F 0684
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
medical record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to comprehensively assess
as well as monitor non-pressure skin areas. This affected two (Residents #13 and #14) of three residents
reviewed for skin issues. The census was 50.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. Review of Resident #13's medical record revealed Resident #13 was admitted to the facility on [DATE].
His diagnoses included but were not limited to Alzheimer's disease, type two diabetes, atherosclerotic heart
disease, anemia, schizophrenia, vitamin D deficiency, chronic kidney disease, dementia, hypertensive heart
and chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia.
Review of Resident #13's Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 01/06/24, revealed Resident #13
had a severe cognitive impairment.
Review of Resident #13 skin assessment, dated 03/12/24, revealed the facility documented he had no new
or existing skin issues.
Review of Resident #13's physician orders, dated 03/15/24, revealed he was ordered Hydrocortisone
(steroid) External Cream 2.5 percent for contact dermatitis for seven days. There were no skin assessments
or progress notes to support the initial diagnosis of dermatitis, and there were no ongoing skin
assessments or progress notes to support monitoring of the dermatitis/rash/skin issue.
Review of Resident #13 skin assessments, dated 03/19/24 and 03/27/24, revealed the facility documented
he had no new or existing skin issues.
Review of Resident #13's skin assessment, dated 04/02/24, revealed there was a skin issue documented,
but the assessment also stated that the skin issue was not new. It did not indicate what the skin issue was,
where it was located, or any description of the skin issue.
Review of Resident #13 physician orders, dated 04/03/24, revealed he was ordered Permethrin External
Cream five percent (medication used to treat scabies) to be spread over his whole body one time for a rash.
There was no documentation indicating where the rash was located.
2. Review of Resident #14's medical record revealed Resident #14 was admitted to the facility on [DATE].
His diagnoses included but were not limited to dementia, need for assistance with personal care,
dysphagia, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, retention of urine, single subsegmental pulmonary
embolism, history of falling, long term use of anticoagulants, and hyperlipidemia.
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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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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
365893
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
365893
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/05/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Berea Center
49 Sheldon Rd
Berea, OH 44017
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 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of Resident #14's MDS assessment, dated 01/04/24, revealed he had a severe cognitive
impairment.
Review of Resident #14's skin assessments, dated 02/28/24, 03/06/24, 03/12/24, 03/19/24, and 03/27/24,
revealed the facility documented he had no new or existing skin issues.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of Resident #14's physician orders, dated 03/02/24 to 03/07/24, revealed he was ordered
Hydrocortisone External Cream 2.5 percent for contact dermatitis for five days. There were no skin
assessments or progress notes to support the initial diagnosis of dermatitis and there were no ongoing skin
assessments or progress notes to support monitoring of the dermatitis/rash/skin issue.
Review of Resident #14's physician orders, dated 03/08/24 to 03/13/24, revealed he was ordered
Hydrocortisone External Cream 2.5 percent for contact dermatitis for five days. There were no skin
assessments or progress notes to support the initial diagnosis of dermatitis and there were no ongoing skin
assessments or progress notes to support monitoring of the dermatitis/rash/skin issue.
Review of Resident #14's physician orders, dated 03/14/24 to 03/21/24, revealed he was ordered
Hydrocortisone External Cream 2.5 percent for contact dermatitis for seven days. There were no skin
assessments or progress notes to support the initial diagnosis of dermatitis and there were no ongoing skin
assessments or progress notes to support monitoring of the dermatitis/rash/skin issue.
Review of Resident #14's skin assessment, dated 04/02/24, revealed there was a skin issue documented,
but the assessment also stated that the skin issue was not new. It did not indicate what the skin issue was,
where it was located, or any description of the skin issue.
Review of Resident #14's physician orders, dated 04/03/24, revealed he had a dermatology appointment to
determine the cause/extent of the skin issues that had not been resolved.
Review of Resident #14's physician orders, dated 04/03/24, revealed he was ordered Permethrin External
Cream five percent to be spread over his whole body one time for suspected scabies. There was no
documentation to support where the rash/skin issues/suspected scabies was located.
Interview with the Director of Nursing and Administrator on 04/05/24 at 12:50 P.M. confirmed there were no
skin assessments, monitoring, or initial documentation of both Resident #13 and Resident #14's
dermatitis/rash/skin issues. They confirmed the Residents #13 and #14 had skin issues that were found by
staff and treated but were not included on the skin assessments. They confirmed Resident #14 was sent to
the dermatologist and was diagnosed with and treated for suspected scabies. They also confirmed they
treated Resident #13's skin issues/rash in the same manner as Resident #14 and Resident #14 was
suspected of having scabies. Neither Resident #13 or Resident #14 were confirmed to have scabies since
the dermatologist declined to scrape Resident #14's skin in order to confirm it was scabies and it was
decided the best course of action was to treat the skin issues as if they did have scabies.
Interview with Registered Nurse (RN) #102 and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #103 on 04/05/24 at 1:00
P.M. revealed they were spoosed to perform skin assessments on the residents each week. If the resident
had a new skin issue then they were to document it on the weekly skin assessment form. They were
supposed to describe the type of skin issue, where it was, and who they contacted about the skin issue.
They also revealed they were supposed to document the progression/regression of the resident's skin
issues in the residents medical record, and document if/when a skin issue moves to another
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
365893
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
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
365893
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/05/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Berea Center
49 Sheldon Rd
Berea, OH 44017
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 0684
area of the body.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Interview with Nurse Practitioner #101 on 04/05/24 at 1:15 P.M. confirmed the order for hydrocortisone for
Resident #14 was ordered each time because Resident #14's rash was moving to different areas. She was
not sure if the facility documented where the rashes were located each time they notified her of the
changes to the rash and received a new order for hydrocortisone. She confirmed she saw the rash on his
back and his chest; but she confirmed she did not describe what the rash looked like each time she
assessed it.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the facility policy titled Scabies Management and Care, dated 07/07/17, revealed scabies was
defined as a common, contagious, intensely itchy skin condition caused by a tiny, burrowing parasitic mites.
Staff are to perform visual skin assessments on admission. If noted with red, raised areas with tracks or
crusted, rash areas particularly on hands, fingers, toes, buttocks, and belt, sock, and bra area, contact the
physician/provider. All abnormalities are noted and documented. The attending physician will be notified, as
well as the attending physician of the roommate and other close contacts. The physician may order
prophylactic treatment depending on each circumstance. The resident's responsible party will be notified as
well. If scabies is diagnosed, notify the responsible party that those who had recent contact, including
roommates with the resident, should follow up with their physician for treatment including possible
prophylactic treatment to prevent spreading the mite to others. There is no effective, recommended
over-the-counter treatment for scabies. The facility is to implement contact precautions. A private room is
desirable, if the resident is not cognitively intact, update the care plan, obtain labs as ordered including skin
scraping for identification, staff to wear appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) when providing
direct care, and discontinue contact precautions 24 hours after initial treatment. The incubation period can
be two to six weeks before signs or symptoms occur. Clinical signs of infestation may include tiny vesicles
or blisters where the scabies mite has penetrated the skin and tiny, slightly elevated, linear burrows, about
0.5 millimeters (mm) in diameter and three to 15 mm in length, containing the mites and their eggs. Failure
to identify positive scrapings does not indicate a negative diagnosis. It is very difficult to obtain a positive
scraping because only one or two mites may cause multiple lesions. Often diagnosis is made from signs
and symptoms and treatment is followed without scraping sent to lab.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00152194.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
365893
If continuation sheet
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