F 0558
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on clinical record reviews, and resident and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed
to ensure that a reasonable accommodation of a resident's preferences for toileting was provided for two of
six residents reviewed (Residents 1, 2).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
A quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment (a mandated assessment of a resident's abilities and
care needs) for Resident 1, dated May 7, 2024, revealed that the resident was understood and able to
understand others, required assistance with care needs, was frequently incontinent of bowel and bladder,
and had a diagnosis of Malignant Carcinoid Tumor of Stomach (stomach cancer). A care plan for Resident
1, revised on April 12, 2024, revealed that the resident had a potential for alteration in bowel elimination
related to the need for assistance with toilet use, occasional incontinence, occasional diarrhea, bouts of
constipation, and GI tumor.
An interview with Resident 1 on June 20, 2024, at 5:24 p.m. revealed that she does not get toileted during
meals. She stated that the staff are not allowed to toilet residents until after meal trays are passed out and
collected due to it being an infection control issue. She stated she has bowel issues with a recent cancer
diagnosis and when she has to go, she has to go and cannot wait. She stated that she often incontinent
and feels that is not right. The resident indicated that she often needs to go to the bathroom during
mealtimes and is often incontinent because she has to wait.
A quarterly MDS assessment for Resident 2, dated May 9, 2024, revealed that the resident was cognitively
intact, was understood and understands others, required assistance with care needs and was occasionally
incontinent of urine.
An interview with Resident 2 on June 20, 2024, at 8:42 a.m. revealed that she frequently gets urinary tract
infections (infection involving any part of the urinary system including the kidney, ureters, bladder and
urethra) and has to go to the bathroom frequently. She stated that she is not allowed to go to the bathroom
while meal trays are being passed and until the meal trays are collected, that it can be an hour until she
gets to go to the bathroom, and that she uses the bedpan when she is in bed. If she is up in wheelchair,
she uses the toilet and is able to stand with walker to toilet. Nursing notes for Resident 2, dated March 7,
2024; March 24, 2024; and May 27, 2024, revealed that the resident had received orders for antibiotics on
these dates to treat urinary tract infections.
An interview with Nurse Aide 1 on June 20, 2024, at 6:10 p.m. revealed that he does not toilet residents
during mealtimes because he was told he was not allowed. He would not explain further as to why he was
not allowed.
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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.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
395610
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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
395610
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/20/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Richland Nursing and Rehab
349 Votech Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0558
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
An interview with Nurse Aide 2 on June 20, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. revealed that she was taught in class not to
toilet residents during mealtimes for infection control reasons. When asked what she would do if a resident
did ask to be toileted during mealtimes, she stated that most of the residents will not ask, because they
know not to.
Interview with the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Home Administrator on June 20, 2024, at 6:35 p.m.
revealed that they believed it was an infection control issue and also a dignity issue for other residents that
may be in the room eating while other residents were being toileted. They did state that if the residents
needed to toilet during meals, it would be addressed and situational depending on individual resident need.
28 Pa. Code 201.29(j) Resident Rights.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395610
If continuation sheet
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