F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
record review, observations, staff interview and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to ensure
physician ordered fall interventions were implemented for a resident at risk for falls and with a history of
falls with major injury. This affected one (Resident #19) of three residents reviewed for falls. The facility
census was 80.
Findings include:
Review of the medical record revealed Resident #19 had an admission date 03/14/23. Diagnoses included
dementia, anxiety disorder, chronic kidney disease, hallucinations, and Colles' fracture of left radius. Review
of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #19 was severely cognitively
impaired. Resident #19 required extensive assistance of two persons for bed mobility and required
extensive one-person physical assist for transfers.
Review of the plan of care dated 03/14/23 revealed Resident #19 was at risk for falls due to safety
awareness, and weakness. Interventions included to ensure the resident's room was free of accident
hazards and remove wheelchairs from the resident's room when not in use.
Review of the Fall Risk Observation Tool dated 03/31/23 revealed Resident #19 had a fall with injury in the
last six months. Resident #19 had diminished safety awareness. Resident #19's ambulatory aid was a
wheelchair and ambulation assistance was needed.
Review of the Post Fall Evaluation dated 04/05/23 revealed Resident #19 had fallen on 04/04/23 at 7:45
P.M. in her room and fallen at the doorway.
Review of the progress note dated 04/05/23 revealed Resident #19 was seen up reaching for her
wheelchair in the hallway. The nurse went to assist her, and Resident #19 turned and fell. Resident #19 was
holding her left wrist and complained of pain. The nurse practitioner was notified and ordered an x-ray of
the left wrist. The wrist was elevated and ice applied. The progress note dated 04/05/23 revealed the nurse
spoke with the power of attorney (POA) concerning Resident #19's fall. The POA agreed with moving
Resident #19 closer to the nurse's station to aide with preventing future falls and requested her wheelchair
to be removed from her eyesight while in bed. The x-ray results indicated a fracture to the left hand/wrist.
Review of the physician orders dated 04/05/23 revealed Resident #19 had an order to remove the
wheelchair from Resident #19's room when not in use per Power of Attorney (POA). There was also an
order to send Resident #19 to the emergency room (ER) for evaluation and treatment due to left hand/wrist
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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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Event ID:
365424
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
365424
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/10/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Southbrook Healthcare Center
2299 S Yellow Springs Street
Springfield, OH 45506
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
fracture.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of the progress note dated 04/27/23 revealed while doing shift change, the nurse and state tested
nursing aide (STNA) were walking down the hall when they heard Resident #19 yell for help. Resident #19
was found sitting on the floor in front of her chair. When asked what she was doing, Resident #19 stated
she was trying to get into bed.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the fall investigation dated 04/27/23 revealed Resident #19 had an unwitnessed fall. Resident
#19 was found sitting on the floor on her bottom in front of wheelchair. Resident #19 had attempted to go to
bed and was weak. An immediate intervention was placed to put Resident #19 in bed after night time
routine.
Observation on 05/10/23 at 8:20 A.M. revealed Resident #19 was sitting in her bed eating breakfast. No
staff members were in the room and Resident #19's wheelchair was next to her bed on the left side.
Subsequent observations on 05/10/23 at 9:00 A.M., 9:45 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. revealed Resident #19 was
awake in bed, no staff in the room, and Resident #19's wheelchair was next to her bed on the left side.
Interview on 05/10/23 at 10:30 A.M. with State Tested Nursing Aide (STNA) #182 verified Resident #19's
wheelchair was in Resident #19's room next to her bed on her left side.
Interview on 05/10/23 at 11:00 A.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #299 stated Resident #19's
wheelchair was to be in the hallway when Resident #19 was in the room and the wheelchair should not be
near Resident #19's bed. LPN #299 verified it was one Resident's #19's fall interventions to place the
wheelchair in the hallway, away from Resident #19's bed.
Review of the facility policy titled Fall Prevention and Management, dated 06/01/22, revealed the policy was
to attempt to put intervention in place that could prevent further falls. Attempt to identify why the resident fell
and put an immediate intervention in place.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00142515.
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