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.
Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment
remained as free of accident hazards as was possible and failed to ensure a residents received adequate
supervision to prevent accidents. This affected one (Resident #87) of three residents reviewed for
wandering behavior. The facility census was 89.
Findings include:
Review of the medical record for Resident #87 revealed an admission date of 04/26/21 with diagnoses
including dementia, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and congestive heart failure.
Review of the plan of care for Resident #87 dated 04/26/21 revealed the resident had exit seeking behavior
and was an elopement risk. The resident wandered about the facility in her wheelchair looking for a way
home. Interventions included the use of the alert bracelet to her ankle and to calmly redirect to an
appropriate area.
Review of the physician's orders for Resident #87 revealed an order dated 04/17/23 for a secure bracelet
for the resident's ankle to prevent elopement form the facility and order dated 05/26/23 for a regular, soft
and bite sized texture diet with minced meats.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:17 P.M. with Licensed Practical (LPN) #100 confirmed she worked over until 2:00
A.M. on 05/20/24 which was the night Resident #87 was found in the unlocked facility kitchen unattended.
LPN #100 confirmed on 05/20/24 around 1:50 A.M. she asked Nursing Assistant (NA) #115 if he had seen
the resident, but the aide had not seen Resident #87. On 05/20/24 at approximately 2:00 A.M. NA #115
found Resident #87 in the kitchen with an opened bag of potato chips on her lap. LPN #100 confirmed the
kitchen was usually locked and she was unsure why it had been left unlocked. LPN #100 confirmed she
reported the incident to Registered Nurse (RN) #110 right after it happened. LPN #100 confirmed RN #100
told her that because Resident #87 did not leave the building, no documentation was necessary.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:53 P.M. with NA #115 confirmed he worked on night shift on the night Resident
#87 was found in the unattended facility kitchen. NA #115 stated Resident #87 was a wanderer and he and
he went to look for her after he had not seen her for about 10 minutes. NA #115 confirmed he found
Resident #87 eating potato chips in the unlocked and unattended kitchen. NA #115 confirmed when he
found Resident #87, she had already consumed a whole snack size bag of baked chips when staff removed
the resident from the kitchen. NA #115 further confirmed the kitchen was normally locked and he did not
know how it was left unlocked.
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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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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Post Acute
7743 County Road 1
South Point, OH 45680
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:50 P.M. with the Dietician confirmed Resident #87 was on a diet where all foods
were to be soft and bite sized, except meats which were to be minced and moist. The Dietitian confirmed
Resident #87 had dysphagia and should not eat potato chips because they not considered a safe texture in
keeping with the resident's diet.
Interview with on 06/24/24 at 1:35 P.M. with RN #100 confirmed LPN #100 called her on 05/20/24 and told
her that Resident #87 had been gone for about 15 minutes when she was found in the unlocked and
unattended facility kitchen. RN #100 stated she did not remember being told that she ate anything. RN
#100 confirmed the kitchen is normally locked when unattended and residents are not normally allowed in
the kitchen. RN #100 confirmed Resident #87 could have gotten hurt if she would have turned the stove on,
got out a knife, or ate something not on her diet. RN #100 stated she never told LPN #100 not to document
the incident.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 2:40 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed one nurse on night shift
had a key to the kitchen and must have went in and failed to lock the kitchen. The DON confirmed Resident
#87 had dysphagia and was not safe to eat potato chips, and staff had not informed her Resident #87 had
eaten chips when she was found unattended in the facility kitchen on 05/20/24.
This deficiency represents noncompliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00154534.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
365620
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Post Acute
7743 County Road 1
South Point, OH 45680
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0842
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in
accordance with accepted professional standards.
Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment
remained as free of accident hazards as was possible and failed to ensure a residents received adequate
supervision to prevent accidents. This affected one (Resident #87) of three residents reviewed for
wandering behavior. The facility census was 89.
Findings include:
Review of the medical record for Resident #87 revealed an admission date of 04/26/21 with diagnoses
including dementia, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and congestive heart failure.
Review of the plan of care for Resident #87 dated 04/26/21 revealed the resident had exit seeking behavior
and was an elopement risk. The resident wandered about the facility in her wheelchair looking for a way
home. Interventions included the use of the alert bracelet to her ankle and to calmly redirect to an
appropriate area.
Review of the physician's orders for Resident #87 revealed an order dated 04/17/23 for a secure bracelet
for the resident's ankle to prevent elopement form the facility and order dated 05/26/23 for a regular, soft
and bite sized texture diet with minced meats.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:17 P.M. with Licensed Practical (LPN) #100 confirmed she worked over until 2:00
A.M. on 05/20/24 which was the night Resident #87 was found in the unlocked facility kitchen unattended.
LPN #100 confirmed on 05/20/24 around 1:50 A.M. she asked Nursing Assistant (NA) #115 if he had seen
the resident, but the aide had not seen Resident #87. On 05/20/24 at approximately 2:00 A.M. NA #115
found Resident #87 in the kitchen with an opened bag of potato chips on her lap. LPN #100 confirmed the
kitchen was usually locked and she was unsure why it had been left unlocked. LPN #100 confirmed she
reported the incident to Registered Nurse (RN) #110 right after it happened. LPN #100 confirmed RN #100
told her that because Resident #87 did not leave the building, no documentation was necessary.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:53 P.M. with NA #115 confirmed he worked on night shift on the night Resident
#87 was found in the unattended facility kitchen. NA #115 stated Resident #87 was a wanderer and he and
he went to look for her after he had not seen her for about 10 minutes. NA #115 confirmed he found
Resident #87 eating potato chips in the unlocked and unattended kitchen. NA #115 confirmed when he
found Resident #87, she had already consumed a whole snack size bag of baked chips when staff removed
the resident from the kitchen. NA #115 further confirmed the kitchen was normally locked and he did not
know how it was left unlocked.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 1:50 P.M. with the Dietician confirmed Resident #87 was on a diet where all foods
were to be soft and bite sized, except meats which were to be minced and moist. The Dietitian confirmed
Resident #87 had dysphagia and should not eat potato chips because they not considered a safe texture in
keeping with the resident's diet.
Interview with on 06/24/24 at 1:35 P.M. with RN #100 confirmed LPN #100 called her on 05/20/24 and told
her that Resident #87 had been gone for about 15 minutes when she was found in the unlocked and
unattended facility kitchen. RN #100 stated she did not remember being told that she ate anything. RN
#100 confirmed the kitchen is normally locked when unattended and residents are not normally
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
365620
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Post Acute
7743 County Road 1
South Point, OH 45680
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 0842
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
allowed in the kitchen. RN #100 confirmed Resident #87 could have gotten hurt if she would have turned
the stove on, got out a knife, or ate something not on her diet. RN #100 stated she never told LPN #100 not
to document the incident.
Interview on 06/24/24 at 2:40 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed one nurse on night shift
had a key to the kitchen and must have went in and failed to lock the kitchen. The DON confirmed Resident
#87 had dysphagia and was not safe to eat potato chips, and staff had not informed her Resident #87 had
eaten chips when she was found unattended in the facility kitchen on 05/20/24. The DON confirmed the
incident on 05/20/24 involving Resident #87 should have been documented in the resident's medical
record.
This deficiency represents noncompliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00154534.
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AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
365620
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Post Acute
7743 County Road 1
South Point, OH 45680
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 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on medical record review, resident interview, staff interview and review of the facility policy, the
facility policy failed to notify local health department and visitors to the facility of an outbreak of a stomach
virus which infected residents and staff. This affected 19 of 19 residents reviewed for stomach virus
symptoms. The facility census was 89 residents.
Residents Affected - Some
Findings include:
Review of the medical record for Resident #11 revealed an admission date of 06/18/24 with diagnoses
including cellulitis in left lower extremity, diabetes mellitus type two, depression, morbid obesity, and
gastrointestinal reflux disease.
Review of the nursing progress notes for Resident #11 dated 06/18/24 to 06/26/24 revealed they did not
include information regarding a stomach virus or documentation regarding notification to resident's
representatives of an outbreak of a stomach virus.
Review of the medical records for Residents #2, #18 and #38 revealed the residents had nausea, vomiting
and or diarrhea from 06/15/24 through 06/19/24. There was no documentation regarding resident
representative notification of an outbreak of stomach virus.
Interview on 06/26/24 at 10:06 A.M. with Resident #2 confirmed she had been sick a couple of weeks ago
along with other residents. Resident #2 stated her symptoms included nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Interview on 06/26/24 at 10:03 A.M. with Resident #18 confirmed she had been sick a couple of weeks ago
with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Interview on 06/27/24 at 9:15 A. M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #156 confirmed she had a
stomach virus a couple of weeks ago and she had to call off work due to her symptoms.
Interview on 06/27/24 at 9:18 A.M. with State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) #145 confirmed she had a
stomach virus a couple weeks ago and she had to call off work due to her symptoms.
Interview on 06/27/24 at 9:22 A.M. with STNA #114 confirmed she had a stomach virus a couple weeks
ago and was sent home from work when she developed symptoms.
Interview on 06/26/24 at 2:41 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed the facility had an outbreak
of a stomach virus in early June 2024 which infected 19 residents and eight staff members.
The DON further confirmed the facility did not notify the local health department of the outbreak of the virus
with symptoms including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, nor had the facility notified visitors and resident
representatives of the outbreak.
Review of the facility policy titled Outbreak Prevention and Intervention dated 11/23/23 revealed outbreak
measures would be instituted whenever there was an incidence of infections above what was normally
expected considering seasonal variation. Appropriate notifications would be issued to the medical director,
the attending physician, administrator, all departments, and family members at a
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
365620
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/27/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Post Acute
7743 County Road 1
South Point, OH 45680
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
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
minimum and to appropriate state and local officials. The facility should determine that an outbreak existed
when a commonality of symptoms was evident among residents and or staff with common person, place or
time. The facility should educate the staff, residents and visitors of their individual responsibilities and
importance of compliance with any isolation requirements.
Residents Affected - Some
This deficiency represents noncompliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00155114.
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