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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
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RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC
8951 Granite Hill Dr
Riverside, CA 92509
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The following reflects the findings of the
California Department of Public Health during
an abbreviated standard survey for the
investigation of one complaint.
Complaint number CA 00578977
Representing the CA Department of Public
Health: Surveyor 37537
The inspection was limited to the specific
complaint investigated and does not represent
the findings of a full inspection of the facility.
Two deficiencies were issued for complaint
number CA00578977
F551
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Rights Exercised by Representative
CFR(s): 483.10(b)(3)-(7)(i)-(iii)
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§483.10(b)(3) In the case of a resident who has
not been adjudged incompetent by the state
court, the resident has the right to designate a
representative, in accordance with State law
and any legal surrogate so designated may
exercise the resident's rights to the extent
provided by state law. The same-sex spouse of
a resident must be afforded treatment equal to
that afforded to an opposite-sex spouse if the
marriage was valid in the jurisdiction in which it
was celebrated.
(i) The resident representative has the right to
exercise the resident's rights to the extent
those rights are delegated to the
representative.
(ii) The resident retains the right to exercise
those rights not delegated to a resident
representative, including the right to revoke a
delegation of rights, except as limited by State
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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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law.
§483.10(b)(4) The facility must treat the
decisions of a resident representative as the
decisions of the resident to the extent required
by the court or delegated by the resident, in
accordance with applicable law.
§483.10(b)(5) The facility shall not extend the
resident representative the right to make
decisions on behalf of the resident beyond the
extent required by the court or delegated by the
resident, in accordance with applicable law.
§483.10(b)(6) If the facility has reason to
believe that a resident representative is making
decisions or taking actions that are not in the
best interests of a resident, the facility shall
report such concerns when and in the manner
required under State law.
§483.10(b)(7) In the case of a resident
adjudged incompetent under the laws of a
State by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
rights of the resident devolve to and are
exercised by the resident representative
appointed under State law to act on the
resident's behalf. The court-appointed resident
representative exercises the resident's rights to
the extent judged necessary by a court of
competent jurisdiction, in accordance with
State law.
(i) In the case of a resident representative
whose decision-making authority is limited by
State law or court appointment, the resident
retains the right to make those decisions
outside the representative's authority.
(ii) The resident's wishes and preferences must
be considered in the exercise of rights by the
representative.
(iii) To the extent practicable, the resident must
be provided with opportunities to participate in
the care planning process.
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This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to ensure a conservator ( a person
appointed by the court to manage affairs of
those who can no longer make their own
decisions) to support decision making for
Resident A. This failure had the potential to
result in medical services not to be coordinated
in accordance to resident's needs due to lack of
appropriate decision making capacity and lack
of advocacy for Resident A.
Findings:
On April 12, 2018, at 9:50 a.m., an
unannounced visit to the facility was conducted
to investigate a complaint related to resident
rights issues.
On April 12, 2018, Resident A's record was
reviewed. Resident A was admitted to the
facility on August 25, 2016, with diagnoses
which included dementia (loss of memory and
other mental abilities severe enough to
interfere with daily life), psychotic disorder with
delusions (not able to tell what is real from what
is imagined), and bipolar disorder (a disorder
that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy,
activity levels and ability to carry out day-to-day
tasks). Resident A's History and Physical (H &
P) dated August 2, 2017, indicated Resident A
did not have the capacity to understand and
make decisions.
Resident A's MDS (minimum data set-an
assessment tool) Section C (cognitive
patterns), dated August 27, 2017, and indicated
Resident A had a BIMS (Brief interview of
mental status) score of "4". A BIMS score of 4
meant severely impaired cognitively.
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Resident A's "Physician Orders for Life
Sustaining Treatment (POLST)," dated
September 17, 2017, indicated Resident A was
unable to sign the POLST due to mental status.
On May 14, 2018 at 3:54 p.m., an interview
with SW 1 was conducted. SW 1 stated the
previous SW in the facility kept a binder with a
list of residents that were referred to the office
of Probate Conservator Investigator, and
Resident A was not in the list. She stated she
contacted the Office of Probate Conservator
Investigator, and was informed that Resident A
was not referred to their office.
On May 23, 2018, at 8:35 a.m., the DON was
interviewed, and stated obtaining public
guardianship should be initiated for residents
who did not have the mental capacity to make
decisions and did not have family to decide on
their behalf. The DON stated the facility
interdisciplinary team was responsible in
ensuring the process of applying for public
guardianship was followed.
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Discharge Planning Process
CFR(s): 483.21(c)(1)(i)-(ix)
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07/11/2018
§483.21(c)(1) Discharge Planning Process
The facility must develop and implement an
effective discharge planning process that
focuses on the resident's discharge goals, the
preparation of residents to be active partners
and effectively transition them to postdischarge care, and the reduction of factors
leading to preventable readmissions. The
facility's discharge planning process must be
consistent with the discharge rights set forth at
483.15(b) as applicable and(i) Ensure that the discharge needs of each
resident are identified and result in the
development of a discharge plan for each
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resident.
(ii) Include regular re-evaluation of residents to
identify changes that require modification of the
discharge plan. The discharge plan must be
updated, as needed, to reflect these changes.
(iii) Involve the interdisciplinary team, as
defined by §483.21(b)(2)(ii), in the ongoing
process of developing the discharge plan.
(iv) Consider caregiver/support person
availability and the resident's or
caregiver's/support person(s) capacity and
capability to perform required care, as part of
the identification of discharge needs.
(v) Involve the resident and resident
representative in the development of the
discharge plan and inform the resident and
resident representative of the final plan.
(vi) Address the resident's goals of care and
treatment preferences.
(vii) Document that a resident has been asked
about their interest in receiving information
regarding returning to the community.
(A) If the resident indicates an interest in
returning to the community, the facility must
document any referrals to local contact
agencies or other appropriate entities made for
this purpose.
(B) Facilities must update a resident's
comprehensive care plan and discharge plan,
as appropriate, in response to information
received from referrals to local contact
agencies or other appropriate entities.
(C) If discharge to the community is determined
to not be feasible, the facility must document
who made the determination and why.
(viii) For residents who are transferred to
another SNF or who are discharged to a HHA,
IRF, or LTCH, assist residents and their
resident representatives in selecting a postacute care provider by using data that includes,
but is not limited to SNF, HHA, IRF, or LTCH
standardized patient assessment data, data on
quality measures, and data on resource use to
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the extent the data is available. The facility
must ensure that the post-acute care
standardized patient assessment data, data on
quality measures, and data on resource use is
relevant and applicable to the resident's goals
of care and treatment preferences.
(ix) Document, complete on a timely basis
based on the resident's needs, and include in
the clinical record, the evaluation of the
resident's discharge needs and discharge plan.
The results of the evaluation must be
discussed with the resident or resident's
representative. All relevant resident information
must be incorporated into the discharge plan to
facilitate its implementation and to avoid
unnecessary delays in the resident's discharge
or transfer.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to ensure a safe discharge
process, when Resident A who had dementia
(loss of memory and other mental abilities
severe enough to interfere with daily life) was
discharged to a room and board (provides
lodging, utilities, and food for a fee) instead of a
Board and Care facility (living situation for
seniors and people with disabilities who need
help with meal preparation, medication
monitoring, and personal care). This failure
resulted in Resident A to experience an unsafe
transition to the community.
Findings:
On April 12, 2018, at 9:50 a.m., an
unannounced visit to the facility was conducted
to investigate a complaint related to resident
rights issues.
On April 12, 2018, Resident A's facility record
was reviewed. Resident A was admitted to the
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facility on August 25, 2016, with diagnoses that
included dementia (loss of memory and other
mental abilities severe enough to interfere with
daily life), psychotic disorder with delusions
(not able to tell what is real from what is
imagined), and bipolar disorder (a disorder that
causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity
levels and ability to carry out day-to-day tasks).
Resident A's History and Physical dated
August 2, 2017, indicated Resident A did not
have a capacity to understand and make
decisions.
Resident A's notice of proposed transfer
discharge dated November 1, 2017, did not
indicate the reason for discharge. The
document did not indicate who needed to be
contacted to appeal discharge.
Resident A's "Physician's Report for
Residential Care facilities for the Elderly
(RCFE)," dated November 1, 2017, indicated
the following:
1. Primary Diagnosis- Essential hypertension
(high blood pressure):
a. Treatment/Medication: Lisinopril (cardiac
medication) 40 mg tab two times a day,
b. Can patient manage own treatment: No,
c. What type of medical supervision is needed:
Medication management;
2. Other Conditions: Generalized weakness:
Medical Supervision needed: Limited
Assistance to ADL (Activity of Daily Living);
3. Capacity for Self-Care: Able to Bathe self:
No, only needs supervision; and
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4. Medication Management: Able to Administer
Own Prescription Medications: NO, and
Able to store own medication: No.
Resident A's physician discharge order dated
November 1, 2017, stated: "May discharge
resident to board and care (name of facility)
address phone and fax numbers."
Resident A's discharged note dated November
2, 2017, at 12:59 p.m., indicated, " (RCFE) was
discussed... was signed by Bioethics
Committee. Resident (Resident A) was
discharged to (name of the residence) and left
the facility @ (at) 12:30 p.m. with proper
documents and medications."
On April 9, 2018, at 12:30 p.m., an interview
was conducted with the Director of Nursing
(DON). She stated resident with dementia
should be discharge to a licensed facility. The
DON further stated, "It should be safe."
On April 10, 2018, at 12:50 p.m., Social Worker
(SW) 2 from Adult Protective Services (APS)
was interviewed. SW 2 stated Resident A was
discharged to a room and board, and not to a
board and care facility. She further stated the
residence (room and board) and Resident A's
case was being investigated.
On April 12, 2018, at 10:45 a.m., Licensing
Evaluator (LE) from the office of Community
Licensing was interviewed. LE stated Resident
A has board and care needs but was
transferred to an unlicensed facility. LE stated
the residence was a room and board, not a
board and care facility. She stated Resident A
required care and supervision, and was
recommended to be moved to another facility.
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