F 0624
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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 the emergency medical services (EMS) run report, review of the hospital
record review, staff interviews and policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was adequately
prepared for a transfer by ensuring EMS and the hospital was provided with the resident's code status and
other pertinent information. This affected one (#100) of three residents reviewed for hospitalization. Facility
census was 70.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Review of the medical record of Resident #100 revealed an admission date of 10/08/20. The resident
transferred to the hospital on [DATE] and did not return to the facility. Diagnoses included spinal stenosis,
type 2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer disease, dementia with mood disturbance, major depressive disorder,
anxiety disorder, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
Review of Resident #100's quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed the
resident had severe cognitive impairment.
Review of the medical record revealed a Change of Condition Evaluation was initiated on 02/23/24 but the
form/evaluation was not completed.
Review of physician orders revealed an order dated 10/20/21 (discontinued 02/26/24) for the resident to be
a Do Not Resuscitate Comfort Care-Arrest (DNRCC-Arrest).
Review of the care plan dated 01/25/22 revealed the resident had an advanced directive of a
DNRCC-Arrest. Interventions included to follow the facility protocol for identification of code status.
Review of a progress note dated 02/23/24 at 5:18 P.M. revealed Resident #100 was found in her room
unresponsive to verbal and physical stimuli. Call was placed to nine-one-one (911) and assistance was
received from other staff nurses. Vital signs were obtained-temperature was 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit, pulse
was 86 beats per minute, respirations were 14 breaths per minute, blood pressure was 180/110, oxygen
saturations were 97% on room air. The squad arrived and Resident #100 was transported to the hospital.
Family and the Director of Nursing (DON) were notified. Report was called to the hospital, along with the
resident's code status, DNRCC-Arrest.
Review of the EMS run report, dated 02/23/24, revealed facility staff stated Resident #100 had a DNR but
had no further information or documentation was provided. There was no DNR presented to EMS and the
only medical history obtained from the facility was diabetes.
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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:
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
05/21/2024
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 0624
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of a hospital physician progress note dated 02/23/24 at 7:10 P.M. revealed Resident #100 arrived
without access to her goals of care, however, after discussion with the resident's spouse, aggressive
measures were not desired. Once the resident was fully registered, there was a pre-existing DNRCC-Arrest
order in place. The family wished to discontinue invasive management and continue with comfort care
measures as soon as possible.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of hospital consult notes dated 02/24/24 at 8:50 A.M. revealed there was no paperwork for Resident
#100 by EMS and no family was around so the resident was intubated due to being unable to provide a
tactical airway. The resident was found to have a DNRCC-Arrest code status prior to admission and once
the resident's family was ready, terminal extubation and withdrawal of life support was planned. Condition
was noted to be terminal and death was imminent.
Review of hospital history and physical, dated 02/24/24 revealed Resident #100 was admitted to the
hospital 02/23/24 at 5:56 P.M. Resident #100 presented after being found unresponsive and brought to the
emergency room department without paperwork showing her DNRCC-Arrest and thus was intubated.
Resident #100 was found to have a large pontine hemorrhage with extension into the fourth ventricle.
Resident #100 was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and ventilation was continued until family was
able to be contacted and the appropriate paperwork obtained.
Interview on 05/15/24 at 1:01 P.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #410 revealed she was aware of an
incident involving Resident #100 being sent to the hospital without appropriate DNRCC-Arrest paperwork.
LPN #410 stated she was not the nurse for Resident #100 the day of the hospitalization, but she was
helping the nurse who was responsible for the resident and the printer was not working and the resident
was sent to the hospital without the DNRCC-Arrest paperwork.
Interview on 05/16/24 at 10:05 A.M. with LPN #310 stated she was not present in the building at the time of
the incident involving Resident #100's hospitalization, however she was told the staff could not get
paperwork including the residents DNRCC-Arrest form to print. LPN #310 stated Resident #100 was sent to
the hospital emergently and staff were unable to send a face sheet and code status information with EMS
because the printer was not working.
Review of the facility policy titled, Discharging the Resident, dated 12/2016, revealed, if a resident is
transferred to the hospital, the facility would ensure a transfer summary is completed.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00153365.
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