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 staff interviews, review of clinical records and review of facility documents, it was determined that
the facility failed to ensure residents were assessed and monitored after fall incidents for one out of two
residents reviewed (Resident R1).Findings include:Review of the facility policy, Assessing Falls and Their
Causes, with a revision date of March 2018 indicated that the purpose of the policy is to provide guidelines
for assessing a resident after a fall and to assist staff in identifying causes of the fall. The policy also stated
that if a resident has a fall, or is found on a floor without a witness to the event, that staff is to be evaluated
for possible injuries to the head, neck, spine and extremities; obtain and record vital signs as soon as it is
safe to do so; notify the physician; provide appropriate first aide and/or obtain treatment immediately if there
is evidence of injury; observe for delayed complications of a fall for approximately 48 hours.document any
observed signs or symptom of pain, swelling, bruising, deformity, and any changes in level of
responsiveness/consciousness and overall function. The policy also indicated that an incident report for the
fall should be completed by the nursing supervisor on duty and the time, and submitted to the Director of
Nursing. Continued review of the policy indicated that the resident's physician and family are to be notified
in an appropriate time. Review of the November 2025 physician orders for Resident R1 included the
diagnoses of dementia (progressive degenerative disease of the brain); anxiety; mild intellectual disabilities;
lack of coordination; dysphagia (difficulty with swallowing). Review of the clinical record also indicated that
the resident required the use of a wheelchair for mobility. Review of a nursing note dated November 1,
2025, at 7:23 p.m. stated that the resident was transferred to the emergency room due to swelling and
bruising to the lower right extremity. Review of an incident report dated November 1, 2025, completed by
the nursing supervisor (Employee E3) stated that the nursing supervisor was called to the resident's room
and discovered scattered purpose bruising from the abdomen to the knee. The incident report indicated
that the residents could not offer any information regarding the bruised areas.During an interview with the
Director of Nursing (DON) on November 13, 2025 at 11:15 a.m. the DON reported that she was notified by
the nursing supervisor (Employee E3) on November 1, 2025 of the bruised area on the resident and during
the investigation of the bruise that was reported to her on November 1, 2025 by nursing supervisor
(Employee E3). DON stated that she was notified that the resident had sustained a fall (s). Review of an
interview dated November 3, 2025 that the Director of Nursing (DON) conducted with the nursing
supervisor (Employee E3) for the 3:00 p.m. through the 11:00 p.m. nursing shift on October 29, 2025,
Employee E3 revealed that during the 3:00 p.m. through the 11:00 p.m. nursing shift on October 29, 2025,
at approximately 10:55 p.m. she heard a grunt and when she went to investigate, she saw the resident
sitting on the floor in front of his wheelchair. The nursing supervisor reported in her statement that she did
not complete a nursing assessment on the resident that she found on the floor because that fall occurred
on 11:00 p.m. through the 7:00 a.m. nursing shift and the nurse for that shift needed to complete it.
Residents Affected - Few
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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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Event ID:
395135
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
395135
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/14/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pennypack Rehab and Care Center
8015 Lawndale Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
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 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Review of interview dated November 5, 2025 conducted by the DON with Employee E5 (licensed nurse on
the 10:45 p.m. through the 7:00 p.m. nursing shift) revealed that Employee E5 reported that he came in the
building on October 29, 2025 and was in the process of putting his belongings away when he witnessed the
resident sliding off the chair. Employee E5 reported that both he and a nurse aide picked the resident off
the floor. Employee E5 also stated that the resident had a 2nd fall 20-25 minutes after the first fall.
Continued interview revealed that when asked what he did after the falls, the licensed nurse reported that
he did not do anything. Review of the resident's clinical record provided no evidence of a clinical note
regarding any of the 2 reported falls, and no evidence that the resident was assessed by nursing staff (e.g.
changes in resident's cognition; vital signs such as pulses, blood pressure and respiratory rate; assessing
the resident's range of motion, skin integrity, pain, etc.) regarding any of the 2 reported falls.Review of the
resident's clinical record did not show evidence that the physician was notified for any of the above
referenced 2 falls that were reported by nursing staff to have occurred by licensed nursing staff. During an
interview with the Director of Nursing on November 13, 2025, at 12:11 p.m. it was discussed and confirmed
that nursing staff did not notify the physician of Resident R1 by facility staff after the 2 falls that nursing staff
reported that he had.During an interview with the resident's attending physician on November 14, 2025, at
11:03 a.m. the physician confirmed that he was not notified by nursing staff that Resident R1 had a fall (s)
on October 29, 2025 until November 1, 2025.28 Pa. Code 211.10(d) Resident care policies28 Pa. Code
211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing services
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