F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or
her rights.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and respect for 2
of 5 residents (R2 and R3) reviewed for resident rights in the sample of 5.
The findings include:
1. On 4/30/24 at 11:20 AM, R2 said that she had an issue with V3 (Registered Nurse) two Sundays ago. R2
said that the new person in the room next to her was having her family bring in a rug and she didn't feel that
that was appropriate due to being a trip hazard. R2 said that V3 came to give her with evening medications
and she questioned her about the rug and V3 turned bright red, put her hand up in my face to gesture stop
and said very loudly, I don't know who gave them permission, it's not your concern. She was not speaking
to me in a very dignified manner and I didn't appreciate it. All she had to say is I'm not sure but I will look
into it and move on.
R2's Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] shows that her cognition is intact.
2. On 4/30/24 at 12:15 PM, R3 said that she has had issue with V3 in the past but she has gotten better. R3
said that V3 had came into her room and asked her a question and she responded, No. V3 then said to her
in a very loud voice, Don't talk to me that way. R3 said that V3 was just not very nice and did not treat her
with respect. R3 said, She (V3) turns really quickly and I don't know why.
R3's Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] shows that her cognition is intact.
On 4/30/24 at 2:44 PM, V1 (Administrator) said that all residents should be treated with dignity and respect
at all times.
The Facility's Resident's Rights for People in Long-Term Care Brochure that is provided to the upon
admission shows, You have the right to safety and good care .The facility must provide services to keep
your physical and mental health and sense of satisfaction.
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
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Event ID:
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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
146140
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/30/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Galena Stauss Nursing Home
215 Summit Street
Galena, IL 61036
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 0607
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to implement their abuse policy by not immediately
protecting a resident from the alleged perpetrator after an alleged abuse for 1 of 6 residents (R1) reviewed
for abuse in the sample of 6.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings include:
On 4/30/24 at 10:01 AM, V4 (Registered Nurse-RN) said that on Thursday 4/25/24 around 7 or 8 PM, she
was doing a narcotic count with V3 (RN) and V5 (Licensed Practical Nurse-LPN). V4 said that R1 was
sitting near the nurse's station as she usually does. V4 said that she had her back to R1 when she heard a
commotion so she turned around and she saw V3 grab an ice cream out of R1's hand and throw it away. V3
then took a tissue and angrily gave it to R1 and said, Clean yourself up and then said, We are not doing this
sh** tonight. V4 said that she is not sure what provoked the response because R1 was having a good day.
V4 said that she didn't want to make it worse for anyone so she did not say or do anything and continued
with narcotic count with V3 and V5 and left. V4 said that she thought about the incident over the weekend
and decided to email V1 (Administrator) because she didn't want anything to happen to R1 or any other
resident again. On 4/30/24 at 11:26 AM, V3 said that she worked from 7 PM to 7 AM on 4/25/24 and
received a call on Monday morning that she was suspend while an abuse investigation was performed.
On 4/30/24 at 2:44 PM, V1 (Administrator) said that all allegation of abuse should be reported to her
immediately. V1 said that if the allegation was reported to her when it happened, she would have sent V3
home and immediately started an abuse investigation. V1 said that since it was not reported, V3 worked her
shift and was notified on Monday that she was suspended due to an allegation of abuse.
The Facility's undated Abuse Prevention Policy and Procedure shows, It is our policy to immediately
remove the perpetrator from the facility. It is the responsibility of the Abuse Prevention team and/or shift
supervisor to escort and/or ensure that the perpetrator has left the facility within minutes of the alleged
incident.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
146140
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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
146140
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/30/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Galena Stauss Nursing Home
215 Summit Street
Galena, IL 61036
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 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper
authorities.
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a staff member immediately reported an
alleged abuse the the administrator for 1 of 1 resident (R1) reviewed for abuse reporting in the sample of 6.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings include:
On 4/30/24 at 10:01 AM, V4 (Registered Nurse-RN) said that on Thursday 4/25/24 around 7 or 8 PM, she
was doing a narcotic count with V3 (RN) and V5 (Licensed Practical Nurse-LPN). V4 said that R1 was
sitting near the nurse's station as she usually does. V4 said that she had her back to R1 when she heard a
commotion so she turned around and she saw V3 grab an ice cream out of R1's hand and throw it away. V3
then took a tissue and angrily gave it to R1 and said, Clean yourself up and then said, We are not doing this
sh** tonight. V4 said that she is not sure what provoked the response because R1 was having a good day.
V4 said that she didn't want to make it worse for anyone so she did not say or do anything and continued
with narcotic count with V3 and V5 and left. V4 said that she thought about the incident over the weekend
and decided to email V1 (Administrator) because she didn't want anything to happen to R1 or any other
resident again. V4 said that she knows that she should have reported it immediately after it happened but
she did not.
On 4/30/24 at 2:00 PM, V2 (Interim DON) said that V4 came up to her on Monday morning around 7:30 AM
and said that she witnessed V3 yell at R1 and take her ice cream away and throw it in the garbage. V2 said
that she immediately went to V1 and notified her and they immediately started an investigation.
On 4/30/24 at 2:44 PM, V1 (Administrator) said that all allegations should be reported to her immediately so
an investigation can be started and an initial report sent to the state survey agency. V1 said that V4 should
have called her and let her know what had happened immediately after it happened.
The facility's Alleged Abuse Report shows that the alleged incident happened on 4/25/24 and the report
was dated 4/29/24. There was an email attached to the report that shows that V4 emailed V1 on 4/28/24 at
9:30 AM about the incident that happened on 4/25/24. The email from V4 documents, I printed the abuse
policy and there are things that I did wrong such as waiting too long to report. I did not work on Friday and
chose not to call any of you over the weekend.
The facility's undated Abuse Prevention Policy and Procedure shows, It is our policy to report all incidents
of abuse. If the reporter is unsure an incident meets the definition of abuse, our policy is to report. All abuse
incidents shall be reported to the state no later than 24 hours of the incident or sooner.
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