F 0658
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on review of clinical records, select resident incident report, and staff interviews it was determined
the facility failed to provide nursing services consistent with professional standards of quality by failing to
thoroughly conduct and document the results of a professional nursing assessment regarding the clinical
status of a resident following a change in condition for one resident (Resident 1) out of 8 residents
reviewed.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
According to the American Nurses Association Principles for Nursing Documentation, nurses document
their work and outcomes and provide an integrated, real-time method of informing the health care team
about the patient status. Timely documentation of the following types of information should be made and
maintained in a patient ' s EHR (electronic health record) to support the ability of the health care team to
ensure informed decisions and high-quality care in the continuity of patient care:
· Assessments
· Clinical problems
· Communications with other health care professionals regarding
the patient
· Communication with and education of the patient, family, and the patient's designated support
person and other third parties.
A review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed an admission date to the facility December 5, 2018, with
diagnoses to include aphasia (a language disorder that affects the ability to speak and understand what
others say. It usually happens suddenly after a stroke or traumatic brain injury).
A review of a quarterly Minimum Data Set assessment (MDS-a federally mandated standardized
assessment process conducted at specific intervals to plan resident care) dated November 7, 2024,
revealed that Resident 1 was cognitively impaired and required substantial assistance with activities of daily
living.
A review of nursing documentation dated September 10, 2024, at 7:38 p.m., revealed Resident 1's
daughter expressed concern about her mother's condition to Employee 1 (LPN). Employee 1 noted the
resident was clammy, and lethargic. Resident 1's vital signs were taken and her Oxygen saturation (the
amount of oxygen you have circulating in your blood) was 87%. The normal range is 95 to 100%. Resident
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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)
Previous Versions Obsolete
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Event ID:
395567
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
395567
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Dunmore Health Care Center
1000 Mill Street
Dunmore, PA 18512
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 0658
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
1's daughter asked the RN supervisor on duty Employee 2, to assess her mother. The resident's nursing
progress note stated that Employee 2 was present on unit to assess the resident. However, there was no
documented evidence that an assessment was completed.
Further review of the clinical record revealed no additional documentation regarding Resident 1's condition
until September 11, 2024, at 9:10 a.m., when Employee 3 (RN) noted the resident's condition had not
improved and contacted the physician. STAT (immediate) labs were ordered, and results returned at 11:53
a.m. indicated an elevated white blood cell count of 32.68 K/ul (thousands per microliter of blood normal
adult 4.0 K/ul -11.0 K/ul or 4000-11000 cells per microliter), consistent with an active infection. However, the
resident was not transferred to the hospital until 2:01 p.m. on September 11, 2024. Resident 1 was later
diagnosed and treated for sepsis (a condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes
injury to its own tissues and organs) returning to the facility on September 17, 2024.
There was no documented evidence that a thorough and timely nursing assessment was conducted
following the resident's initial change in condition. Additionally, the facility failed to escalate care in a timely
manner, which delayed appropriate medical intervention. The facility failed to ensure nursing services were
provided consistent with professional standards.
Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing on January 24, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.
confirmed that the facility nursing staff didn't timely assess and timely send the resident to the hospital for
her documented change in condition resulting in the lack of provided nursing services consistent with
professional standards
28 Pa Code 211.12 (1)(3)(5) Nursing Services
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395567
If continuation sheet
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