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The following reflects the findings of the
California Department of Public Health during a
standard abbreviated survey regarding
investigation of a complaint conducted on
8/7/19.
For Complaint CA00647850 regarding Quality
of Care/Treatment, Resident Safety/Falls, a
federal deficiency was identified (see F689).
A Class "B" Citation was also issued for F689.
Inspection was limited to the specific complaint
investigated and does not represent the
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Representing the California Department of
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F689
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Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices F689
CFR(s): 483.25(d)(1)(2)
§483.25(d) Accidents.
The facility must ensure that §483.25(d)(1) The resident environment
remains as free of accident hazards as is
possible; and
§483.25(d)(2)Each resident receives adequate
supervision and assistance devices to prevent
accidents.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to prevent multiple falls for one of
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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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three sampled residents (Resident 1) when the
facility:
1. failed to follow the physician's instructions to
provide one to one (1:1, one caregiver to take
care of one resident) caregiver for Resident 1
from 1/3/19 to 1/26/19;
2. failed to follow the physician's instruction to
provide closely monitoring for the resident to
prevent Resident 1's multiple falls;
3. failed to develop and/or implement residentcentered interventions to prevent recurred falls;
4. failed to do post fall assessment; the
interdisciplinary team (IDT, heads from different
department to discuss the care for residents)
failed to discuss, addressed and provide proper
interventions for Resident 1's multiple falls.
5. failed to turn on the tab alarm (a type of
alarm attached to the bed or wheelchair and
the resident's clothes to alert the staff when the
resident attempted to get up from the bed or
wheelchair. Tab alarm usage was one of the
facility's intervention to prevent fall for Resident
1) when Resident 1 fell from the bed on
6/24/19. Resident 1 attempted to go to the
bathroom without assist and fell.
These failures resulted in Resident 1's seven
falls, with two falls with compression fracture
(break) of T11 (thoracic spine fracture) and rib
fracture, and one fall with skin abrasion (skin
tear).
Findings:
1a. Review of Resident 1's admission record
indicated Resident 1 was admitted on
12/19/18, and had the diagnoses of history of
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falling, unspecified dementia (a memory
disorder with impair reasoning, personality
change , decline in mental ability severe
enough to affect daily live) without behavioral
disturbance; age-related osteoporosis (medical
condition that causes bones to become brittle
and fragile) without current pathological
fracture; Muscle wasting and atrophy (decrease
in the mass of the muscle, wasting away of
muscle) at both upper arms; abnormalities of
gait (walking) and mobility; and Anxiety
disorders (feelings of worry, unease or
nervousness).
Review of Resident 1's nurse's notes dated
from 12/19/18 to 6/30/19 indicated Resident 1
had total seven falls in the facility since her
admission.
Review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set
(MDS, an assessment tool), dated 12/26/18,
indicated Resident 1's cognitive skills for daily
decision making was moderately impaired,
required extensive assistance (staff provide
weight-bearing support) for transfer, walking
and toileting. The MDS also indicated Resident
1 was not steady and was only able to stabilize
with staff assistance for surface to surface
transfers.
Review of Resident 1's "MORSE FALL SCALE"
(fall risk assessment tool) dated 12/19/18
indicated Resident 1's fall risk score was 80 (a
score of 45 and higher indicated high risk for
fall).
Review of Resident 1's fall risk care plan, dated
12/19/18, indicated she was at risk for falls due
to history of previous falls, impaired balance,
impaired safety awareness and use of
antidepressants (medication capable of
affecting the mind, emotions and behaviors).
Some interventions on the care plan include
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staff anticipate assistance needed for toileting
or restlessness and assure commonly used
items are within easy reach.
Review of Resident 1's physician progress note
dated 12/22/18 indicated Resident 1 " ...is
impulsive and frequently tries to get out of bed
unassisted."
Review of Resident 1's nurse note dated
12/29/18 at 12:38 a.m., indicated staff heard a
loud noise from Resident 1's room and found
the resident was on the bathroom floor with her
head pressed against the bathroom wall. The
facility sent the resident to the acute hospital
for evaluation.
Review of the hospital discharge note dated
12/29/18 indicated Resident 1 had traumatic
compression fracture on T11 due to the fall.
Review of Resident 1's clinical record indicated
there was no evidence that the nurse staff did
post fall assessment for fall risk for the
resident. There was no evidence the facility IDT
discussed Resident 1's fall and what proper
interventions to implement to prevent the future
falls for Resident 1.
During a telephone interview with licensed
vocational nurse A (LVN A) on 7/29/19 at 10:42
a.m., she stated she worked with Resident 1
on 12/29/18 at night shift. LVN A stated
Resident 1 had an unwitnessed fall in the
bathroom and was sent out to hospital. LVN A
stated Resident 1 was forgetful and confused
"all the time" and intend to get up and go to the
bathroom by herself. LVN A stated Resident 1
needed one staff assist for transfer and
toileting. LVN A further stated that nurse staff
should check Resident 1 frequently because
Resident 1 went to bathroom by self without
using call light for assist and unable to follow
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the instruction.
During an interview with the director of nursing
(DON) on 7/29/19 at 2:30 p.m., she stated
there was no documentation indicating IDT
discussed Resident 1's fall and what proper
interventions to prevent the future falls. The
DON stated there was no post fall assessment
for Resident 1 for the fall on 12/29/18. The
DON stated the nurse staff should have done a
post fall assessment and IDT should have
documented how IDT addressed Resident 1's
fall with proper interventions to prevent future
falls.
1b. Review of Resident 1's post fall
assessment dated 2/3/19 indicated Resident 1
had a second unwitnessed fall on 2/3/19 at
4:15 p.m. and was sent out to the hospital to
rule out head injury. The post fall assessment
indicated Resident 1 fell when she transferred
herself from the bed to the wheelchair and went
to the toilet by herself.
The hospital emergency department note dated
2/3/19 to 2/4/19 indicated Resident 1 had no
fracture or injury from this fall.
Review of Resident 1's clinical record indicated
there was no care plan for this fall and there
was no evidence the IDT addressed this fall.
During an interview with the DON on 7/29/19 at
3:27 p.m., she stated the nurse staff should
revise the care plan for Resident 1's fall on
2/3/19. The DON stated there was no evidence
the IDT addressed this fall.
1c. Review of Resident 1's nurse note dated
4/1/19 at 3:05 a.m., indicated Resident 1 had
an unwitnessed fall and was sent out to the
hospital.
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Review of the hospital's Emergency
Department note dated 4/1/19 indicated
Resident 1 had left second rib fracture due to
the fall.
During an interview with the DON on 7/30/19 at
11:21 a.m., she reviewed Resident 1's clinical
record and stated regarding Resident 1's fall,
there was no post fall assessment for Resident
1's fall on 4/1/19; there was no evidence IDT
addressed the fall; there was no documents
indicated when the facility sent the resident to
the hospital and when the resident returned to
the facility; there was no evidence the nurse
staff monitor Resident 1 post fall status on
4/3/19 for 72 hours following a fall per policy.
The DON stated the facility should document
these missing assessment and monitoring.
1d. Review of Resident 1's nurse note dated
6/24/19 indicated Resident 1 had an
unwitnessed fall on 6/24/19 at 2:00 a.m. with
skin abrasion on left upper arm. Nurse note
indicated Resident 1 was found lying on the
floor. Per resident, she sated "I need to go to
the bathroom and I fell." Resident 1 was sent to
the hospital for evaluation on 6/24/19 at 5:15
p.m.
During a telephone interview with LVN B on
7/29/19 at 11:10 a.m., she stated she worked
on 6/24/19 with Resident 1 when the resident
fell. LVN B stated the staff heard Resident 1
yelled from the room and found the resident
lying on the floor. LVN B stated the tab alarm
was off when Resident 1 fell. LVN B stated
staff "forgot" to turn the tab alarm on while
Resident 1 was in bed. LVN B further stated,
"Unfortunately, the tab alarm was not on and
should be on." LVN B stated Resident 1 was
very forgetful, confused and attempting to get
out of bed and go to bathroom by self.
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During an interview with the DON on 7/29/19 at
12 p.m., she stated the facility should have
bladder and bowel training for Resident 1
because most of the resident's falls were
related to toileting. The facility should have IDT
documentation regarding discussion for
Resident 1's multiple falls, the cause of the fall,
proper intervention to prevent future falls. The
DON stated if "not document, means not done."
The DON stated the facility should have proper
and effective interventions for these falls. The
DON sated there was no documented evidence
indicating how often the staff monitored
Resident 1.
1e. Review of Resident 1's nurse's notes from
12/19/18 to 6/30/19 indicated Resident 1 had
seven falls in the facility since her admission in
December 2018. These seven falls occurred on
12/29/18, 2/3/19, 2/5/19, 3/17/19, 3/31/19,
4/1/19, and 6/24/19. There was no documented
evidence that the facility IDT discussed and
addressed these falls, what proper
interventions the facility should implement to
prevent these falls.
Review of Resident 1's physician's notes dated
12/28/18 indicated Resident 1 was impulsive
and frequently tried to get out of bed
unassisted.
Review of Resident 1's physician's note dated
on 1/3/19 indicated Resident 1 " ...was
impulsive and at high risk fall risk ...requiring
1:1 caregiver support ...continue close
supervision for repeated falls ..."
Review of Resident 1's physician's note dated
on 1/26/19 indicated Resident 1 " ... " ...was
impulsive and at high risk fall risk ..." The
physician's note indicated the resident's 1:1
supervision for fall prevention had since
discontinued.
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Review of Resident 1's physician's note dated
2/4/19 indicated Resident 1 needed " ...very
close monitoring as patient forgets to call for
help when getting out of bed ..."
Review of Resident 1's physician's note dated
2/12/19 indicated Resident 1 " ...needed 24hour supervision for safety optimally and even
with that likely to fall again ..." due to multiple
factors and poor safety awareness.
Review of Resident 1's physician's note dated
3/21/19, 4/20/19, 5/16/19 and 7/11/19 indicated
Resident 1 " ...need very close monitoring as
patient forgets to call for help when getting out
of bed ..." due to impulsivity and underlying
cognitive issue.
Review of Resident 1's clinical record indicated
there was no evidence the facility followed the
physician's instruction to provide 1:1 caregiver
for Resident 1 from 1/3/19 to 1/26/19; there
was no evidence the facility provide close
monitoring for the resident to prevent Resident
1's multiple falls.
Review of Resident 1's sitter schedule in
January 2019 indicated Resident 1 was
scheduled to have a sitter to be with Resident 1
from 1/1/19 to 1/3/19 for 24 hours per day
(from 7 a.m. to next day 7 a.m.); from 1/4/19 to
1/14/19 for 12 hours per day (from 7 p.m. to 7
a.m.).
Review of Resident 1's nurse's note dated from
1/1/19 to 1/16/19 indicated nurse staff
documented Resident 1 had a sitter
accompanied during evening shift (8 hours per
shift) on 1/1/19, 1/2/19, 1/3/19, 1/6/19, 1/7/19,
1/11/19 and 1/14/19. There was no
documented evidence indicated the facility
provided the sitter service to Resident 1 for the
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rest of the scheduled sitter days.
During a telephone interview with the DON on
8/2/19 at 1:17 p.m., the DON stated per facility
billing record that the facility hired a sitter
(caregiver) to take care of Resident 1 on 1/3/19
for 24 hours and on 1/4/19 for 12 hours. The
sitter's service ended on 1/15/19. The DON
stated there was no documented evidence for
each sitter service day regarding when and
how the sitter took care of Resident 1 from
1/3/19 to 1/15/19. The DON stated there was
no evidence the facility followed the physician's
instructions regarding closely monitor Resident
1 due to multiple falls.
Review of the facility's revised policy and
procedure, "Fall-Clinical Protocol" dated April
2013, indicated " ...If underlying causes cannot
be readily identified or corrected, staff will try
various relevant interventions, based on
assessment of the nature or category of falling,
until falling reduces or stops or until a reason is
identified for its continuation (for example, if the
individual continues to try to get up and walk
without waiting for assistance) ...The staff and
physician will monitor and document the
individual's response to interventions intended
to reduce failing or the consequences of
falling."
Review of the facility's revised policy and
procedure, "Falls and Fall Risk, managing"
dated December 2007, indicated " ...If falling
recurs despite initial interventions, staff will
implement additional or different interventions,
or indicate why the current approach remains
relevant."
Review of the facility's policy and procedure,
"Assessing Falls and Their Causes" dated
October 2010, indicated " ...Resident must be
assessed in a timely manner for potential
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cause of falls."
Review of the facility's revised policy and
procedure, "FALLS" dated 7/27/17, indicated
the nurse staff should chart residents' post fall
status for 72 hours following a fall.
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