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
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on a
review of clinical records and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to provide
person-centered quality care by failing to follow physician orders for medication administration and
accurately monitor bowel activity and administration of the bowel protocol as prescribed for one resident out
of seven 7 sampled (Resident 11).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
A review of the clinical record revealed that Resident 11 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with
diagnoses to include, stiff-man syndrome (a rare autoimmune neurological disorder that most commonly
causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms that come and go and can worsen over time.) and chronic
pain.
The resident had physician orders dated August 28, 2023, for MS Contin (an opioid medication for pain) 15
milligrams (mg) by mouth two times a day (8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.) for chronic pain, and Pregabalin
(Lyrica- used to treat pain caused by nerve damage) 75 mg by mouth two times a day (9:00 a.m. and 9:00
p.m.) for chronic pain.
Review of Resident 11's Medication Administration Record (MAR) for August 2023, revealed that both
medications were given on August 28, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. respectively. The August 2023 MAR
indicated that MS Contin and Pregabalin were not given on August 29, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. as
scheduled, and documentation on the MAR noted to see nurses notes.
Review of nurses notes dated August 29, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. indicated that the MS Contin was not available
for administration to the resident, but failed to indicate why the Pregabalin was not given.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on September 7, 2023 at 11:15 a.m. revealed that the resident arrived
at the with two doses of each of the above medications. The resident was one dose of each on the day of
admission, August 28, 2023, but the DON was unable to state why the second dose of each drug was not
administered to the resident on August 29, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. as scheduled.
Resident 11 had current physician orders in effect during August 2023 and thru the time of the survey
ending September 7, 2023, for the following bowel regimen:
Milk of Magnesia (MOM) Suspension 400 MG/5ML (Magnesium Hydroxide), give 30 ml by mouth as
needed for constipation at bedtime on day 3.
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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
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(X6) DATE
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Event ID:
395484
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
395484
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/07/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
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
Bisacodyl Suppository 10 MG, Insert 1 suppository rectally as needed for Constipation at bedtime, 24
hours after MOM Ineffective.
Fleet Enema, 7-19 GM/118 ML (Sodium Phosphates), insert 1 dose, rectally as needed for constipation 7-3
on day 5, 12 hours after suppository is ineffective.
Residents Affected - Few
Review of the resident's Documentation Survey Report for August 2023 and September 2023 revealed that
Resident 11 had a bowel movement on August 29, 2023, on the 7 AM to 3 PM shift at 11:34 a.m. The
resident's next bowel movement was four days later on September 2, 2023, during the 3 PM to 11 PM shift
at 9:03 p.m. The resident had another bowel movement on September 4, 2023, on the 7 AM to 3 PM shift at
12:59 p.m.
Review of Resident 11's MAR's for August 2023 and September 2023 indicated the resident received MOM
on September 1, 2023, at 11:04 p.m. and a Bisacodyl Suppository on September 3, 2023 at 6:13 a.m.
Nurses notes confirmed the MOM was given on September 1, 2023 at 11:04 p.m. However ,a nurses note
on September 2, 2023 at 9:18 a.m. indicated the MOM was effective. Nurses note on September 3, 2023 at
6:13 a.m. indicated that the resident received a Bisacodyl Suppository because the MOM was ineffective.
Nurses note on September 3, 2023 at 3:02 p.m. indicated that the Bisacodyl Suppository was ineffective.
A nurse's note dated September 5, 2023, at 10:56 a.m. indicated that the resident had a large bowel
movement on September 4, 2023, with no complaints of pain or discomfort. However another nurses note
on September 5, 2023, at 2:41 p.m. indicated that a fleets enema was administered for no bowel movement
and it was unsuccessful.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on September 7, 2023, at 12:45 p.m. revealed that the DON was
unable to state why the resident received a Bisacodyl Suppository on September 3, 2023, at 6:13 a.m.
when staff noted that the resident had a bowel movement on September 2, 2023, on the 3 PM to 11 PM
shift at 9:03 p.m. The DON was unable to explain the inconsistent nursing documentation of the resident's
bowel activity whereas nurses notes indicated the resident had a bowel movement on September 4, 2023,
and then on September 5, 2023, at 2:41 p.m. nursing noted that a fleet enema was administered for no
bowel movement and it was unsuccessful.
28 Pa. Code 211.12 (c)(d)(5) Nursing services
28 Pa. Code 211.5 (f) Medical records
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