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04/17/2025
Haven Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745
F 0692
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Based on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to monitor and assess a resident to maintain acceptable weights regarding nutrition management for one of three residents reviewed (Resident 1).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include: Clinical record review for Resident 1 revealed diagnoses which included Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypokalemia (low Potassium levels), and Dementia with Psychotic Disturbance. Further review revealed that Resident 1's weights were as follows: December 5, 2024, 110.4 pounds January 6, 2025, 109.6 pounds (0.8 pounds, 0.7 percent weight loss in one month) February 13, 2025, 106.4 pounds (4 pounds, 3.6 percent weight loss in two months) March 5, 2025, 101.6 pounds (8.8 pounds, 7.9 percent weight loss in three months) April 5, 2025, 99.2 pounds (11.2 pounds, 10.14 percent weight loss in four months) April 17, 2025, 99.0 pounds (11.4 pounds, 10.32 percent weight loss in 4.5 months) On February 14, 2025, Employee 1, speech therapist, ordered a full liquid diet with thin liquids with pureed food for pleasure for Resident 1. Employee 1 continued to see Resident 1 until March 7, 2025, when they were discharged from therapy. Employee 1 indicated that Resident 1 did best with drinking thin liquids .requires simple cues, reduced environmental stimuli, and rate reduction by care giver when providing thin liquids via straw. Review of dietary notes on February 14, 2025, at 12:48PM revealed that Resident 1 was refusing most food at this time and doing best with liquids. She has been refusing soup and broth, only wants sweeter drinks. (She was) Not doing well with Magic cup but still doing well with Ensure. Will remove magic cup and add Shake em up supplement three times a day. Will continue with Ensure supplement. Will continue to monitor. Employee 2, interim registered dietician, documented on March 11, 2025, at 12:07 PM and noted
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04/17/2025
Haven Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745
F 0692
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Resident 1's current body weight was 101.6 pounds with a BMI (body mass index, a calculation used to estimate a person's body fat percentage based on their weight and height) of 16.9, noting Resident 1 was underweight. Employee 2 indicated Resident 1's IBW (ideal body weight, weight associated with the lowest risk of mortality for a given height and body frame) should be 125 pounds. Resident 1 showed a 4.5 percent weight loss in the last month, a 7.9 percent weight loss in the last three months, and no significant change in the past six months. Resident 1's current diet was full liquids and pureed foods for pleasure. Employee 2 noted Resident 1's meal intake per nursing documentation was less than 25 percent. Resident 1 received Boost VHC (very high calorie, a nutritional supplement) 60 ml (milliliters) BID (twice daily), Ensure clear (a nutritional supplement) QD (daily), Ensure plus (a nutritional supplement) BID, and house shakes (a nutritional supplement). Employee 2 reviewed Resident 1's MAR (medication administration record, a form to document medication administration) and noted they accepted Ensure clear with varying acceptance of the other supplement. Resident 1 needs fed by staff and had no skin issues noted. Employee 2 estimated Resident 1's dietary intake needs as: 1385-1615 kcal (kilocalories, a unit of energy commonly used to measure the energy content of food), 50-60 grams protein, and 1 ml/kcal (energy density of a liquid) of fluids. Resident 1 had multiple interventions in place. Employee 2 would discuss advanced directives (i.e., the potential for artificial hydration, alternate way to provide nutritional needs) with the IDT (interdisciplinary team, a group of professionals from different disciplines who work together for a common goal). There was no evidence Employee 2 discussed anything with the IDT regarding advanced directives. There was no evidence that Employee 2 changed the supplements (i.e., if the resident is accepting of one supplement you would offer the one she was drinking more). Employee 2 could have adjusted them for a potential help for the weight loss. Review of a facility grievance form dated April 13, 2025, revealed Resident 1's responsible party voiced concerns with Resident 1 not receiving Ensure on their tray. Nursing documentation dated April 14, 2025, at 2:24 PM revealed the Director of Nursing (DON) spoke with Resident 1's responsible party regarding the concern noted above. The DON spoke with Employee 3, registered dietician, regarding Resident 1's responsible party's Ensure concerns with a house mighty shake (a nutritional supplement) being substituted. Employee 3 indicated the nutritional supplement substitution was satisfactory. The DON noted that Ensure clear was being provided on Resident 1's tray. Dietary was contacted and confirmed that they did have Ensure and mighty shakes available and provided Ensure on Resident 1's tray. The DON spoke with the facility's certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) regarding Resident 1's weight loss. The CRNP indicated that Resident 1's responsible party was offered hospice in the past but refused, stating they were not ready. There was no documentation that Employee 2 increased, changed, or implemented new dietary nutritional supplements to potentially mitigate Resident 1's weight loss or increase their meal intakes when identified on March 11, 2025. There was no documentation that Employee 2 or 3 reviewed, assessed, monitored, or implemented further dietary interventions for Resident 1's continued weight loss after March 11, 2025. Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on April 17, 2025, at 1:30 PM revealed that Employee 2, was the dietician who covered the facility remotely until Employee 3 was hired on March 24, 2025. The NHA confirmed that Employee 3 worked remotely and was not scheduled to visit until April 30, 2025, per Employee 3's schedule. The NHA acknowledged Resident 1's weight concerns and confirmed that Employee 3 had not reviewed Resident 1's clinical record for their weight loss concerns.
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04/17/2025
Haven Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745
F 0692
28 Pa. Code 211.10(a) Resident care policies
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(3)(5) Nursing services
Residents Affected - Few
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