F 0578
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to
participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
medical record review, review of facility policy and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure advance
directive orders were appropriately included in both the physical chart and the electronic medical record.
This affected one (#95) of one resident reviewed for Advanced Directives. The facility census was 76.
Findings include:
Review of Resident #76's closed medical record revealed an admission date of [DATE], with a re-admission
date of [DATE], with diagnoses including gastrointestinal hemorrhage, duodenal ulcer, muscle weakness,
ischemic cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, non-rheumatic aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation,
myasthenia gravis, chronic pulmonary edema, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, anemia, and
depression. Resident #72 passed away in the facility on [DATE].
Review of Resident #72's electronic medical record listed the resident as a full code.
Review of physician order dated [DATE] revealed Resident #72 to be full code.
Review of physician progress note assessment dated [DATE] revealed that Resident #72 disposition was
now Do Not Resuscitate Comfort Care, Resident #76 and family considering hospice care.
Review of progress note dated [DATE] revealed Resident #72 expired on this date surrounded by loved
ones at 3:46 P.M., determined by two Registered Nurses listening for heart beat apically. Family made the
resident's representative aware of expiration. Nurse received order to release body to funeral home. Family
currently with resident saying last goodbyes.
Interview on [DATE] at 3:30 P.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) verified that the electronic health record
states full code, and the hard chart had a Do Not Resuscitate Comfort Care document.
Review of the policy titled Do Not Resuscitate Order, dated 04/2017 revealed the Do Not Resuscitate order
must be signed by the resident's Attending Physician on the physician's order sheet maintained in the
resident's medical record.
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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Event ID:
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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
366389
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/21/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Forest Hills Healthcare Center.
8700 Moran Road
Cincinnati, OH 45244
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 0758
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated,
prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic
medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide a stop date for an as needed psychotropic
medication and review every 14 days. This affected one (#41) of six residents reviewed for psychotropic
medications. The facility census was 76.
Findings include:
Review of Resident #41's medical record revealed an admission date of 02/01/17 and re-admission date of
02/28/18, with diagnoses including insomnia, muscle weakness, dementia, chronic systolic heart failure,
hypertension, anxiety, depression, hyperlipidemia, angina pectoris, and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
Review of the Annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #41 had
severe cognitive deficits, requires limited assistance with dressing, supervision with all other activities of
daily living, occasionally incontinent of bladder, and always continent of bowel.
Review of physician order dated 05/25/18 revealed Clonazepam (Klonopin) one milligram (mg) every 24
hours as needed with no stop date.
Review of a pharmacy monthly record review dated 10/12/18 revealed Resident #41 has an as needed
order for clonazepam one milligram. It may have been ordered for an acute condition and may no longer be
needed. Consider discontinuing, if still needed please add a stop date.
Review of Geropsychiatry Consultation follow up dated 12/19/18 revealed the physician will continue to
evaluate the need for all these medications including the as needed Klonopin in 90 days.
Review of Medication Administration Sheets for 12/2018, 01/2019, 02/2019, and 03/2019 revealed the last
time clonazepam 1 mg was administrated was on 12/14/18.
An interview on 03/20/19 at 3:33 P.M., with the Director of Nursing verified there was no stop date for
clonazepam 1 mg order, and that the medication had not been given to Resident #41 since 12/14/18.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
366389
If continuation sheet
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