F 0640
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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 and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure Minimum Data Set (MDS)
assessments were completed and transmitted within 14 days. This affected two (Residents #401 and #402)
of six residents reviewed for assessments. The facility census was 38 residents.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. Review of the medical record for Resident #401 revealed an admission date of 03/29/25 with diagnoses
including cellulitis of the left finger, asthma, and type two diabetes mellitus and a discharged from the
facility on 04/21/25.
Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for Resident #401 dated 04/04/25 revealed
the resident was cognitively intact and required staff assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs.)
Review of the discharge return anticipated (DRA) MDS assessment for Resident #401 dated 04/19/25
revealed the MDS was in progress and had not been transmitted.
Review of the progress note for Resident #401 dated 04/19/25 timed at 11:42 A.M. revealed the resident's
representative called the urologist and was instructed to take the resident to the emergency room (ER).
Resident #401 left the facility with two friends and his representative in an automobile.
Review of the progress note for Resident #401 dated 04/20/25 timed at 7:18 P.M. revealed the resident
returned to the facility at 6:50 P.M.
Review of the DRA MDS assessment for Resident #401 dated 04/21/25 revealed the MDS was in progress
and had not been transmitted.
Review of the progress note for Resident #401 dated 04/21/25 timed at 11:55 A.M. revealed the resident
had discharged home.
Interview on 05/12/25 at 3:46 P.M with MDS Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #215 confirmed the DRA MDS
assessments dated 04/19/25 and 04/21/25 for Resident #401 had not been transmitted within 14 days as
required.
2. Review of the medical record for Resident #402 revealed an admission date of 07/11/24 with diagnoses
including cerebral infarction, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and a
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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
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Facility ID:
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Event ID:
366216
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
366216
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Mason Health Care Center
5640 Cox-Smith Road
Mason, OH 45040
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 0640
discharge date of 04/30/25.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of the admission MDS assessment for Resident #402's dated 01/16/25 revealed the resident was
cognitively intact and required assistance with ADLs.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the quarterly MDS assessment for Resident #402 dated 04/18/25 revealed the MDS was in
progress and had not been transmitted.
Review of the DRA MDS assessment for Resident #402 dated 04/30/25 revealed the MDS was in progress
and had not been transmitted.
Review of the progress note for Resident #402 dated 04/30/25 timed at 7:38 P.M. revealed the resident was
transported to the emergency room (ER).
Interview on 05/12/25 at 3:46 P.M with MDS LPN #215 confirmed the quarterly MDS assessment dated
[DATE] and the DRA MDS assessment dated [DATE] for Resident #402 had not been transmitted within 14
days as required.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
366216
If continuation sheet
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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
366216
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Mason Health Care Center
5640 Cox-Smith Road
Mason, OH 45040
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 0761
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Based on observation, staff interview, and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to ensure
medications in the medication cart were labeled and stored in proper containers. This affected all of the
residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 38 residents.
Findings include:
Observation on 05/12/25 at 9:00 A.M of the nurse two medication cart on the skilled care hallway revealed
there were 19 loose pills of various shapes and colors in the bottom of the medication cart.
Interview on 05/12/25 at 9:00 A.M. with Registered Nurse (RN) #221 confirmed there were 19 loose pills of
various shapes and colors in the bottom of the nurse two medication cart on the skilled care hallway. RN
#221 confirmed she was not able to identify the 19 pills nor to whom the 19 pills were prescribed.
Observation on 05/12/25 at 9:26 A.M of the nurse two medication cart on the long-term care hallway
revealed there were 92 loose pills of various shapes and colors in the bottom of the medication cart.
Interview on 05/12/25 at 9:26 A.M with RN #221 confirmed there were 92 loose pills of various shapes and
colors in the bottom of the nurse two medication cart on the long-term care hallway. RN #221 confirmed
she was not able to identify the 92 pills nor to whom the 92 pills were prescribed.
Observation on 05/12/25 at 9:32 A.M of the nurse one medication cart on the long-term care hallway
revealed there were 130 loose pills of various shapes and colors in the bottom of the medication cart.
Interview on 05/12/25 at 9:32 A.M with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #224 confirmed there were 130
loose pills of various shapes and colors in the bottom of the nurse one medication cart on the long-term
care hallway. LPN #224 confirmed she was not able to identify the 130 pills nor to whom the pills were
prescribed.
Review of the facility policy titled Medication Storage dated November 2021 revealed drugs should
dispensed and stored in the manufacturer's original container.
This deficiency represents noncompliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00165462.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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