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Inspection visit

Health inspection

RIVER'S BEND HEALTH & REHAB CENTERCMS #3953951 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 0761 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. Based on observations, facility policy review, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to store drugs used in the facility in accordance with currently accepted professional principles and the expiration dates for three of three medication carts observed (B Hall, C Hall, and G Hall medication carts). Findings Include: Review of facility policy, titled 5.3 Storage and Expiration Dating of Medications and Biologicals, last revised August 1, 2024, revealed it stated, 2. Facility should ensure that medications and biologicals are stored in an orderly manner in cabinets, drawers, carts, .3. Facility should ensure that food is not to be stored in the refrigerator, freezer, or general storage areas where medication and biologicals are stored .11. Once any medication or biological package is opened, the facility should follow manufacturer/supplier guidelines with respect to expiration dates for opened medication. Facility staff should record the date opened on the primary medication container (ie., vial, bottle, inhaler) when the medication has a shortened expiration date once opened or opened .11.3 If a multi-dose vial of an injectable medication has been opened or accessed (e.g., needle-punctured), the vial should be dated and discarded within 28 days unless the manufacturer specifies a different (shorter or longer) date for that opened vial .12. Facility should destroy and reorder medication and biologicals with soiled, illegible, worn, makeshift, incomplete, damaged, or missing labels or cautionary instructions . Observations of the G Hall medication cart on September 30, 2024, at approximately 12:00 PM, revealed the following: One insulin glargine prefilled pen that was in use with no opened date on the medication. One Lantus Solostar insulin pen with no opened date on the medication. One Admelog insulin pen with no opened date on the medication. One Lispro multidose vial of insulin with no opened date on the medication. Two Novolin 70/30 insulin multidose containers with no opened date on the medication. One prefilled insulin pen which had a sticker adhered to it that covered the name of the medication, the manufacturer's expiration date, and lot number of the medication. (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: 395395 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 395395 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 10/03/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE River's Bend Health & Rehab Center 800 King Russ Road Harrisburg, PA 17109 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 0761 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some During the observation, the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed that there should be a date written on the aforementioned medications identifying when they were opened; also that, there should not have been a sticker covering the manufacturers information on the insulin pen. Observation of the C Hall medication cart on September 30, 2024, revealed food contained in a restaurant paper bag was stored in the drawer used to store multi-dose medication containers that are in use on the unit. The bag of food was found to be resting on top of the medication containers. It was also observed that the C hall medication cart had an excessive amount of loose medication pills and pill dust (degraded medication tablets) contained within the drawers and outside of the drawer on the lowest interior portion of the medication cart. Observation of the B Hall medication cart revealed an excessive amount of loose medication pills were found in the drawers and in the lowest interior portion of the medication cart. It was also observed that four medication blister packs (plastic cards that pills are packaged in) were found on the lowest interior portion of the medication cart. All four medication blister packs contained medication within them. During a staff interview on September 30, 2024, at approximately 1:30 PM, Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) revealed the facility did not have a current medication cart cleaning schedule at that time. During the interview, NHA stated that it was believed to have been the night shift nurses' responsibility but, at the time of the interview, the facility had no policy, procedure, or schedule for cleaning the medication carts. During a staff interview on October 1, 2024, DON confirmed that food should not be stored in the medication cart and that medications should be labeled with opened dates per the policy. 28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1) Management 28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing services FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395395 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.

  • 0761GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F761 - Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

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What happened during the October 3, 2024 survey of RIVER'S BEND HEALTH & REHAB CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of RIVER'S BEND HEALTH & REHAB CENTER on October 3, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at RIVER'S BEND HEALTH & REHAB CENTER on October 3, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional princip..."

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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