F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
medical record review, staff interview and policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was provided
with appropriate assistance and supervision during bed mobility which resulted in the resident having an
avoidable fall from the bed. This affected one (#23) out of four residents reviewed for accidents. Facility
census was 61.
Findings Include:
Review of Resident #23's medical record revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE].
Diagnoses include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mood disorder, dementia, unsteady feet, and
lack of coordination.
Review of the comprehensive Minimum Data Set, (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #23
had severely impaired cognition and was required total staff assistance for bed mobility, transfers,
locomotion, dressing, toileting and personal hygiene.
Review of plan of care for Resident #23 dated 08/07/23 revealed the resident required total care. Review of
Resident #23 plan of care revealed there was an update on 09/21/23 which instructed staff to use two
assist for bed mobility.
Review of nursing progress note dated 09/17/23 at 1:00 A.M. revealed the State Tested Nurse Aide, (STNA)
#50 reported to Registered Nurse, (RN) #56 that Resident #23 fell in his/her room. RN #56 found Resident
#23 on the floor between the window and the bed, with the resident head at the foot of the bed. Resident
#23 was alert and able to speak. Resident #23 complained of pain on left side of the head and body. Blood
was noted under left side of face. The emergency squad transported Resident #23 to the hospital at 1:20
A.M. Resident #23's guardian and Director of Nursing, (DON) were notified. On 09/17/23 at 5:00 A.M.,
Resident #23 returned from the hospital with a band-aid over superficial laceration measuring 0.5
centimeters by 0.5 centimeters (cm) by (x) 0.1 cm on the left zygoma, (cheekbone). There was no bleeding
and no other injuries.
Review of hospital records dated 09/17/23 at 2:00 A.M. revealed the Resident #23 arrived at the emergency
room with a head laceration from a fall. Resident #23 was alert and had dried blood to the left anterior
forehead. Wound care was completed, and the resident departed the emergency room at 3:56 A.M. There
were no follow-up orders.
Review of the Interdisciplinary Team documentation of 09/18/23 at 12:03 P.M., revealed the fall follow up
investigation revealed the STNA #50 informed the RN #56 of the Resident #23 fall. STNA #50
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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
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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
366427
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/16/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Liberty Nursing Center of Colerain Inc
8440 Livingston Road
Cincinnati, OH 45247
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 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
reported the resident was rolled on her side in bed, when STNA #50 stepped away a few feet to the sink to
obtain a towel Resident #23 rolled out of the bed onto the floor. The new intervention was to require a two
person assist and STNA education.
Review of skin assessment dated [DATE] revealed Nurse Practitioner, (NP) #100 assessed Resident #23
left brow laceration as dry and measured 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.1 cm.
Review of physician orders dated 09/19/23 to 10/03/23 revealed Resident #23 an order to treat head
laceration with betadine daily and leave open to air daily. There was an order for two people to assistance
with care dated 09/20/23.
Interview on 10/16/23 at 12:35 P.M. the Director of Nursing, (DON) verified on 09/17/23 at 1:00 A.M. STNA
#50 was providing care to Resident #23 in bed. STNA #50 rolled the resident onto the resident's side.
STNA #50 walked into the bathroom, approximately 10 feet from the resident's bed, and Resident #23
rolled onto the floor, sustaining a laceration to the left eye. The DON stated RN #56 was notified, completed
an assessment and Resident #23 was sent to the emergency room at 1:20 A.M. The DON stated Resident
#23 return to the facility at 5:00 A.M. with a wound measuring 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.1 cm above the left eye.
There was a first aid treatment the wound. The wound was healed on 10/03/23. The DON verified STNA
#50 should not have left Resident #23 unattended while the resident was rolled his/her left side.
Review of facility policy titled, Bath, Bed, dated March 2021, revealed the staff are to place all supplies at
the bedside so they can easily be reached.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Master Complaint Number OH00146660 and
Complaint Number OH00146536.
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