F 0744
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on medical record review, staff interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to maintain a
safe environment for residents residing on the secured memory care unit, when Resident #21 was able to
retrieve a steak knife from behind the nursing station. This affected one resident (#21) of three residents
reviewed for environment, and had the potential to affect all 23 residents (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9,
#10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, and #23) residing on the secured memory
care unit. The facility census was 100.
Residents Affected - Some
Findings include:
Review of Resident #21's medical record revealed an initial admission date of 02/08/23. Diagnoses
included dementia, tremor, age-related debility, hypertension, and altered mental status.
Review of Resident #21's most recent completed Minimum Data Set assessment, dated 04/30/23, identified
the resident was cognitively impaired with a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of five. The
resident exhibited verbal behaviors directed toward others and other behavioral symptoms not directed
toward others between one and three days within the lookback period. The resident required supervision for
a majority of the activities of daily living.
Review of Resident #21's current plan of care, revised 03/17/23, revealed the resident was at risk for harm
to self. Goals included remaining safe in a secure setting. Interventions included assisting with
decision-making as needed, allowing time to perform tasks, and minimizing environmental stimulation.
Review of Resident #21's current plan of care, revised 03/17/23, revealed there was a need to monitor
behaviors, resident had potential for altered behavioral patterns, disruptive interactions, disruptive verbally,
resistive to care, violence/anger, agitation and/or anxiety, agitation, altered thought process, dementia,
wandered into other resident rooms, refused care, rummaged in other resident belongings, carried his
belongings around, hid or slept in other resident beds, got combative, and agitated with staff providing care.
Interventions included administering prescribed medications, praising positive behavior, and removing from
public area when behavior was unacceptable.
Review of Resident #21's nursing progress notes dated 05/10/23 and timed 6:10 P.M. revealed the
resident's niece attempted to cut off the resident's wander management device. The niece was educated on
the importance of the resident having the device on. The niece then handed the resident a long pointed end
piece of metal so he could try to take it off himself. The object was removed from the resident's possession
and was in a safe keeping place.
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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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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
365865
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/15/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Main Street Care Center
500 Community Drive
Avon Lake, OH 44012
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 0744
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Review of Resident #21's nursing progress notes dated 06/12/23 and timed 5:07 P.M. revealed the resident
cut off his wander management device. The resident was educated on the importance of the wander
management device and not to cut it off. Another wander management device was placed on the resident.
Review of Resident #21's nursing progress notes dated 06/14/23 revealed during care State Tested Nurse
Aides (STNA) found a sharp steak knife wrapped in paper and stuffed inside socks and the resident was
carrying it around. The knife was removed from the resident, the Nurse Practitioner was notified, and the
resident was sent to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. The resident returned to the facility
on the evening of 06/14/23.
Interview on 06/14/23 at 10:33 A.M. with STNA #365 revealed Resident #21 had previously been found with
nail clippers which he used to cut or attempt to cut his wander management device of with. The resident
had also been found to have scissors which staff believed the resident obtained from his family. STNA #365
reported on 06/14/23, the resident was found to have a steak knife. STNA #365 stated Resident #21 had
been harmful before and residents residing on the memory care unit were not supposed to have sharp
objects such as knives or scissors.
Interview on 06/14/23 at 12:49 P.M. with Registered Nurse (RN) #403 revealed on 06/12/23, Resident #21
had obtained a pair of scissors and cut off his wander management device. RN #403 stated she believed
the resident obtained the scissors from a family member. RN #403 also verified Resident #21 was found to
have a steak knife hidden in a sock on 06/14/23.
Interview on 06/14/23 at 5:38 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) verified residents residing on the
memory care unit were not supposed to have sharp objects such as scissors and knives. The DON also
verified Resident #21 had and previously used nail clippers and scissors to cut off and/or attempt to cut off
his wander management device. The DON reported the scissors were obtained from a family member and
staff were unsure of how the resident obtained the nail clippers. The DON verified the resident was found
with a steak knife on 06/14/23, which he had retrieved from behind the nursing station while staff were not
in the area. The DON confirmed there are 23 residents (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12,
#13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, and #23) residing on the secured memory care unit that
could have potentially been affected.
Review of the facility-provided document titled Nursing Home Residents' [NAME] of Rights, not dated,
revealed residents had the right to safe and clean living environment.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00143144.
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