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Inspection visit

Health inspection

ST FRANCIS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARECMS #3952821 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0842 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on clinical record review and interview with staff, it was determined that the facility did not maintain complete and accurate medical records for eight of 10 records reviewed (Resident R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10). Findings include: Review of the April 2024 Treatment Administration Record (TAR) documentation for resident R2 revealed that an order to Check placement of [NAME]-chip (a wearable tracking device designed to prevent cognitively impaired residents from wandering from designated, staff monitored areas) to right ankle .every shift for elopement, ordered on March 21, 2024, had not been signed off as completed on day shift on April 16 and 22, on evening shift on April 1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 15-17, 19, and 20, or on night shift on April 1, 5, 7-10, 12, 15, 17, and 22. Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R3 revealed that an order for Silvadene External Cream 1% (a cream prescribed for wound healing) .apply to left gluteal fold topically every day shift, ordered on March 26, 2024, and discontinued on April 10, 2024, had not been signed off as completed on April 8, 2024. Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R4 revealed that an order for suprapubic catheter (a tube surgically inserted into the bladder through the abdominal wall care Q (every) shift, ordered on June 26, 2023, had not been signed off as completed on evening shift on April 9, 2024. Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R5 revealed that an order for Silvadene External Cream 1% apply to right buttock topically every day shift, had not been signed off as completed on April 8, 2024. Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for resident R6 revealed that an order for cleanse left heel with NSS (normal saline solution) apply Santyl ointment (an ointment prescribed for wound healing) cover with calcium alginate (an absorbent wound dressing) cover with foam every day shift, ordered on April 2, 2024, had not been signed off as completed on April 14, 2024 and April 19, 2024. An identical order for the right heel had not been signed off as completed on April 14, 2024 and April 19, 2024. Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R7 revealed that an order for Mupirocin External Ointment 2% (an ointment prescribed for wound healing) apply to L (left) lower extremity ulcers every day shift and an identical order for the right lower extremity, both ordered on January 10, 2024, had not been signed off as completed on April 3, 2024. (continued on next page) 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) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 395282 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 395282 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/24/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare 1412 Lansdowne Avenue Darby, PA 19023 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 - Some Review of the April 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R8 revealed that an order for Ver-chip: check placement and function every night shift, ordered on August 1, 2022, and an order for Supervisor will check very chip function every night shift ordered on March 21, 2024, had not been signed off as completed on on April 1, 5, 7-9, 12, 19, or 20, 2024. Review of the March 2024 TAR documentation for Resident R10 revealed that an order for Skin prep wipes .Apply to right plantar heel topically every day shift .apply skin prep and offload, had not been signed off as completed on March 13, 2024. Interview with Employee E1, the Nursing Home Administrator, and Employee E2, the Director of Nursing on April 24, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. revealed that it is the expectation of the facility that all medications and treatments be signed out at the time they are provided to the resident, and confirmed that these treatments had not been signed as appropriate. 28 Pa Code 211.5(f)(viii)(x) Medical records 28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1) Nursing services FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395282 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0842GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F842 - Resident-identifiable information

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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What happened during the April 24, 2024 survey of ST FRANCIS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE?

This was a inspection survey of ST FRANCIS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE on April 24, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at ST FRANCIS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE on April 24, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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