F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent an elopement for 1
of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for elopement risk in the sample of 15.This past noncompliance occurred from
10/19/2025 to 10/20/25.Findings include:R1's admission record documents an admission date of 9/13/25,
with the following diagnoses: unspecified intellectual disabilities, paranoid schizophrenia, anxiety,
unspecified, and difficulty in walking.R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], documents a Brief
Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) of 13, indicating R1 is cognitively intact.R1's Elopement/Wandering Risk
Assessment, dated 8/27/25, documents R1 is at risk for wandering and elopement.R1's Care Plan
documents R1 is an elopement risk/wanderer related to impaired safety awareness, reports he is waiting
for someone to come get him, frequently sits by exit doors with an initiation date of 9/15/25. Interventions
listed include in part; Identify pattern of wandering.Intervene as appropriate.R1's Progress Note, dated
10/16/2025 at 6:03pm, Res (resident) has begun exit seeking stating, ‘My brother is supposed to come pick
me up. I'm going home today. That's what they told me.' Res has attempted to leave facility and was
redirected multiple times; resident continues to bring his personal belongings to front door and sit in lobby
chair staring out of the window. Res not combative or irritated, just pleasantly confused and able to be
redirected, but this behavior is different from his normal baseline. UA (urinalysis) with culture if indicated
order implemented per standing orders and to be obtained upon next void.R1's Progress Note, dated
10/19/25 at 4:47pm, documents, Around 1500 (3:00pm) this nurse noticed res was not in his bedroom or
dining room. No door alarms sounding. Elopement drill immediately initiated. All staff checked the entire
building inside and outside twice, unable to locate resident. Head count for the entire building completed,
unable to locate resident. Attempted to call POA (Power of Attorney) two separate times, going straight to
voicemail and voicemail box saying it is full. (local) Police Department called at 1600 (4:00pm), notified
cops of missing resident. cops arrived at 4:10pm and took resident information from this nurse. Spoke with
cops for roughly 10 minutes, cops stated they would begin attempting to locate res. Cop stated for facility
staff to check entire building again. Facility staff searched the entire building and did a head count again.
This nurse called POA again at 1625 (4:25pm), POA answered and stated cops had made contact with res.
POA stated res is at his brother's house. POA requested to know when cameras show res leaving the
facility and how he got out, this nurse informed POA that the facility does not have cameras. POA stated
that res is stating that ‘his roommates family member that was visiting today was saying hateful things to
him' POA requested a meeting with the administrator ASAP, stated it must be this week to discuss. This
nurse received a phone call from (local) Police Department who stated res had been located, safe and
unharmed and that someone would be bringing him back to facility this evening. This nurse notified
Regional Nurse about POA requesting a meeting with administrator, Regional Nurse stated POA could do
meeting with the administrator whenever POA would
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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
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TITLE
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Event ID:
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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
145863
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Integrity Hc of Marion
1301 East Deyoung
Marion, IL 62959
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 - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
like. This nurse called POA back at 1700 (5:00pm), POA did not answer but called this nurse back at 1710
(5:10pm).This nurse confirmed with POA again that res is at brother's house in (name of city) and that res
left facility on his own and would be returning to facility this evening/tonight. POA stated ‘(R1) is at his
brother in laws house which is in 9name of city) and his brother will be bringing him back to the facility later.
POA also states he walked to his brother's house from the facility on his own.R1's incident description in
the electronic health record tiled Elopement, dated 10/19/25, documents the above Progress Note dated
10/19/25 at 4:47pm. Under Immediate Action Take documents INT (intervention): Resident to have
personalized redirection (paint, talk about the Steelers, call brother-in-law) when wandering and room
change to make resident more comfortable. RCA (Root Cause Analysis): Resident states he was upset
about his roommate's family being mean to him so he walked to his brother in laws house.Several attempts
to interview R1 were made and unsuccessful throughout the survey. R1 did not respond to questions
asked.On 10/30/25 at 1:45pm, V3 (Regional Director of Clinical Services) stated the was aware R1
completed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) and staff were able to get a score of 13, but that is not
typical for R1. V3 stated R1 usually does not say too much, but due to several factors, including mental
health diagnoses, it all depends on his level of comfort with the person engaging in conversation with. V3
stated on 10/1925, R1's family reported his roommate's family was being mean to R1. V3 stated R1 has
schizophrenia and previously lived at a sister facility. V3 stated often R1 would have to be moved to a room
alone because he thought his roommate was out to get him. V3 stated R1 did not wear a electronic
monitoring device prior to 10/19/25 because he did not try to elope.On 11/6/25 at 11:00am, V10 (family
member) stated R1 just showed up at the house a little before the police came. V10 stated they did not pick
R1 up from the facility. V10 stated they usually pick R1 up on Sundays for football, they just had not made
their way to the home yet. V10 stated they did the same thing in the previous facility he lived in. V10 stated
they hadn't let anyone know R1 was there yet because they were just trying to figure out what was going
on. V10 stated R1 stated his roommate's family was being mean to him. V10 stated R1 has never tried to
leave a facility prior to this incident.On 11/6/25 at 11:18am, V9 (CNA) stated V1 grew up about a mile away
from the facility and the house he was found at was where he grew up. V9 stated she was here the day that
R1 eloped. V9 stated staff searched the inside and outside of the building twice, she stated she told staff
and police R1 grew up around here and where they might find him.On 11/6/25 at 1:54pm, V6 (Licensed
Practical Nurse/LPN) stated on 10/19/25, she noticed prior to lunch R1 was very restless. V6 stated she
remembered lunch was being served late that day and R1 did not normally eat in the dining room, but she
got him to come out there. V6 stated at about 2:15pm, R1 came up to her and told her he still hadn't
received a tray. V6 stated he does not normally talk to her much, especially when he is anxious, so she told
them to get his tray as soon as possible. V6 stated she knew at about 2:30pm he received his tray, and she
saw him eating it. V6 stated she was passing meds around the dining room and had observed him eating,
she stated she noticed R1 had left the dining room around 3:00pm. V6 stated she did not see R1 leave the
dining room and could not say what time he had left, but she would estimate it was about 20 minutes. V6
stated she immediately initiated the elopement protocol, which involves search the entire facility inside and
out, and doing a head count. V6 stated she did this twice and then notified the police. V6 stated she tried to
call R1's family twice and there was no answer, and their inbox was full. V6 stated they did not answer until
after the police had located the resident and had already contacted the facility. V6 stated it was normal for
R1 to go with family on Sundays to watch football, but no one had notified her that they were taking him. V6
stated to her knowledge the wander guard system was working but R1 was not
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145863
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
145863
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Integrity Hc of Marion
1301 East Deyoung
Marion, IL 62959
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 - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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Previous Versions Obsolete
wearing a wander guard at that time. V6 stated R1 was a risk for elopement, but he had never tried to leave
the building before. V6 stated R1 would pack his things and say he was leaving with his family but never
tried to exit. V6 stated his family brought R1 back later that evening.On 11/6/25 at 2:05pm, V7 (LPN) stated
she was working 100 hall, and R1 was on 200 hall at the time of the elopement. V7 stated she remembered
R1 asking for a tray, which was unusual and then about 20 minutes later they noticed he was missing. V7
stated to her knowledge the wander guard system was working.On 11/6/25 at 2:15pm, V8 (CNA/Certified
Nursing Assistant) stated he was working the day that R1 eloped. V8 stated it was around 3:00pm the
nurse noticed R1 was missing and made everyone check all the rooms and the outside of the facility
multiple times and then the police were called. V8 stated V6 (LPN) had already had staff keeping an eye on
R1 because he had been restless that afternoon.On 11/6/25 at 2:56pm, V3 (Regional Director of Clinical
Services) stated they immediately reassessed R1's elopement risk, moved him from the 200 hall to the 400
hall and put a electronic monitoring device on him. V3 stated they had identified the problem and already
had a plan of correction in place.The facility policy titled Elopements, with a revision date of 2/2025,
documents in the section titled policy statement Staff shall investigate and report all cases of missing
residents. Prior to the survey date, the facility took the following actions to correct the noncompliance:QAPI
(Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) committee met on 10/20/25 with V1 (Administrator), V2
(Director of Nursing), and V3 (Regional Director of Clinical Services) in attendance. The QAPI Ad Hoc form
notes documents as follows:1. R1 was immediately located and returned safely to the facility. Resident was
assessed head to toe upon return, no injuries were noted. Vital signs stable. Physician and responsible
party were notified of incident.R1 elopement risk status and interventions have been updated.Counseling
and education provided to all staff involved regarding elopement prevention and response protocols.2,The
Social Services Director will conduct a facility-wide audit of all residents with elopement risk factors or
active elopement care plans.Reviewing of staff rounding and supervision schedules in all high risk areas.3.
Facility immediately re-educated of all staff on facility Elopement Prevention and Response Policy.Facility
immediately initiated an elopement investigation and placed safety interventions and care plan updated for
R1.Interdisciplinary team to review all elopement incidents and near misses during QAPI meetings to
identify trends.4. V2 or designee will complete weekly audits 5 times a week for 4 weeks, then monthly x 3
months to ensure: Elopement risk assessments and care plans are current. Staff are following elopement
interventions and protocols. If trends or concerns are identified, additional corrective actions and staff
education will be implemented.5. Ongoing monitoring through QAPI tracking logs and Performance
Improvement meetings to evaluate effectiveness and sustain improvement.
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