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Inspection visit

Health inspection

GOLDWATER CARE GIBSON CITYCMS #1459111 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency, 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 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 observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to provide supervision to prevent a fall for one resident (R1) of three residents reviewed for falls in a sample list of three residents. This failure resulted in R1 falling and sustaining a laceration to R1's head requiring sutures. Finding Include: R1's Care Plan reviewed 9/25/24 includes the following diagnoses: Urinary Incontinence, Anxiety, Right Sided Hemiplegia, Osteoarthritis, Parkinson's Disease, and Dysphagia. This Care Plan also documents R1 is at risk for falls related to Gait and Balance Deficit, Incontinence, Poor Communication and Comprehension, Diagnosis of Parkinson's and History of Cerebral Vascular Accident with Right Sided Hemiparesis. This care plan also documents R1 has a physician's order for a Regular, Pureed Diet with Nectar Thick liquids. R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] documents R1 is severely cognitively impaired, has decreased range of motion for lower and upper extremities of one side, and requires supervision or touching assistance for eating. R1's After Visit Summary from the emergency room dated 9/24/24 documents (R1) came to the emergency room after (R1) had a fall and hit (R1's) forehead and had a laceration that was bleeding. (hospital staff) repaired the the laceration with sutures. These sutures need to come out in one week. This can be done through your primary care provider, at a convenient care location or at the emergency room. On 10/25/24 at 12:14 PM, R1 was observed sitting in the dining room at the table for lunch. R1 had a divided plate with pureed foods and nectar thickened liquids. R1 was receiving hands on assistance with feeding. R1 was not talking and was weak to the right side. R1 did not respond meaningfully to verbal stimuli. On 10/22/24 at 2:00 PM, V3 (Certified Nurse's Aide) CNA stated I was passing trays on the hall (on 9/24/24), and I heard another resident scream out (R1) was 'on the floor.' (R1) had her tray. I think probably someone from dietary gave it to her. (R1) was on the floor and her head was bleeding. It looked like R1 was reaching either for the call light or to turn on the light. The light wasn't on. I immediately called the nurse and (R1) was sent to the hospital (R1) should not have been left in her room alone with her tray. On 10/23/24 at 9:30 AM, V5 (Certified Nurse's Aide) CNA stated I would not have left (R1) alone for (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: 145911 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 145911 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/23/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Goldwater Care Gibson City 620 East First Street Gibson City, IL 60936 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 FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete a meal in her room. (R1) is on thickened liquids and is very confused and often tries to get up unassisted. (R1) is pretty much total care. I regularly care for (R1) and she needs supervision and some help during meals. On 10/24/24 at 11:00 AM, V1 Administrator and V2 Director of Nursing verified that (R1) should not have been left in her room alone with her food tray and that the fall and sutures might have been prevented if (R1) had been taken to the dining room for her meal. Event ID: Facility ID: 145911 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.

  • 0689SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F689 - Accidents

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

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the October 23, 2024 survey of GOLDWATER CARE GIBSON CITY?

This was a inspection survey of GOLDWATER CARE GIBSON CITY on October 23, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at GOLDWATER CARE GIBSON CITY on October 23, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was 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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