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OAK RIDGE REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTERCMS #39556423 citations on this visit
23 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 23 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0744 Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. 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 select incident reports, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that staff possessed the necessary skills and competencies to implement person-centered dementia care approaches planned to decrease the potential for further escalation of dementia-related behaviors for one resident out of six residents sampled with dementia (Resident A1). Residents Affected - Some Findings include: A review of Resident A1's clinical record revealed that the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included encephalopathy [is a medical term used to describe a disease that affects brain structure or function and causes altered mental state and confusion], amnesia (a condition characterized by the inability of a person to recall facts or previous experiences), and cerebrovascular disease [is a term for conditions that affect blood flow to your brain that can result in stroke, brain bleed, aneurysm (a bulge in the wall of an artery that can rupture and cause bleeding inside the body and often leads to death)]. A quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], indicated that the resident had severe cognitive impaired with a BIMS (brief interview for mental status - a tool to assess cognitive status) of 6. Resident A1's plan of care, dated August 23, 2023, identified that the resident had behaviors of increased agitation, banging on doors, delusional thoughts, accusatory towards others, exit seeking, combativeness, and physically aggressive with peers. The established goal was for the resident to be free of harming self or others during periods of combativeness and would have no adverse effects related to behaviors. Planned interventions included to approach resident in a calm manner to avoid frustration and behavior escalation, attempt distraction during behavioral episodes (offering to watch sports, engaging in conversation about pets, offering music), Attempt to redirect resident when exhibiting behaviors, provide a calm safe environment when the patient's frustrations escalate. The resident's care plan also indicated that when behaviors escalate, and staff are unable to redirect the resident to remove other residents surrounding the resident. Resident B2's clinical record revealed admission to the facility on June 30, 2023, with diagnoses of alcohol induced dementia (is a severe form of alcohol-related brain damage caused by many years of heavy drinking and can lead to dementia-like symptoms, including memory loss, erratic mood, and poor judgment), major depressive disorder, and insomnia. (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 4 Event ID: 395564 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 395564 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/10/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center 500 West Hospital Street Taylor, PA 18517 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 0744 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some An MDS assessment dated [DATE], indicated that the resident had severe cognitive impaired with a BIMS score of 4. Resident B2's plan of care, dated March 19, 2024, and revised June 27, 2024, identified that the resident had an impaired psychiatric/mood status related to dementia, depression, and behaviors due to a history of wandering into other resident's room and removes items, exit seeking behaviors and packing clothes, making false accusations towards others, and irritability. The resident's goal was to be free of signs and symptoms of distress, depression, anxiety, and sad mood and express effective coping mechanisms. Planned interventions were to monitor for signs and symptoms of mood changes or distress, provide a calm and safe environment when patient is emotional or frustrated and allow to voice feelings, every fifteen-minute checks while awake, and approach resident in a calm manner to avoid frustration and behavior escalation. An incident report of a staff witnessed resident-to-resident physical aggression at the 3rd floor nurses station completed by Employee A1, a Registered Nurse (RN), on July 8, 2024, at 6:15 p.m., revealed that this writer {Employee A1} was informed that Resident B2 made aggressive physical contact with Resident A1, who attempted the initial contact. Resident B2 stated that she was swung at Resident A1 with a folded fist while she was having a conversation with a nurse at the nursing station and swung back. Resident {Resident B2} was redirected to a safe area and offered and accepted snacks and placed on 1:1 safety observation. No injuries were observed at the time of incident. An incident report of a staff witnessed resident-to-resident physical aggression at the 3rd floor nurses station completed by Employee 3, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), on July 8, 2024, at 10:31 p.m., related to the event that occurred at 6:15 p.m. that evening, revealed that Resident A1 became agitated and started to exit seek. After making futile attempts to leave the unit, the resident lashed out at Resident B2, who was standing at the nurses station, at the same time. She {Resident A1} swung a folded fist at Resident B2, but did not make contact. Resident B2 swung back, touching the resident {Resident A1} on the back between the shoulder blades, while she was moving away. No injuries were noted. Employee 3 asked the resident to describe the incident and Resident A1 stated that she didn't want to talk about it. The immediate action was one-to-one (1:1) monitoring of Resident A1 with several attempts to calm her down. Resident A1 calmed down after speaking to her friend. A review of an employee witness statement completed by Employee 2, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), dated July 8, 2024, indicated that at 6:15 p.m., next to the 3rd floor nurses station an altercation occurred between Resident A1 and Resident B2. Resident A1 called Resident B2 a fat b*tch and tried to make physical contact with Resident B2 and the resident {Resident B2} ducked and slapped Resident A1's right shoulder. A review of a witness statement completed by Employee 4, a Nurse Aide (NA), dated July 8, 2024, indicated that at 6:15 p.m., at nurses station an altercation occurred between Resident A1 and Resident B2. Resident B2 was at the nurses station talking to a nurse. While Resident A1 was leaving another resident's room Employee 4 saw Resident A1 turn around to punch Resident B2. Resident B2 ducked down and struck Resident A1 in her back. Employee 4 stated that prior to this incident Resident A1 attempted to exit seek at the unit doors and was screaming that she wanted to leave while kicking, punching, and running at the doors. When she same over to yell at the nurse was when the incident occurred. During an interview with the facility's Director of Nursing (DON) on July 24, 2024, at approximately 11 AM the DON confirmed that there was no evidence that the staff had implemented planned dementia (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395564 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 4 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 395564 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/10/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center 500 West Hospital Street Taylor, PA 18517 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 0744 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some care interventions required to maintain resident safety and ensure a safe and calm environment during episodes of escalating resident behaviors. An incident report completed by the Director of Nursing (DON) on July 8, 2024, at 6:45 p.m., for verbal aggression received revealed that Resident A1 was attempting to leave the 3rd floor exit when Employee 1, a dietary aide, attempted to block her from exiting by pushing the resident away from the door and was then witnessed by other staff to be shouting at the resident causing further escalation in her current upset emotional state. Staff {Employee 2, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)} that was present immediately intervened to deescalate the incident. The noted resident description was exit seeking and demanding to get out. The immediate action taken was noted for staff to continue one-to-one (1:1) support to monitor the resident's safety and provide ongoing emotional support. No injuries observed at the time of incident. The report indicated that the resident was oriented to person, but was angry and upset that she could not go home. Predisposing physiological factors included the resident's impaired memory and predisposing situational factors included that the resident was an active exit seeker and behavioral. A review an employee witness statement dated July 8, 2024, no time noted, completed by Employee 2, LPN, revealed that Resident A1 was walking around the unit and going to the doors trying to open them. When she heard the door open, she tried to push her way past an employee {Employee 1} coming through the door. The dietary aide {Employee 1} was coming in the door and was pushing the resident back away from the doorway. Resident A1 and Employee 1 had words and she went after the dietary aide because he challenged her, and I {Employee 2} immediately stepped in and separated Resident A1 from the situation and the employee {Employee 1} left. A review of an employee witness statement completed by Employee 3, a LPN, dated July 9, 2024, no time noted, revealed that Resident A1 was in her sundowning mode and right after she ate her dinner, she wanted to exit the unit. I {Employee 3} was on the phone and as I hung up the phone, I heard commotion at the door exit. Resident A1 was in an altercation with Employee 1. They {Resident A1 and Employee 1} were both screaming get off me and Employee 2 got in between both and separated them and I {Employee 3} notified the supervisor of what happened. A review of an employee witness statement completed by Employee 4, a nurse aide (NA), dated July 9, 2024, no time noted, revealed that when the dietary aide {Employee 1} came through the door, he yelled at Resident A1, don't ever put your f*king hands on me. A staff person told him not to talk like that and he turned around and left the unit and that was all I heard. An employee witness statement completed by Employee 1, dietary aide, on July 9, 2024, no time noted, revealed that it was his second day back from his vacation and was unaware that I needed to ring the doorbell on the third floor dementia unit prior to entering the floor. Upon entering the floor, there was a visitor behind me, and I moved to the left to get out of the way and for the door to shut. Resident A1 then grabbed my left forearm and push through me. I then pulled myself back from the situation. Nurses and staff then fame to see what was going on. I became overwhelmed and from that moment forward I don't remember my reaction. To my knowledge, I did not physically harm the resident. During an interview with the Director of Nursing on July 24, 2024, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the DON stated that the facility implemented a new procedure for staff to ring the doorbell prior to entering the 3rd floor Dementia Care Unit to deter exit seeking residents from experiencing increased distress and behaviors and Employee 1 was terminated due to inappropriately responding to Resident A1's behaviors. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395564 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 4 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 395564 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/10/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center 500 West Hospital Street Taylor, PA 18517 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 0744 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some The facility failed to ensure that all staff required to enter the 3rd floor were educated on new procedures to enter the unit to deter exit seeking residents from experiencing increased distress and behaviors. The facility failed to ensure that all staff were sufficiently trained to demonstrate the competencies, skills, and understanding of residents exhibiting dementia related behaviors to implement individualized approaches to manage care by preventing, relieving, and/or accommodating a resident's distress to prevent escalation in resident behaviors and further emotional distress to residents. Further interview with the DON on July 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., confirmed that the facility failed to ensure that all staff performing tasks on the dementia unit posed necessary skills to implement effective dementia care related interventions to prevent escalation in resident behaviors and emotional distress. 28 Pa Code 211.12 (c)(d)(3)(5) Nursing services 28 Pa. Code 201.20 (a)(6) Staff Development FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395564 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 4

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Citations

23 citations 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.

  • 0223GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

  • 0919GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F919 - Resident Call System

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  • 0550GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F550 - Resident Rights

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • 0584GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F584 - Safe Environment

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

  • 0585GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F585 - Grievances

    Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

  • 0600GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F600 - Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • 0607GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F607 - The facility must develop and implement written policies and procedures that:

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  • 0610GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F610 - In response to allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment, the

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • 0656GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F656 - Comprehensive Care Plans

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • 0690GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F690 - Incontinence

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  • 0695GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F695 - Respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • 0698GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F698 - Dialysis

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  • 0740GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F740 - Behavioral health services

    Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

  • 0744GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F744 - A resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia, receives the

    Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

  • 0758GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F758 - Medication Errors

    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

  • 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.

  • 0809GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F809 - Frequency of Meals

    Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

  • 0812GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm

    F812 - Food safety requirements

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • 0838GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F838 - Facility assessment

    Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

  • 0842GeneralS&S Dpotential 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.

  • 0868GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm

    F868 - Quality assessment and assurance

    Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

  • 0925GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm

    F925 - Maintain an effective pest control program so that the facility is free of

    Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

  • 0926GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F926 - Establish policies, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and

    Have policies on smoking.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the May 10, 2024 survey of OAK RIDGE REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of OAK RIDGE REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER on May 10, 2024. The surveyor cited 23 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at OAK RIDGE REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER on May 10, 2024?

Yes, 23 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smok..."

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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