F 0686
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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, staff interview and policy review, the facility failed to assess and implement a
physician ordered treatment for a resident admitted with a pressure ulcer to the coccyx. This affected one
(#72) of three residents reviewed for pressure ulcer care. Facility census was 71.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings Include:
Record review revealed Resident #72 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including
diabetes, heart failure, Parkinson's, malnutrition and Stage IV (full thickness tissue loss with exposed bone,
tendon or muscle, slough or eschar may be present on some parts of the wound bed, including
undermining and tunneling) pressure ulcer to the coccyx. Resident #72 was discharged on 02/03/24.
Record review revealed there was no comprehensive Minimum Data Set (MDS) completed for Resident
#72 due to the residents short stay at the facility. Additionally, there was no documentation of a Braden
Scale being completed for Resident #72.
Review of Resident #72 base line plan of care initiated 02/02/24 revealed interventions of daily treatments
and assessments, for Stage IV pressure ulcer. Review of Resident #72 admission nurses note dated
02/01/24 revealed the resident had a jejunostomy tube (j tube used for nutrition) and a pressure ulcer on
the coccyx.
Review of Resident #72's medical record revealed there was no further documentation including no
description, measurements or assessment of Resident #72's pressure ulcer to the coccyx. The notes failed
to mention if a dressing was intact, appearance, or drainage.
Review of Resident #72's physicians orders dated 02/01/24 revealed a daily treatment for the coccyx
pressure ulcer. Review of the Treatment Administration Record (TAR) for February 2024 revealed no
signature or initials that the treatment was provided and no description of the coccyx pressure ulcer.
Interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 03/05/24 at 2:30 P.M. revealed the nurses would be
expected to assess and document what a wound or pressure ulcer looked like upon admission. The DON
confirmed Resident #72's coccyx pressure ulcer was not assessed upon admission and the physician
ordered treatment was not completed. The DON confirmed there was no Braden Scale completed for
Resident #72 and its the facility policy to complete Braden Scales upon admission.
Review of the facility policy for Pressure Ulcers dated 07/07/23 revealed the admitting nurse is to
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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
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
365277
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
365277
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bradford Place Care Center
1302 Millville Avenue
Hamilton, OH 45013
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 0686
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
do a head to toe assessment of the resident's current skin conditions. The policy also states a Braden
Scale for predicting pressure ulcers should be completed upon admission.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00150953.
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
365277
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