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 interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident's wheelchair had foot rests in
place when transporting a resident for 1 (R1) of 3 residents reviewed for accidents in a sample of 3. This
failure resulted in R1 falling forward out of the wheelchair, sustaining a head laceration requiring R1 to be
transferred to the hospital, and receiving sutures to close the wound.
This past noncompliance occurred from 11/18/23 to 11/20/23.
Findings include:
1. R1's face sheet documented an admission date of 11/14/23. R1's Cumulative Diagnosis Log documented
diagnoses including: anemia, osteoarthritis, basal cell carcinoma of lower lip, history of falls, obesity,
Parkinson's disease, history of stroke, dementia, intraventricular hemorrhage. R1's 11/18/23 Minimum Data
Set (MDS) documented a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 99, indicating severe cognitive
impairment. R1's 11/18/23 MDS documented R1 used a wheelchair with supervision and touching
assistance.
R1's 11/17/23 Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Plan of Care documented identified safety risks of: poor safety
awareness, fall history, gait, and balance.
R1's 11/15/23 Physical Therapy Plan of Care documented in part .being referred to skilled therapy due to
recent hospitalization with diagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhage with significant decline in mobility.
Patient is requiring increased time and cueing due to difficulty following commands . due to weakness
continues to require extensive assistance .
On 12/7/23 at 11:26 AM, V3 (Certified Nursing Assistant/ CNA) said on 11/18/23 R1 was sitting in his
wheelchair ambulating around the dining room. V3 said R1 was starting to get fidgety, and she was going to
assist R1 to the nurse's station. V3 said she was pushing R1 down the hall in his wheelchair with no foot
pedals present when R1 put his feet down and fell forward out of his wheelchair onto the floor. V3 said R1
was wearing a new pair of house shoes that had a good amount of grip. V3 said she called for a nurse to
assess R1. V3 said R1 had a laceration to his forehead and was sent to the hospital. V3 said 11/18/23 was
the first time she had cared for R1 and was not familiar with his needs. V3 said R1 was hard to understand
and was not sure R1 could follow commands.
On 12/7/23 at 12:40 PM, V10 (Registered Nurse/ RN) said on 11/18/23 she was standing at the nurse's
station giving change of shift report when she heard a commotion in the hall. V10 said she found R1 to be
lying in the floor in the hallway. V10 said she assessed R1 and found a laceration to R1's forehead. V10
said R1's forehead laceration was bleeding so she cleaned it with a washcloth and
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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
146131
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/08/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
107 North Watkins Street
Cisne, IL 62823
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
Level of Harm - Actual harm
applied pressure. V10 said Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were called and R1 was transported to the
hospital. V10 said if a resident does not propel themselves in the wheelchair they should have foot pedals
on the wheelchair. V10 said R1 was propelling himself around the facility earlier in the day and was seen
abruptly stopping his wheelchair with his feet and grabbing the hand rails.
Residents Affected - Few
On 12/7/23 at 11:37 AM, V4 (Physical Therapy Assistant) said she had evaluated R1. V4 said R1 was able
to propel himself in his wheelchair. V4 said R1 sometimes was able to follow commands. V4 said if a
resident was able to propel themselves, she would expect staff to remove the foot pedals from the
wheelchair. V4 said if staff were propelling a resident she expected the foot pedals to be on the wheelchair.
On 12/7/23 at 1:42 PM, V2 (Director of Nursing/ DON) said she had completed the investigation for R1's
11/18/23 fall. V2 said R1 was in the dining room blocking the exit and other residents were trying to get by.
V2 said V3 (CNA) was assisting R1 out of the exit when R1 slammed his feet down and fell forward out of
his wheelchair. V2 said she had reeducated all staff foot pedals were to be on the wheelchair with the
resident's feet on the foot pedals if they are being propelled by staff. V2 said if R1 had foot pedals on his
wheelchair on 11/18/23 the fall may not have happened.
On 12/7/23 at 1:15 PM, V9 (Licensed Practical Nurse/ LPN) said she had cared for R1 once. V9 said R1
was oriented to self only and was not able to follow directions.
R1's 11/18/23 at 6:00 PM Skilled Progress Note documented in part .Resident being assisted by CNA (V3)
down the hall to the nurses station. Resident abruptly put his feet down which caused him to be propelled
forward. Resident landed on the floor. Laceration above (left) eyebrow . Wash cloth administered to slow
bleeding . 911 called . resident bound for (hospital) .
R1's 11/18/23 at 10:30 PM Skilled Progress Note documented in part . Brain bleed found via CT
(Computerized Tomography) scan. Resident being flown to a larger hospital .
R1's 11/18/23 hospital record Physician Documentation documented in part . reports injury, a laceration, 5
cm (s), complex irregular, ragged, left eyebrow and left eyelid, pain, swelling, tenderness Resulted from a
fall . impacting a hard surface . Pertinent positives: headache, injury. Severity of symptoms: At their worst
the symptoms were severe, just prior to arrival . Wound Repair of 5cm (2.0 inch) subcutaneous laceration to
left upper eyelid and left supraordital ridge. Profuse bleeding noted . Skin closed with 12 4-0 Ethilon using
Simple sutures . (CT scan of head without contrast) . Impression: Small amount of interventricular
hemorrhage (IVH). Recommend clinical correlation follow-up as clinically warranted .Diagnosis: Traumatic
hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousness . laceration without foreign body of left
eyelid and periocular area . R1 was then transferred to another hospital for a higher level of care.
R1's 11/19/23 Neurosurgery Consult documented in part . recent admission to (hospital) 11/7/23 - 11/14/23
with (Intraventricular Hemorrhage) who presented to the hospital after sustaining a fall . The patient was
seen in consultation . during his recent admission. Findings were non-surgical and patient was advised to
hold his (aspirin) for 7 days . The patient returns to the hospital after sustaining a fall at his nursing home.
He has a laceration to his forehead . CT head was completed redemonstrating blood in the right lateral
ventricle slightly increased in size, thus the reason for neurosurgical consultation .
R1's 11/19/23 History and Physical documented in part . reportedly had a fall at the nursing
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
146131
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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
146131
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/08/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
107 North Watkins Street
Cisne, IL 62823
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
facility where he resides. He did hit his head . He was previously on (aspirin) and Plavix, but has been on
hold for 2-3 days, per report. Trauma evaluation . revealed IVH. He has a laceration to the left forehead,
sutured . He was recently admitted to (hospital) after sustaining a fall and found to have IVH. He was
evaluated by Neurosurgery, findings were found to be non surgical. He was to hold (aspirin) for 7 days. CT
on 11/7/23 with no significant changes and trace amount of layering hemorrhage with the right lateral
ventricle persists .
On 12/8/23 at 11:04 AM, V6 (Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner) said she had completed the consult for R1
on 11/19/23 after R1 ' s hospital admission. V6 said it would be very difficult to determine if the worsening
of the intraventricular hemorrhage was caused by R1 ' s 11/18/23 fall or the use of blood thinners.
R1's 11/18/23 Investigation Report for Falls documented in part . Root Cause Analysis: Resident's feet went
under the (wheelchair) and it caused (R1) to fall out when (R1) put feet down suddenly causing chair to
abruptly stop . What new intervention was implemented to prevent any further falls? (Wheelchair) to have
foot pedals be placed and being utilized (at) all (times) while being propelled in (wheelchair) .
The facility's 11/20/23 QAC Progress Notes documented in part . (Interdisciplinary team) discussed (R1)
incident (with) significant injury. All documentation reviewed with root cause of fall determined. Care plan
reviewed and updated with new interventions. (Administrator) and DON to continue internal investigation .
Prior to this survey date, the facility took the following actions to correct the non-compliance:
1. Immediate Corrective Action: All nursing staff were educated by the DON/Director of Nurses that all
residents that require a wheelchair and are being transported via facility staff should have wheelchair legs
attached to the wheelchair during transport.
2. Systemic Changes to Ensure Compliance: All nursing staff were educated on ensuring that all residents
have leg rest prior to facility transport, QAPI meeting was held on 11/20/23.
3. System Maintenance: DON or designee will do random checks daily for 3 week to ensure leg rest was
attached prior to transport.
4. Other Residents with the Potential to be Affected: All residents have the potential to be affected by the
alleged deficient practice.
The facility's Daily Wheelchair Audit Form documented daily checks for footrests from 11/20/23 through
12/7/23.
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