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
observation, interview, and record review, the facility to ensure residents received timely assistance with
incontinence care. This applies to 4 of 4 residents (R1, R2, R3, R4) reviewed for incontinence in the sample
of 4.
Residents Affected - Some
The findings include:
1. On June 6, 2023, at 9:39 AM, R1 was observed laying in bed in a fetal position. A urine odor was present
in the room. Surveyor observed a blue line on R1's incontinence brief, indicating the brief was soiled/wet.
On June 6, 2023, at 10:09 AM, V4 (CNA-Certified Nursing Assistant) was observed walking in and out of
R1's room without providing care to R1.
On June 6, 2023, at 10:34 AM, surveyor observed V4 walk into R1's room to provide incontinence care. V4
stated she started her shift at 6:30 AM. I did my resident rounds at 6:45 AM and changed [R1] at that time. I
have not changed her incontinence brief since that time. She is a heavy wetter. The quilted pad underneath
R1 had a dried, circular stain, yellow to brownish in color, approximately three feet in diameter under and
around R1. A heavy urine odor was present as R1 was turned from side to side. V4 turned R1 to her side
and removed her incontinence brief. The brief was soaked with urine, and a loud thud was heard as V4
dropped the soaked brief into the trash receptacle at R1's bedside. R1's buttocks appeared reddened, with
three small open areas noted on R1's coccyx. V4 did not apply barrier cream to R1's buttocks and placed a
new incontinence brief. V4 did not change the soiled quilted pad underneath R1 after applying a new
incontinence brief. V4 covered R1 with a blanket and left the room.
The EMR (Electronic Medical Record) shows R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R1 has multiple
diagnoses including, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, cellulitis of abdominal wall, aphasia,
dysphagia, hemiplegia, and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction, difficulty walking, lack of coordination,
weakness, presence of a cerebrospinal fluid drainage device, cerebral aneurysm, color cancer, and
obstructive hydrocephalus.
R1's MDS (Minimum Data Set) dated February 20, 2023, shows R1 has independent cognitive skills for
daily living, is totally dependent on facility staff for transfers between surfaces, toilet use, and bathing. R1 is
always incontinent of bowel and bladder.
R1's care plan, initiated February 27, 2023, shows R1 experiences bladder and bowel incontinence related
to decreased mobility, subarachnoid intracranial hemorrhage. The goal of R1's care plan is to
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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.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145901
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Lemont Nursing & Rehab Center
12450 Walker Road
Lemont, IL 60439
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 - Some
not exhibit skin breakdown, UTI (Urinary Tract Infection), impaired social interaction, lowered self-esteem
secondary to incontinence. A care plan intervention dated February 27, 2023, shows: Provide incontinence
care after each incontinent episode.
2. On June 6, 2023, at 9:43 AM, R2 was observed sitting up in bed eating breakfast with the assistance of
speech therapy. R2 stated her incontinence brief felt wet but could not remember when she was changed
last.
On June 6, 2023, at 10:52 AM, R2 was observed sitting up in the wheelchair in the restroom, and V5 (CNA)
was brushing her hair. V5 stated, I started at 6:30 AM. I am agency. I didn't even find out until 7:00 AM who
I was assigned to. I did not change her brief from the time I started at 6:30 AM until 10:30 AM, when I got
her out of bed and changed her sheets. Her wet brief is in the garbage can next to her bed. V5 showed the
incontinence brief in the garbage can was wet with urine.
The EMR shows R2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R2 has multiple diagnoses including, hemiplegia
and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction, dysphagia, difficulty in walking, lack of coordination, urine
retention, history of falling, dementia, and mood disturbance.
R2's MDS dated [DATE], shows R2 has severe cognitive impairment, requires extensive assistance with
toilet use, and is always incontinent of bowel and bladder.
R2's care plan, initiated June 1, 2023, shows R2 is at risk for developing a UTI related to a diagnosis of
retention of urine, recent placement of indwelling urinary catheter and its removal, requiring assistance with
toileting needs and incontinence of both bladder and bowel. An intervention, initiated June 1, 2023, shows:
Provide incontinence care after each incontinent episode and provide prompt incontinence care.
3. On June 6, 2023, at 9:47 AM, R3 was observed laying in bed. R3 had a large growth on the left side of
her head, behind her left ear, approximately the size of a baseball. The growth was visibly draining red
liquid onto R3's neck and chest. A large gauze dressing was sitting on R3's bed, with copious amounts of
bloody drainage noted. An area of wetness, approximately one foot in diameter surrounded R3's head
dressing that was lying on the bed. R3's incontinence brief was visibly wet.
On June 6, 2023, at 11:27 AM, V5 (CNA) stated R3 frequently removes her head dressing and puts it on
the bed. The soiled head dressing remained on R3's bed, with the area of wetness underneath the dressing
still visible. V5 provided incontinence care to R3. V5 stated, This is the first time I am doing incontinence
care on R3 since I arrived at 6:30 AM. I told you I am agency. I just have not gotten to it yet. V5 removed
R3's incontinence brief. V5 stated the incontinence brief was wet with urine. Surveyor observed V5 use a
wet washcloth to clean R3's perineal area, stool was present on the washcloth.
The EMR shows R3 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R3 has multiple diagnoses including, cellulitis of
the face, dysphagia, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the left external auricular canal, diabetes,
enlarged lymph nodes, history of falling, cognitive communication deficit, and chronic kidney disease.
R3's MDS dated [DATE], shows R3 has severe cognitive impairment and requires extensive assistance by
two facility staff members with toilet use. R3 is always incontinent of urine.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145901
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
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
145901
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Lemont Nursing & Rehab Center
12450 Walker Road
Lemont, IL 60439
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 - Some
4. On June 6, 2023, at 12:47 PM, R4 was observed laying in bed with a foam wedge between her legs. R4
stated her incontinence brief was wet and the last time she received incontinence care was before her
physical therapy session at 10:00 AM. R4 continued to say, I on June 4, 2023, I had a bowel movement in
my brief, on two separate occasions that day. I sat in stool for more than three hours each time. I have a
long incision from my hip surgery, and I am very worried I will get an infected incision if I sit in stool for that
long. I asked the CNA to clean me up, and she said that she was only required to clean me up every two
hours by State law. By the time she cleaned me up the sheets were soaked through. It was very upsetting. I
saw her working here the next day and I was worried she would take care of me again, but thankfully she
did not.
The facility's Resident Grievance/Complaint Form dated June 5, 2023, shows V6 (Daughter of R4)
submitted the following grievance to the facility: Daughter voiced resident had full [incontinence brief] and
asked to be toileted/changed. [V7] (CNA) states she only needs to change resident every 2 hours according
to IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health).
The EMR shows R4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R4 has multiple diagnoses including, aftercare
following joint replacement surgery, presence of bilateral artificial hip joint, abscess of left hip bursa,
difficulty walking, lack of coordination, urinary incontinence, and acute osteomyelitis of the left femur.
R4's MDS dated [DATE], shows R4 is cognitively intact, requires extensive assistance with toilet use, and is
always incontinent of bowel and bladder.
On June 6, 2023, at 1:09 PM, V2 (DON-Director of Nursing) stated, Residents should receive incontinence
care every two hours unless they pull the call light sooner than two hours and request incontinence care.
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