F 0760
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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, review of the consult/communication sheet, review of the
appointment sheet, and review of online medication prescribing information, the facility failed to ensure
anticoagulant medication was held prior to a scheduled procedure resulting in the procedure having to be
rescheduled. This affected one resident (#105) of three reviewed who received anticoagulant medication.
The facility identified 31 residents currently received anticoagulant medications. The facility census was
101.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Review of the medical record revealed Resident #105 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Diagnoses
included heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and malignant neoplasm of the kidney. This resident was discharged
from the facility on 06/19/23.
Review of the discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #105
received anticoagulation medication for seven days during the seven day review period.
Review of the facility consult/communication sheet dated 05/24/23 revealed Resident #105 was ordered to
have an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) scheduled to screen for varices (abnormal veins in the
lower part of the tube running from the throat to the stomach).
Review of the appointment sheet revealed Resident #105 was scheduled to have the ordered EGD
completed on 06/15/23 at 10:00 A.M. Instruction included to notify the office or prescribing provider if taking
blood thinners.
Review of the physicians orders dated 06/08/23 revealed Resident #105 was to have an EGD performed on
06/15/23 and was to have nothing by mouth after midnight on 06/15/23.
Review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) dated June 2023 revealed Resident #105 was
documented to have been administered five milligrams (mg) of the medication Eliquis (an anticoagulant,
blood thinning medication) at 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. on 06/13/23 and 06/14/23.
Review of the progress note dated 06/14/23 and written by the Director of Nursing (DON), revealed a call
was received from the daughter of Resident #105 regarding cancellation and rescheduling of EGD. The
daughter sought clarification as to why the cancellation was necessary and blood thinner orders. The
daughter was informed the resident took a blood thinner and would not be able to have the procedure so
the office rescheduled the appointment.
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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
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Event ID:
365693
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
365693
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/11/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Western Hills Retirement Village
6210 Cleves Warsaw Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45233
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 0760
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Telephone interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #900 on 07/10/23 at 3:05 P.M., revealed Resident
#105 returned from the hospital on [DATE] and orders were re-initiated for the resident to have the EGD
performed on 06/15/23 and to have nothing by mouth after midnight on 06/15/23. LPN #900 stated the
orders to hold the residents prescribed medication Eliquis for two days prior to the scheduled EGD had
been in place before the resident went to the hospital, but were not re-initiated when he returned to the
facility on [DATE] due to being unsure if he was still going to have the EGD done.
Interview with the DON on 07/11/23 at 9:30 A.M., verified there had been an order for Resident #105's
Eliquis to be held for two days prior to the scheduled EGD before the resident went to the hospital which
were not implemented upon the residents return from the hospital. The DON further verified the resident
was administered Eliquis within two days of the scheduled EGD resulting in the procedure being
rescheduled.
Review of the online prescribing information for the medication Eliquis
(https://packageinserts.bms.com/pi/pi_eliquis.pdf), not dated, revealed Eliquis should be discontinued at
least 48 hours prior to elective surgery or invasive procedures with a moderate or high risk of unacceptable
or clinically significant bleeding.
This deficiency represents non-compliance discovered in Complaint Number OH00143839.
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