, On 6-7-23, (R8) has having behaviors and trying to exit-seek. (R8) had exited around 5:30 PM and was found between the double doors of the east exit. (R8) was confused and combative and did not have his walker. I had to get his walker and take (R8) back to his room. I left for supper break and told the CNA's to keep a close eye on (R8) because he was trying to exit-seek. When I came back from the supper break, I heard the end of the south side door alarm going off. None of the staff were responding to the alarm. I went and answered the alarm and asked the staff where (R8) was. Nobody knew where (R8) was. I went outside and found (R8) outside by the road, laying on the curb, between the two cottage buildings. (R8) had fell (sic) to the ground with his walker beside him. I got him up and helped him back inside. I did not notify the Administrator (V11) or Director of Nursing (V1) of (R8's) elopement. On 8-15-23 at 11:45 AM, V7 (CNA) stated, I was on break when (R8) went outside unattended on 6-7-23. I did not know (R8) had tried to exit earlier that night. I am not sure who found (R8) outside or if anything was done to monitor (R8) afterwards. On 8-15-23 at 12:15 PM, V8 (Agency CNA) stated, I was working contract at the facility and did not know (R8) very well. I did not know (R8) had tried to exit-seek earlier that night (on 6-7-23). (V3/RN) did not tell me that (R8) had tried to exit earlier, and did not tell me to monitor (R8) closely. Sometime around 7:00 PM, (V3) yelled at me and said she needed help because (R8) was outside and had fell (sic). I went outside with (V3) and (R8) had fell over the curb and was laying on the curb by the road. Me and (V3) had to use the mechanical lift to get (R8) back up off the ground and into a wheelchair. (R8) was not hurt. I wheeled (R8) back into the building. I am not aware of (R8) being put on 15 minute checks afterwards. I did not hear the exit-alarm sounding when (R8) went outside because I was in a room with another resident. On 8-15-23 at 12:40 PM, V9 (CNA) stated, On 6-7-23 I came to work at 6:30 PM. I did not know (R8) had try to exit earlier that night (on 6-7-23). I heard an alarm going off and thought it was the alarm where the residents who smoke go outside. I did not realize (R8) had eloped. On 8-14-23 at 2:00 PM, V2 (Director of Nursing) stated, I did not report to IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) when (R8) eloped. I was not told that (R8) had gotten outside unattended, so no investigation was done. I only was told (R8) had tried to exit. There were no exit-seeking or elopement interventions implemented or an elopement risk assessment completed once (R8) started to exit-seek on 6-7-23. The Immediate Jeopardy was identified to have started on June 7, 2023, when the facility failed to provide adequate supervision and implement elopement interventions after R8 was found attempting to exit-seek around 5:30 PM and then later that night around 7:00 PM R8 eloped from the facility approximately 70 feet from the facility, falling, and being found on the curb next to the road, unattended by staff. V1 (Director of Nursing/DON) was notified of the Immediate Jeopardy on 8-16-23 at 12:10 PM. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145773 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 5 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 145773 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/19/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Good Samaritan Home 2130 Harrison Street Quincy, IL 62301 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 - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Residents Affected - Few The surveyor confirmed through observation, interview, and record review that the facility took the following actions to remove the Immediate Jeopardy: 1. All staff who were working 8-16-23 through 8-19-23 were educated by V14 (Education Coordinator) on the facility's Elopement Policy including assessing residents for elopement risk, response to alarms and elopement attempts and when to implement elopement interventions once the resident starts to exit-seek, and R8's specific elopement interventions including moving R8 to a room near the nurses station, doing hourly rounding of R8's location, applying an electronic monitoring bracelet to R8's ankle, and including R8's name on the facility's elopement risk list. 2. V14 educated V15 (Associate Administrator), V1 (DON), and V2 (Assistant Director of Nursing/ADON) regarding the Resident Elopement Policy including assessing residents for elopement risk, investigation and reporting requirements, response to an elopement attempt/when to implement elopement interventions once the resident starts to exit-seek, and reviewed R8's elopement interventions. 3. V1 (DON) submitted an initial report to IDPH regarding R8's elopement. 4. V1 (DON), V2 (ADON) and V12 (Resident Care Coordinator) reviewed R8's elopement interventions, and R8's elopement care plan was updated on 8-16-23 to include moving R8 to a room near the nurses' station, doing hourly rounding of R8's location, applying an electronic monitoring bracelet to R8's ankle, and including R8's name on the facility's elopement risk list. 5. All residents at risk for elopement were placed on hourly staff monitoring and nurses documented the rounding on the electronic medication administration records. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145773 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 5 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 145773 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/19/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Good Samaritan Home 2130 Harrison Street Quincy, IL 62301 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 0758 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to assess a resident for an underlying condition prior to increasing an anti-psychotic medication, and failed to attempt gradual dose reductions of an anti-psychotic medication for one of four residents (R8) reviewed for anti-psychotic use with the diagnosis of Dementia in the sample of 41. Findings include: The facility's Medication Monitoring Psychotropic Drug Management Program Policy, dated 3-11-19, documents, There will be an attempt at dose reduction of psychotropic medications and/or attempts of alternative behavioral interventions in two separate quarters at least one month apart and then annually thereafter. R8's admission Physician's Order Sheets (POS's), dated 5-5-20, document Risperidone one mg (milligram) at bedtime daily for the diagnosis of Unspecified Dementia without behavioral disturbance. R8's POSs, dated 4-29-21, document R8's Risperidone was increased to one mg at bedtime daily and 0.5 mg daily at 8:00 AM daily, for the diagnosis of Unspecified Dementia without behavioral disturbance. R8's POSs, dated 8-1-23 through 8-31-23, document R8's Risperidone continues at one mg at bedtime daily and 0.5 mg at 8:00 AM daily. R8's MDS (Minimum Data Set) Assessments, dated 6-26-23 and 3-30-23, document R8 is severely cognitively impaired, has no behaviors, received an anti-psychotic medication daily, and has not received a gradual dose reduction of the anti-psychotic medication. R8's MDS, dated [DATE], documents R8 does not have physician documentation as to why a gradual dose reduction would be clinically indicated. R8's Electronic Medical Record does not include a gradual dose reduction of R8's Risperidone since 4-29-21, and does not include evidence of the facility assessing R8 for an underlying condition prior to increasing his Risperidone on 4-29-21. On 8-14-23 at 10:44 AM, R8 was sleeping quietly in bed. On 8-14-23 from 11:45 AM through 1:00 PM, R8 was in the dining room eating lunch. R8 had no behaviors during this time. On 8-14-23 at 11:11 AM, V16 (RN/Registered Nurse) stated, (R8's) behaviors are yelling for ice cream and not wanting to get up out of bed sometimes. (R8) tries to exit seek. (R8) does not try to hurt himself or other residents. On 8-17-23 at 11:45 AM, V1 (Director of Nursing) stated, (R8) has not had a gradual dose attempt of his Risperidone. We (the facility) did not assess (R8) for an underlying condition prior to increasing his Risperidone on 4-29-21. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145773 If continuation sheet Page 5 of 5

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Citations

2 citations 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 Jimmediate jeopardy

    F689 - Accidents

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

  • 0758GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F758 - Medication Errors

    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

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What happened during the August 19, 2023 survey of GOOD SAMARITAN HOME?

This was a inspection survey of GOOD SAMARITAN HOME on August 19, 2023. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at GOOD SAMARITAN HOME on August 19, 2023?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were 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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