F 0695
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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 a CPAP machine (continuous positive airway
pressure machine) was operated as ordered by the physician for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for CPAP
machines in the sample of 3.
Residents Affected - Few
The findings include:
R1's face sheet printed on 11/2/23 showed an admission date of 10/25/23 and diagnoses including but not
limited to atherosclerosis of left leg arteries, right side paralysis, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, aphasia
(difficulty speaking), and need for assistance with personal care. R1's facility assessment dated [DATE]
showed severe cognitive impairment and the use of a CPAP machine.
R1's admission progress note dated 10/25/23 stated the physician was notified of the new admit, diagnoses
of recent left femoral popliteal bypass surgery, left great toe ulcer, staples to surgical incision to left lower
leg, and left groin incision. The note showed orders for lab work to be done in the morning.
R1's order summary report showed an order start dated 10/25/23 for: Administer CPAP at night every night
shift. R1's medication administration record showed the order was performed as ordered by the night nurse
(V6).
On 11/1/23 at 3:20 PM, V3 (R1's daughter) stated she arrived at the facility in the afternoon on 10/26 (day
after admission). V3 said she noticed R1's CPAP machine on the nightstand and a large jug of fluid next to
it. The jug was labeled as hemodialysis fluid (solution used to filter the blood during kidney treatments). V3
said it should have been distilled water. V3 said she opened the CPAP reservoir chamber, and it had an
unusual odor similar to vinegar. The chamber had a strange, thick residue inside of it. V3 said she notified a
floor nurse (V4) who came to the room and saw the jug. V3 said R1's physician was in the facility, and V4
went to notify him of the situation.
On 11/2/23 at 10:15 AM, V4 (Wound Care Nurse) stated she was approached by V3 in the hallway
sometime in the afternoon on 10/26 and told there was something not right with R1's CPAP machine. V4
said she looked at the machine with V3. It was half filled with a liquid and there were crystals near the top of
the reservoir. V4 said a jug was next to it with a purple label and it was hemodialysis solution. V4 said she
immediately notified R1's physician.
On 11/2/23 at 10:32 AM, V5 (R1's physician) stated he was notified by V4 in the afternoon on 10/26 that
hemodialysis fluid had been administered to R1 in the CPAP machine. V5 said he had been with R1 earlier
in the day for the initial assessment and was familiar with him. V5 said he reassessed R1
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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:
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146194
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/02/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Thrive of Fox Valley
4020 E New York Street
Aurora, IL 60504
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F 0695
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
after learning of the mistake with the breathing machine. R1's vital signs and oxygen saturation levels were
baseline with earlier in the day, but he looked uncomfortable. V5 said the lab work from that morning
showed elevated white blood cells which could be due to the recent surgery. V5 said he could not be sure if
the dialysis solution was or was not a contributing factor to the lab results. V5 said he had never seen a
dialysis solution inhaled before and was uncertain of the result. V5 said he researched it and found a
potential side effect was pulmonary irritation. V5 said R1 was not a dialysis patient and there was no reason
the jug should have even been in the room. V5 said it is never appropriate for a dialysis solution to be used
in a CPAP machine. Distilled water is the normal standard of care. V5 said he ordered R1 to be sent
immediately to the local emergency room for further evaluation.
On 11/2/23 at 11:10 AM, V6 (Licensed Practical Nurse) stated she was R1's nurse the night of 10/26/23. V6
said she went to the central supply room to get supplies for his CPAP machine. V6 said she picked up a jug
of fluid she thought was distilled water. V6 said she dashed in and out of the room. V6 said she typically
sees dialysis fluid in a bag, and she did not bother to read the label on the jug. V6 said she filled R1's CPAP
machine with the solution sometime between 9 and 11 PM and he wore the mask all night. V6 said he was
still asleep and wearing the mask when her shift ended around 7:30 AM.
The facility's CPAP/BiPAP Respiratory Care policy review dated May 2023 states under the use of
humidifier section: Physician may order use of humidifier during CPAP or bi-level therapy to reduce nasal
congestion as humidifier adds moisture to air delivered by unit. Use only distilled water in humidifier
(reservoir).
R1's progress noted dated 10/26/23 at 5:05 PM stated R1 was taken to the local emergency room by
paramedics, report given to emergency room nurse that dialysis solution (Naturalyte) 1.K-2.5 CA
(potassium and calcium solution) was put in the CPAP machine overnight and was inhaled by guest, with
breathing discomfort.
R1's emergency room notes dated 10/26/23 showed R1 presented with suspected use of dialysis fluid in
his CPAP machine last night, discussed with poison control, repeat x-ray in the morning, monitoring for
signs of acidosis, not wheezing, no respiratory complaints, vital signs are stable, elevated procalcitonin,
negative lactate, elevated white count which is increasing as well, could be stress reactive and
postoperative but is climbing, well-appearing and nontoxic, CT is stable, labs otherwise stable, given
antibiotic coverage with cultures pending, daughter does not want him to go back to nursing facility after
mishap last night, awaiting bed assignment.
R1's progress noted dated 10/26/23 at 10:15 PM stated R1 was admitted to the local hospital for
leukocytosis (elevated white blood cells), lethargy, low sodium level, and exposure to chemical inhalation.
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