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AXIOM HEALTHCARE OF HARRISBURGCMS #1459782 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 0686 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Level of Harm - Actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview, observation and record review, the facility failed to provide accurate skin assessments and/or ensure preventative treatment and services were implemented to prevent the development of pressure ulcers for 1 of 5 residents (R1) reviewed for pressure ulcers in a sample of 7. This failure resulted in R1 developing unstageable DTI's (deep tissue injuries) to the right and left heel with undetermined thickness. Residents Affected - Few The findings include: R1's face sheet documents R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. R1's Physician's orders dated 12/4/23-12/31/23 list some of R1's diagnoses as UTI (urinary tract infection), A-Fib (Atrial fibrillation), HTN (hypertension), seizure disorder, dementia, AKI (Acute kidney injury), and HLD (hyperlipidemia). R1's MDS (Minimum Data Set) dated 12/8/23 documents a BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status) score of 03, indicating R1 has severe cognitive impairment. This same MDS, in Section GG, documents R1 is dependent for rolling left and right in bed, sit to lying, lying to sitting on the side of bed, chair/bed to chair transfers. Section M documents R1 is at risk of developing pressure ulcers/injuries and has one or more unhealed pressure ulcers/injuries. Section M also documents R1 was given a pressure reducing device for the bed and put on a turning and repositioning program. R1's section M contained no other documentation regarding pressure ulcers. R1's care plan dated 12/18/23 document a focus category of dependent for transfer/mobility-Unable to assist/Assists only minimally and includes documented interventions of Bed Mobility-The resident is totally dependent on staff for repositioning and turning in bed and T&P (turn and position) q (every) 2 hours while awake. The focus category documents per Braden Risk Score-High, resident has risk factors may lead to pressure ulcer formation. The following interventions are documented: CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) to assess skin during cares and head to toe during shower/bed bath, report any reddened or open areas to nurse, daily skin check for impairment/issues, report any new areas of impairment to practitioner for follow up, encourage/assist to prop pressure areas to avoid contact skin to skin or prolonged contact with surfaces, as resident allows, float heels while in bed, as resident allows while awake, turn and reposition, as resident allows while sleeping, turn and reposition, pressure reducing cushion while in bed, and pressure reducing cushion while up in chair. R1's Nursing admission assessment dated [DATE] documents the following for pressure areas: small area on back et (and) along spine, small area on sacrum, areas to bilateral heels signed by V8 (LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse). R2's Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk dated 12/4/23 documents a score of 8, which indicates R1 is at high risk for developing pressure ulcers and is signed by (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: 145978 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 145978 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/31/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Axiom Healthcare of Harrisburg 1000 West Sloan Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 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 0686 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few V8. The same assessment under wound review documents Y (yes) to the question of Does the resident currently have an unresolved pressure ulcers? (If yes, please see weekly wound measurement) Under Skin Treatment Review: Indicate all used in the last 7 days float heels is marked as being used. V8's nurse progress note dated 12/4/23 at 10:00pm, documents a Body Assessment was completed, and R1 has reddened pressure areas on back, spine, sacrum, et (and) bilateral heels. Right heel has a 0.5 x 1 cm (centimeter) scabs intact. R1's nursing summary dated 1/16/24 and signed by V8 notes for skin care, pressure relief mattress and heel protectors and notes heels are soft. R1's Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk documented by V9 (LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse) dated 12/11/23, 12/18/23, 12/25/23 and 1/1/24, all document a score of 15, which indicates R1 is at high risk of developing pressure ulcers. The wound review section for all of the above dates has a line drawn through the column which asks, Does the resident currently have any unresolved pressure ulcers? R1's Physician's Orders dated 12/4/23 to 12/31/23 documents R1 is a moderate skin risk and documents an order of weekly skin assessment with note on Monday shift 2-10. R1's Physician's orders dated 1/1/24-1/31/24 document an order dated 12/4/23 for weekly skin assessment with note on Monday 2-10 shift and a new order dated 1/29/24 for daily skin checks on 6-2 shift. R1's Skilled Progress notes from 12/4/23 to 1/22/24 indicate there was no documentation of wound location, measurements, drainage or treatment. A Skilled Progress note dated 1/23/24 at 1:30pm by V9 documents N.O. (new order) received from wound physician to apply betadine to bilateral heels bid (twice a day), son notified. A Skilled Progress Note dated 1/30/24 at 9:00am by V7 (RN/Registered Nurse) documents pressure areas to bilateral heels remain but appear to be improving. Tx (treatment) to bilateral heels performed. There was no documentation noted from 1/23/24 to 1/30/24 of wound location, measurements, drainage or treatment. R1's TARS (Treatment Administration Record) dated 12/4/23-12/31/23 document weekly skin assessments on Monday 2-10 shift. Initials indicating assessment were completed were documented on the following dates: 12/4/23, 12/11/23, 12/18/23, 12/19/23, and 12/25/23. The back of the TAR documents a skin assessment on 12/19/23 and notes skin assessment performed post shower and no new areas observed and signed by V7. There were no other skin assessments documented on the back of the TAR or in the nurse progress notes. There was no documentation noted under location, stage, diameter, depth/shape/type, color or drainage. R1's TARS dated 1/1/24-1/31/24 were reviewed and document skin assessments were initialed as being completed on the following dates: 1/1/24, 1/8/24, 1/15/24, 1/22/24, and 1/23/24. The skin assessment on the back of the TAR on 1/1/24, 1/8/24, 1/15/24, and 1/22/24 all document no new skin issues under progress/comments. On 1/23/24 under progress/ comments it documents Skin assessment performed post shower. Pressure areas remain to bilateral heels. No new areas observed. There was no documentation noted under location, stage, diameter, depth/shape/type, color or drainage. R1's Initial Wound Evaluation and Management Summary dated 1/25/24 by V12 (Wound Physician) documents R1 has an unstageable DTI of the right heel, undetermined thickness. Etiology is noted as pressure with a duration of > (greater than) 6 days. The wound measurement to the right heel is noted as 2.5 x 3 x not measurable cm (centimeters), exudate: none and skin: intact with purple/maroon discoloration. The same evaluation also documents an unstageable DTI of the left heel, undetermined thickness, with a documented etiology of pressure with a duration of > 6 days. The wound measurement of the left hell is noted as 0.9 x 0.9 x not measurable cm, exudate: none, skin: intact with purple/maroon discoloration. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145978 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 145978 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/31/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Axiom Healthcare of Harrisburg 1000 West Sloan Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 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 0686 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few On 1/26/23 at 8:30am, R1's skin check, completed by V9 (LPN), was observed. There were no wounds observed to R1's back or spine. R1's coccyx is lightly reddened. R1's left heel has an approximately 1-centimeter (cm) x 1 cm black area, then a 4 cm x 3 cm boggy area around bottom of heel and is darker pink in color. R1's right heel has 4 cm x 3 cm black area with a small area of yellow tissue in the middle. There was no drainage noted from either wound. The surrounding tissue on both wounds is light red. On 1/26/24 at 8:40am, R1 was observed lying in bed without heel protectors on. V10 (CNA/Certified Nurse Assistant) then applied heel protectors. On 1/26/24 at 9:00am, V1 (Administrator) said she did not have any wound notes or wound assessments on R1 prior to 1/25/24. On 1/26/24 at 12:51pm, V8 (LPN) said she admitted R1 to the facility. V8 said R1 did not have an open area on her left heel but did have a scabbed area on her right heel. V8 said R1's heels were boggy. V8 said R1 had heel protectors on at first, then she wasn't wearing them. V8 said she did not contact the physician regarding the open areas on R1's body when she admitted her. V8 said she did not look at R1's heels and did not measure them after she admitted her. V8 said she did sign off as doing a skin assessment but did not do an assessment or look at her heels. V8 said she would consider heels to be a part of a skin assessment. On 1/26/24 at 12:31pm, V7 (RN/Registered Nurse) said she was shown R1's wounds by Physical Therapy. V7 said R1 usually gets her showers on the evening shift, and she usually does not do the skin checks on her since they are done on 2-10 shift. V7 said she did report the wounds to V9 (Licensed Practical Nurse/ LPN) and he was supposed to get ahold of the V12 (Wound Physician). V7 said she knew R1 was admitted to the facility with a wound as she did read her admission assessment. V7 said she did not call the physician since she assumed V9 called him. On 1/26/24 at 9:05am, V9 (Licensed Practical Nurse/LPN) said he guesses they just dropped the ball on R1's wound care. V9 said he asked staff if they saw an ulcer on R1's feet because some were charting it and some were not. V9 said he became aware of the ulcers on her heels on 1/23/24 and he called physician and V12 (Wound Physician). V9 said the wound physician came to see R1 on 1/25/24. On 1/26/24 at 9:30am, V9 said they just missed the wounds and he just found out about them. V9 said the wounds were not charted on due to staff thinking he knew about them, and he didn't or he would have notified the physician and got orders for wound care. On 1/26/24 at 10:14am, V5 (LPN) said she was aware of the open areas on R1's heels. V5 said she did keep R1's heels floated. V5 said she was aware on 1/18/24 as her and V9 spoke about it, and she did not call the physician. V5 said she figured someone else had called him. V5 said she just did a check mark on R1's skin assessment and did not do a note or an assessment. V5 said she did pass it on about her heels and guesses she didn't know where it went from there. V5 said she thinks it was on 1/18/24. V5 said she would expect a resident's heels to be a part of a skin assessment. On 1/26/24 at 11:30am, V6 (Regional Quality Assurance) said she would expect heels to be a part of a skin assessment and it to be documented on the back of the TAR (Treatment Administration Record) or in the nurses note. The facility policy titled Pressure Sore Prevention Guidelines (Revised 4/06) document The nurse (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145978 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 145978 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/31/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Axiom Healthcare of Harrisburg 1000 West Sloan Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 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 0686 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few will complete a skin assessment on all residents upon admission then weekly for four weeks .The following guidelines will be implemented for any resident assessed at a Moderate Risk or High Risk, Some Interventions listed for high risk include turn and reposition every 2 hours, special mattress, positioning devices prn (as needed), daily skin checks. The same document notes turn and reposition every 2 hours, weekly skin checks, care plan entry. The same document states Any resident scoring a high or moderate risk for skin breakdown will be noted on the treatment sheet and signed off by the nurse. In addition, a brief weekly narrative will be completed describing the resident's skin condition on the back of the treatment sheet. A facility policy titled Decubitus Care/Pressure Areas (revised 5/07) documents it is the facility policy to ensure a proper treatment program has been instituted and is being closely monitored to promote the healing of any pressure ulcer, once identified. The document lists the procedure as 1. Upon notification of skin breakdown, a newly acquired skin condition report will be completed and forwarded to the Director of nursing. 2. The pressure area will be assessed and documented on the Treatment Administration Record. 3. Complete all areas of the TAR-Document the size, stage, site, depth, drainage, color, odor and treatment (upon obtaining from the physician), Document the status of the pressure ulcer, Document the color, 4. Notify the physician for treatment orders, 5. Documentation of the pressure area must occur upon identification and at least once a week on the TAR. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145978 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 145978 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/31/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Axiom Healthcare of Harrisburg 1000 West Sloan Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 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 0727 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Many Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. Based on interview, observation, and record review the facility failed to provide Registered Nurse services at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week and failed to provide a full time Director of Nursing (DON). This failure has the potential to affect all 20 residents residing in the facility. Findings include: On 1/25/24 at 10:40am, V1 (Administrator) said she thinks they are doing better with RN/Registered Nurse Coverage. V1 said they now have an RN that comes in when needed. V1 said they do not currently have a DON/Director of Nurses and have not had one in about a month or so. On 1/25/24 at 12:30pm, V5 (LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse) said they do not have a DON/Director of Nurses. The facilities January 2024 licensed nursing schedule documented no Registered Nurse (RN) coverage on 1/5/24, 1/6/24, 1/12/24, 1/13/24, 1/19/24, 1/20/24, 1/25/24, and 1/26/24. On 1/25/24 at 11:00am, V1 verified there was no RN coverage in the facility on the above listed dates. On 1/25/24 and 1/26/24, there were no RN's observed working in the facility during the survey. Facility Document labeled Nurses Midnight Census dated 1/25/24 note there are 21 residents, with 1 resident in the hospital for a total of 20 residents residing in the facility. The facility's undated Facility Assessment Tool documented the facility required 1 full time RN to serve as DON. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145978 If continuation sheet Page 5 of 5

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Citations

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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.

  • 0686SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F686 - Skin Integrity

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • 0727GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm

    F727 - Except when waived under paragraph (f) or (g) of this section, the

    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

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What happened during the January 31, 2024 survey of AXIOM HEALTHCARE OF HARRISBURG?

This was a inspection survey of AXIOM HEALTHCARE OF HARRISBURG on January 31, 2024. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at AXIOM HEALTHCARE OF HARRISBURG on January 31, 2024?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing."

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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