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
Based on clinical record reviews, interviews with staff and and policy and procedure review, it was
determined that the facility failed to ensure that physician's orders were follow for one of ten residents
reviewed. (Resident R1)
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
A review of the facility policy titled administering medications August 18, 2022 revealed that medications
and treatments were to be administrated in a safe and timely manner as prescribed by the physician. The
policy also indicated that medications and treatments must be administered in accordance with the
physician's orders, including any required time frame or parameters as specified by the physician. This
policy said that if the drug was withheld the individual administering the medication was responsible to use
the correct documentation on the MAR (Medication Administration Record) space provided for that drug.
The policy indicated that the person administering the medication was responsible for recording the date
and time of administration.
A review of the policy titled physicians' medication orders dated August 18, 2024 revealed that a medication
or treatment was to be administered upon a physician's order by a person licensed to prescribed
medications and treatments in the State. The policy also said that verbal orders for treatments and drugs
were to be received by licensed nurses.
Review of Resident R1 was readmitted to the nursing facility on August 16, 2024 with a diagnosis of
replaced dislodged DOB Hoff tube (used for enteral feedings and medications for residents with swallowing
problems), aspiration pneumonitis, and respiratory failure.
Review of physician's orders for August, 2024 revealed a physician's order for Metoprolol tartrate (drug
therapy for angina) 25 milligrams (mg) to be given every 12 hours and hold for systolic blood pressure less
than 100 or heart rate less than 60.
Continued review of physician's orders revealed an order for Midodrine (drug therapy for high blood
pressure) 10 mg three times a day and hold for systolic blood pressure greater than 130.
Review of Resident R1's August 2024 Medication Administration Record (MAR) revealed than on August
17, 2024, at 5:00 a.m., the resident's blood pressure was 132/74 and the nurse responsible failed to hold
Midodrine 10 mg and administered medication to Resident R1.
Continued review of August 2024 MAR revealed that on August 18, 2024 the nursing staff member
documented holding Midodrine 10 mg at 9:00 a.m., however the resident's blood pressure was 109/49. The
nurse responsible for administering medications documented that the medication was held; which was not
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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
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395019
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/14/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aristacare at Meadow Springs
845 Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0684
in accordance with the physician's orders.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1) Nursing services
Residents Affected - Few
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395019
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/14/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aristacare at Meadow Springs
845 Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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 0770
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on clinical record review, interviews with staff and and policy and procedure review, it was
determined that the facility failed to ensure that a doppler study was completed as ordered by the physician
for one of ten residents reviewed. (Resident R1)
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Clinical record review revealed that Resident R1 was readmitted to the nursing facility on August 16, 2024
with a diagnosis of replaced dislodged DOB Hoff tube (used for enteral feedings and medications for
residents with swallowing problems), aspiration pneumonitis, and respiratory failure.
Clinical record review revealed that the nurse practitioner's progress note dated August 22, 2024 indicated
that Resident R1 was ordered a doppler (a test to estimate the blood flow through your blood vessels) study
of the left arm due to swelling and pain. There was no doppler study of the left arm completed and available
for review.
Clinical record review revealed that the nurse practitioner ordered a STAT (emergency) doppler study for
acute pain and swelling of the left arm for Resident R1 at 12:30 p.m., on August 23, 2024.
Interview with the director of nursing Employee E7, at 1:00 p.m., on November 14, 2024 revealed that STAT
means emergency and that the facility would complete the study within four hours of the time the physician
or nurse practitioner ordered the testing. There was no documentation to indicate that a STAT doppler study
of the left arm was available for review on August 23 or 24, 2024. Clinical record documentation indicated
that resident R1 was admitted to the hospital for hypotension and gastrointestinal bleeding at 7:30 a.m., on
August 24, 2024.
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1) Nursing services
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No. 0938-0391
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395019
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/14/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aristacare at Meadow Springs
845 Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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 0842
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in
accordance with accepted professional standards.
Based on clinical record reviews, review of physican orders and interviews with staff, it was determined that
the facility failed to ensure complete documetation related to blood pressure for one of ten residents.
(Resident R1)
Findings include:
A review of the facility policy titled administering medications August 18, 2022 revealed that medications
and treatments were to be administrated in a safe and timely manner as prescribed by the physician. The
policy also indicated that medications and treatments must be administered in accordance with the
physician's orders, including any required time frame or parameters as specified by the physician. This
policy said that if the drug was withheld the individual administering the medication was responsible to use
the correct documentation on the MAR (Medication Administration Record) space provided for that drug.
The policy indicated that the person administering the medication was responsible for recording the date
and time of administration.
Clinical record review revealed that Resident R1 was readmitted to the nursing facility on August 16, 2024
with a diagnosis of replaced dislodged DOB Hoff tube (used for enteral feedings and medications for
residents with swallowing problems), aspiration pneumonitis, and respiratory failure.
Clinical record review for the month of August, 2024 revealed a physician's order and care plan for
Metoprolol tartrate (drug therapy for angina) 25 milligrams (mg) to be given every 12 hours and hold for
systolic blood pressure less than 100 or heart rate less than 60.
Clinical record review for Resident R1 indicated a physician's order for Midodrine (drug therapy for high
blood pressure) 10 mg three times a day and hold for systolic blood pressure greater than 130.
Review of Resident R1's August 2024 Medication Administration Record revealed that on August 17, 2024,
at 9:00 p.m., the nurse failed to record the blood pressure and the administration of the medication
according to physician' s orders.
On August 19, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., Resident R1's blood pressure was 138/65. The nurse responsible for
administration of the medication failed to document that the medication was held in accordance with
physician's orders and standards of practice for medication administration.
28 Pa. Code 211.10 (c) Resident care plicies
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1) Nursing services
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