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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
record review, interview, and facility policy review the facility failed to accurately assess, document, and
treat a new onset of a diabetic ulcer for Resident #80, who was dependent on staff for care. This affected
one resident (#80) out of three residents reviewed for skin impairment. The facility census was 79.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Review of the medical record for Resident #80 revealed an admission date of 07/10/23 with a discharge to
the hospital on [DATE]. Diagnoses included type two diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's disease, high blood
pressure, and chronic kidney disease.
Review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #80 had
impaired cognition. Resident #80 was dependent for bed mobility, transfers, and was non-ambulatory.
Review of Resident #80's behaviors revealed the resident would be combative and aggressive when
receiving care from staff. Resident #80 was receiving dressing changes to the right foot.
Review of the plan of care dated 07/10/23 revealed Resident #80 was at risk for skin impairment due to the
diagnoses including type two diabetes mellitus and non-ambulatory status.
Review of Resident #80's nurse progress notes dated from 01/11/24 to 01/12/24 revealed Resident #80 did
not have documentation for a scabbed area located on the right lateral dorsal foot, and there was no wound
assessment completed.
Review of the wound care team's progress notes dated 01/12/24 revealed Resident #80 was evaluated for
a right lateral dorsal foot/great toe diabetic ulcer, onset 01/11/24, measuring 2.0 centimeters (cm) by 0.7 cm
with no depth. The area was 100% covered by a crust (scab), and there was no treatment in place.
Interview on 04/30/24 at 11:35 A.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) revealed Resident #80's initial
scabbed area to the right lateral dorsal foot was reported on 01/11/24 to Registered Nurse (RN) #310 by an
unknown nurse. The DON confirmed there were no progress notes or wound measurements, or
assessment completed in Resident #80's medical record dated 01/11/24.
Interview on 04/30/24 at 3:11 P.M. with RN #310 revealed no recollection of who reported Resident #80's
initial scabbed area on the right dorsal lateral foot.
Review of Resident #80's physician orders revealed an order dated 01/12/24 for cleansing the right lateral
dorsal foot with normal saline, pat dry, apply Medihoney, cover with a foam dressing, and
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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
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
365665
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/01/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Meadow Wind Health Care Center
300 23rd Street NE
Massillon, OH 44646
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)
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change three times per week. There were no orders for treatment dated prior to this order.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Interview on 04/30/24 at 3:10 P.M. with facility wound nurse RN #310 revealed when skin impairment is
identified the nurses are expected to enter a progress note, initiate, and complete a wound assessment,
notify the physician or nurse practitioner, initiate a treatment order, and determine how the skin impairment
developed. RN #310 confirmed Resident #80 did not have a progress note, a completed initial wound
assessment, and there was no initial treatment order initiated for the scabbed area identified on Resident
#80's right lateral dorsal foot.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the facility's policy titled, Skin Breakdown - Clinical Protocol dated 03/01/14 revealed, The nurse
shall describe and document/report the following: full assessment including location, stage, length, width
and depth, presence of exudate or necrotic tissue; pain assessment; resident's mobility status; current
treatment; all active diagnosis.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00153330.
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