F 0582
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
medical record review, review of facility policy, staff interview and review of the Notice of Medicare
Non-Coverage instructions, the facility failed to ensure residents and resident representatives were
provided with advance notice of non-coverage of Medicare Part A skilled services. This affected three (#24,
#112, #113) of four residents reviewed for beneficiary notices. The facility identified five residents
discharged from skilled services in the last six months. The facility census was 62.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. Review of the closed medical record for Resident #113 revealed the resident was admitted to the facility
on [DATE]. Diagnosis included congested heart failure.
Further review of the medical record revealed the resident was discharged from the facility on 06/07/19.
Review of a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Protection Notification Review revealed Resident #113's skilled
services started on 05/07/19 and the last covered day of skilled services was 06/05/19. The facility initiated
the discharge from Medicare Part A services when benefit days were not exhausted. It revealed a Skilled
Nursing Facility Advanced beneficiary notice (SNFABN) was completed and a Notice of Medicare
Non-coverage letter was provided.
Review of the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage form revealed skilled services were to end on 06/05/19.
Telephonic notification on 06/03/19 at 1:30 P.M. revealed Case Manager #125 explained the notice of
non-coverage to the family and informed them of their right to appeal. The form was un-signed by the
resident or family.
Review of the SNFABN form revealed dated 06/03/19 revealed Case Manager #125 informed the resident's
family of the skilled services being discontinued and of the need for out of pocket payments if they chose to
continue with skilled services and provided them the options available to them. The form was unsigned by
the resident or family.
Interview with Case Manager #125 on 07/29/19 at 3:30 P.M. verified she had provided information
regarding Medicare skilled services being completed but did not send the SNFABN or the Notice of
Medicare Non-Coverage to the family to be signed.
2. Review of the closed medical record for Resident #112 revealed the resident was admitted to the facility
on [DATE]. Diagnosis included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Further review of the
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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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
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Event ID:
365246
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
365246
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/01/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Van Wert Manor
160 Fox Rd
Van Wert, OH 45891
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 0582
medical record revealed the resident was discharged from the facility on 06/17/19.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of a SNF Beneficiary Protection Notification Review revealed skilled services for Resident #112
began on 04/15/19 and the last covered day was to be 05/10/19. It revealed a Notice of Medicare
Non-Coverage form was provided.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the Notice of Medicare Non-coverage form revealed skilled services for Resident #112 would end
on 05/10/19. Telephone notification was provided on 05/07/19 by Case Manager #125 of the resident's last
covered day to be 05/11/19. The form was not signed by the resident or family member.
Interview with Case Manager #125 on 07/29/19 at 3:30 P.M. verified she had provided information
regarding Medicare skilled services being completed but did not send the Notice of Medicare
Non-Coverage to the family to be signed.
3. Review of the medical record for Resident #24 revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on
[DATE]. Diagnosis included diverticulitis with perforation and dementia.
Review of a SNF Beneficiary Protection Notification Review revealed skilled services for Resident #24
began on 03/01/19 and the last covered day was to be 03/21/19. It revealed a Notice of Medicare
Non-Coverage form was provided to the family.
Review of the Notice of Medicare Non-coverage form revealed skilled services for Resident #24 would end
on 03/21/19. Telephone notification was provided on 03/19/19 by Case Manager #125 of the resident's last
covered day to be 03/21/19. The form was not signed by the resident or family member.
Interview with Case Manager #125 on 07/29/19 at 3:30 P.M. verified she had provided information
regarding Medicare skilled services being completed but did not send the Notice of Medicare
Non-Coverage to the family to be signed.
Review of facility policy SNF-Beneficiary Notice Requirements dated 2016 revealed the facility was
obligated to inform Medicare Part A and B beneficiaries about specific rights related to billing. The facility
must notify the resident or his /her responsible party in writing in advance and explain why the services may
not be covered, the beneficiary's potential liability for payment for the non-covered services, the beneficiary
right to have a claim submitted to Medicare and the beneficiary's right to appeal. The notification
requirement was to be met with the use of the SNFABN. The facility was to issue the Notice of Medicare
Provider Non-Coverage form, no later than two days before termination of all Medicare Part A services
Review of the Form Instructions for the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage revealed if the provider is
personally unable to deliver a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage to a person acting on behalf of an
enrollee, then the provider should telephone the representative to advise him or her when the enrollee ' s
services are no longer covered. The date of the conversation is the date of the receipt of the notice. Confirm
the telephone contact by written notice mailed on that same date. When direct phone contact cannot be
made, send the notice to the representative by certified mail, return receipt requested.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
365246
If continuation sheet
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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
365246
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/01/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Van Wert Manor
160 Fox Rd
Van Wert, OH 45891
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 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on observation, staff interview, and resident record review, the facility failed to ensure staff
maintained aseptic technique when de-accessing a central line port-a-catheter connected to a Huber
needle set. This affected one (#262) of one resident reviewed for intravenous medications use. Additionally,
the facility failed to maintain infection control practices while administering oral medications. This affected
one (#263) of seven residents observed for medication administration. The census was 62.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. Review of the medical record for Resident #262 revealed an admission date of 07/12/19. Diagnoses
included infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants
and grafts, hyperlipidemia, type two diabetes mellitus, myasthenia gravis, hypothyroidism peripheral
autonomic neuropathy, and muscle spasms.
Observation on 07/29/19 at 03:36 P.M. with Registered Nurse (RN) #400 of Resident #262 during
disconnection of intravenous line tubing from a central line port-a-catheter connected to a Huber needle
set. RN #400 had gloved hands and opened the night stand drawer with the gloved hands, reached in the
drawer, and touched items in the drawer to pull out an alcohol prep pad. Without changing gloves, RN #400
then opened the alcohol prep pad and picked up the central line tubing to disconnect from the Huber
needless injection cap. The surveyor ask RN #400 about her gloves and that they were contaminated/dirty.
RN #400 then proceeded to don new gloves and disconnected the intravenous line tubing.
Interview on 07/29/19 at 03:38 P.M. with the RN #400 verified the gloves were dirty from touching the night
stand drawer and revealed she should have changed the gloves prior to touching the central line.
2. Observation on 07/31/19 at 8:44 A.M. of medication administration with RN #200 for Resident #263
revealed RN #200 dropped a pill on the medication cart. RN #200 picked the dropped pill up with her bare
hands and put the pill in the medication cup. Further observation revealed RN #200 administered the
medication to Resident #263.
Interview on 07/31/19 at 8:57 A.M. with RN #200 verified the nurse picked up the medication with bare
fingers/hands. The RN revealed she should have used gloves to pick up the pill off the cart.
Interview on 07/31/19 at 2:51 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) verified RN #200 revealed to her she
had dropped a pill on the medication cart and administered the medication to Resident #263. The DON
further verified proper practice should have been for RN #200 to discard the medication and replace with an
uncontaminated pill.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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