F 0658
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to ensure physician orders were obtained prior to performing
pulmonary function tests (PFT) for 4 of 4 residents (R11, R13, R15, R16) reviewed for physician orders in
the sample of 17. Findings Include:1.R11's admission Record with a print date of 9/29/25 documents R11
was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that include chronic respiratory failure, heart failure,
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. R11's MDS (Minimum Data Set) dated 8/23/25 documents a
BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status) score of 13, indicating R11 is cognitively intact. R11's current Care
Plan documents a Focus Area of Respiratory: DX (diagnosis) COPD, Respiratory failure .Date Initiated:
09/17/2024. This Focus area includes interventions of, Bipap as ordered Date Initiated: 02/18/2025
.Meds/Labs/Treatments as Ordered/Accepted Date Initiated: 09/17/2024. Encourage/assist with Oxygen as
ordered/accepted/needed. Date Initiated: 09/17/2024 .On 9/29/25, V1 (Administrator) provided this surveyor
R11's Pulmonary Function Test results dated 3/20/25. R11's undated Care Profile does not document a
physician order to perform PFT testing on or near 3/20/25. On 9/29/25 at 2:23 PM, R11 stated he doesn't
remember if he had a pulmonary function test done.2. R13's admission Record with a print date of 9/29/25
documents R13 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that include diabetes, peripheral
vascular disease, heart failure, hypertension, and anemia. R13's MDS dated [DATE] documents a BIMS
score of 15, indicating R13 is cognitively intact. R13's current Care Plan does not address a Focus area
related to respiratory diagnoses. On 9/29/25, V1 (Administrator) provided this surveyor R13's Pulmonary
Function Test results dated 3/20/25. R13's undated Care Profile does not document a physician order to
perform pulmonary function test on or near 3/20/25. On 9/29/25 at 2:27 PM, R13 stated she had PFT test
done a few months ago and didn't have any concerns with it. 3. R15's admission Record with a print date of
9/29/25 documents R15 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that include diabetes,
dementia, hypertension, and delusional disorder. R15's MDS dated [DATE] documents a BIMS score of 09,
indicating a moderate cognitive deficit. R15's current Care Plan documents a Focus area of, Respiratory:
Dx-COPD Sleep apnea Date Initiated: 03/26/2025. The interventions for this Focus area include,
Meds/Labs/Treatments as ordered/Accepted. Date Initiated: 03/26/2025.On 9/29/25, V1 (Administrator)
provided this surveyor R15's Pulmonary Function Test results dated 3/20/25. R15's undated Care Profile
does not document a physician order to perform pulmonary function tests on or around 3/20/25. On 9/29/25
at 2:34 PM, R15 denied concerns with the PFT testing that was performed. 4. R16's admission Record with
a print date of 9/29/25 documents R16 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that include
diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and COPD. R16's MDS dated [DATE] documents a BIMS score of 11,
indicating a moderate cognitive deficit. R16's current Care Plan documents a Focus area of, Respiratory:
Dx-Respiratory failure with hypoxia COPD. Date Initiated: 02/11/2025. This Focus area includes the
intervention of, Meds/Labs/Treatments as Ordered/Accepted, Date Initiated: 02/11/2025.On 9/29/25, V1
(Administrator)
Residents Affected - Some
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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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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
146121
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
146121
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/30/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Benton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
1409 North Main Street
Benton, IL 62812
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 0658
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
provided this surveyor R16's Pulmonary Function Test results dated 3/20/25. R16's undated Care Profile
does not document a physician order for PFT testing to be performed on or around 3/20/25. On 9/29/25 at
2:39 PM, R16 stated she doesn't remember if she had PFT tests done. On 9/29/25 at 10:43 AM, V6 (MDS
Coordinator) stated Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT's) have been done on residents without physician
orders in the past. V6 stated the respiratory therapist showed up this week to do more and they didn't have
the orders, so they didn't do them. On 9/29/25 at 11:26 AM, V12 (Registered Nurse) stated they have an
outside company who sends a respiratory therapist to the facility to perform PFT testing on the residents.
V12 stated they had done testing twice as far as she knew, and they were testing everyone in the facility.
When asked why they were doing the test on all of the residents, V12 stated she didn't know. V12 stated
they didn't have a physician order for them and when they came in the last time, V21 (Physician) wouldn't
sign the orders to do them. On 9/29/25 at 2:50 PM, V20 (Licensed Practical Nurse) stated she didn't think
V21 (Physician) felt the PFT tests were necessary and didn't want all of the residents to have them. V20
stated V1 asked the nurses to get V21 to sign the orders and he refused.On 9/29/25 at 12:29 PM, V1
(Administrator) stated the oxygen supply company sends the respiratory therapist to the facility to do the
PFT's. V1 stated V21 (Respiratory Therapist) came to the facility last week and wouldn't do the tests
because the physician had not given the orders. V1 stated they are doing the tests to see if residents have
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to make sure they are treating everything they need to. V1
stated according to her regional with corporate it is the gold standard of care and anyone who doesn't have
a diagnosis of COPD should be screened upon admission. On 9/29/25 at 4:04 PM, V22 (Registered
Respiratory Therapist) stated she went to the facility in 3/2025 and performed PFT tests on residents. When
asked if there were physician orders in place prior to performing those tests, V22 stated the facility told her
there were but she didn't see the actual orders. On 9/29/25 at 4:18 PM, V5 (Director of Nurses) stated there
should be physician orders in place prior to performing PFT tests on residents and she wasn't sure why
there weren't orders documented in the medical records for the tests performed on 3/20/25. On 9/30/25 at
11:21 AM, V1 (Administrator) stated the facility was owned/operated by a different company in 3/2025 and
there was no policy available for physician orders for that time frame.On 9/30/25 at 3:00 PM, V21
(Physician) stated he didn't remember if he gave orders for the PFT to be administered in 3/2025.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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