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Inspection visit

Health inspection

QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - GROVE CITYCMS #3955931 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency, 1 of them serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0689 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few Based on review of clinical records, and facility documents, and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure each resident received the required mobility assistance using assistive devices to prevent accidents that resulted in actual harm of the right lower leg for one of eight residents reviewed (Closed Record Resident CR2). This deficiency is being cited as past non-compliance. Findings include: Review of Resident CR2's clinical record revealed an admission date of 7/26/23, with diagnoses that included broken left lower leg, lack of coordination, abnormal gait and mobility, falls, and muscle wasting. Review of hospital discharge records dated 7/24/23, included a Closed fracture of left fibula (lower leg) assessment and plan indicated, Patient is partial weight bearing due to distal fibula/ankle fracture. Patient with assistance of caregiver can pivot between bed to chair, wheelchair, and commode with Sit-to-Stand or patient would be confined without the use of a Sit-to-Stand. Review of physician's orders revealed the following orders for Resident CR2: 7/26/23- weight bearing full; 7/26/23- short air cast boot; 7/27/23- transfer with a stand-up lift; and 7/27/23- weight bearing as tolerated with use of walking boot for transfers. Review of Resident CR2's clinical record revealed a nurse aide tasks record dated 7/26/23, that identified Resident CR2 was to be transferred with extensive assistance of two staff. The nurse aide task record did not include the current 7/27/23, physician orders for the use of a stand-up lift for transfers. Review of departmental progress notes dated 8/03/23, revealed that Resident CR2 was working with therapy and was yelling out and grimacing, and his/her right foot was bruised, swollen, and rotated outward. X-rays from 8/03/23, revealed new buckle/angulated fractures of both bones in the right lower leg. The facility began an investigation on 8/03/23, and determined that the therapy order dated 7/27/23, to transfer Resident CR2 using the stand-up lift was not transcribed to the nurse aide tasks and that staff were transferring him/her with extensive assistance of two people. The facility initiated a whole-house audit of residents with transfer orders and identified and reconciled an additional 18 resident transfer orders. Facility obtained statements from staff who provided care to Resident CR2. (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: 395593 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 395593 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 08/18/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Quality Life Services - Grove City 400 Hillcrest Avenue Grove City, PA 16127 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 0689 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few Review of facility documents revealed that the facility conducted licensed nursing staff education on 8/04/23, related to proper transcription of resident mobility orders into the nurse aide 'tasks' portion of the electronic health records. Interviews on 8/16/23, at 12:40 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. with the Therapy Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that they were reviewing all new transfer orders in morning meeting and ensuring that the orders are consistent in the electronic health record and nurse aide tasks. The facility identified an opportunity for error during the entry of new therapy transfer orders, and that corporate scheduled additional training for therapy staff to enter transfer orders in the nurse aide tasks when they are entered into the electronic health record. Facility has also educated therapy staff on entering new transfer status orders into the nurse aide tasks in the electronic health record. This deficiency is being cited as past non-compliance. The facility has demonstrated compliance with the transcription of resident mobility orders since 8/04/23. 28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of Licensee 28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1) Management 28 Pa. Code 211.12 (d)(3)(5) Nursing Services FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395593 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.

  • 0689SeriousS&S Gactual harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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Common questions about this visit

What happened during the August 18, 2023 survey of QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - GROVE CITY?

This was a inspection survey of QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - GROVE CITY on August 18, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - GROVE CITY on August 18, 2023?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

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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