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Inspection visit

Health inspection

HEARTLAND SENIOR LIVINGCMS #1460301 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 Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to effectively supervise a cognitively and functionally impaired resident during a meal service. This failure resulted in R1 spilling hot coffee onto R1's leg and sustaining a second degree burn to the thigh requiring extended medical treatment. R1 is one of three residents reviewed for supervision in the sample of three. Findings include: R1's Medical Diagnosis sheet (8/25/2023) documents diagnoses including Cerebral Infarction (stroke), Speech and Language Deficit, Epilepsy (seizure disorder), Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty), Slurred Speech, Cognitive Communication Deficit, and Parkinson's Disease (neurodegenerative disorder). R1's Resident Assessment (8/8/2023) documents R1 has severely impaired cognition and is totally dependent on staff, including physical assistance, for eating and drinking. R1's Care Plan (8/2023) documents R1 has impaired cognitive function/dementia or impaired thought processes related to Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) and Parkinson's Disease (neurodegenerative disorder). The same record documents R1 has a range of motion self-care performance deficit and wrist and elbow deficits. On 8/23/2023 at 10:25AM, R1 was seated in a reclining chair and had bilateral hand contractures. V3 (R1's family) was present and reported R1 is dependent on staff for drinking and has not been able to drink from a glass independently due to R1's hand contractures. R1 reported spilling coffee on R1's self on 8/14/2023. The facility Serious Incident Report (8/14/2023) documents R1 received a meal tray and beverage during supper on 8/14/2023, and when staff approached R1, R1's drink (coffee) was in a cup with a lid (sippy cup) and located upright on R1's lap. The report documents staff did not initially observe any injury from R1 spilling a drink onto R1's lap, but staff noted a reddened area with blister on R1's left upper thigh later in the evening on 8/14/2023. R1's nursing Progress Notes document on 8/14/2023 Resident (R1) noted to have a second degree burn to left upper thigh and on 8/16/2023 Large fluid filled blister noted to left upper thigh burn area. R1's medical Progress Note (8/18/2023) documents R1 has a left anterior second-degree thigh burn and blister. (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: 146030 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 146030 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/25/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Heartland Senior Living 101 Trowbridge Road Neoga, IL 62447 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 R1's Skin and Wound Evaluation (8/19/2023) documents R1 has a new facility-acquired second degree burn to the front left thigh measuring 13.2 centimeters by 7.3 centimeters. Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few R1's Hot Liquids Risk Screen (8/15/2023) documents R1 has risk factors for injury from hot liquids, was dependent on assistance with eating prior to admission to the facility and has been injured by hot liquids. On 8/23/2023 at 2:29PM, V4 (Certified Nurse Aide/CNA) reported being the staff member assigned to assist R1 with the evening meal on 8/14/2023 and reported finding R1's coffee cup on R1's lap during supper on 8/14/2023. V4 reported R1 usually gets full staff assistance during meals, and R1 tries to drink and eat independently, but food doesn't make it to R1's mouth without staff assistance. V4 (CNA) reported R1 drinks coffee with every meal, and staff assist R1 with drinking coffee. V4 reported not serving any dependent resident hot liquids without staff supervision, but staff had already given R1 coffee prior to V4 getting R1's meal tray to assist R1 on 8/14/2023. V4 stated, Drinks are not normally served in front of (R1) until we (staff) were right there (at R1's dining table). On 8/25/2023 at 12:43PM, V9 (Physical Therapy Assistant) reported R1 required maximum staff assistance with drinking at the time of R1's burn on 8/14/2023. V7 defined maximum assistance as R1 requiring 75-100 percent assistance from staff to drink. V7 reported R1's cognition is in and out as related to R1's safety awareness. On 8/25/2023 at 12:48PM, V6 (R1's medical provider) stated, Correct (R1 should not have been left unsupervised with coffee on 8/14/2023). V6 reported expecting R1's thigh burn would take 30-45 days to convalesce and heal, and the shape or R1's thigh burn was consistent with a splash from a hot liquid. R1's Treatment Administration Record (August 2023) documents R1 has required daily treatment for R1's thigh burn since 8/15/2023. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 146030 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 August 25, 2023 survey of HEARTLAND SENIOR LIVING?

This was a inspection survey of HEARTLAND SENIOR LIVING on August 25, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at HEARTLAND SENIOR LIVING on August 25, 2023?

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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