F 0725
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in
charge on each shift.
Based on observations, staff interviews, review of clinical records, and the census of the designated
Hospice Specialty Unit, it was determined the facility failed to ensure sufficient and appropriately deployed
nursing staff to consistently provide timely quality of care, supervision, and services necessary to meet the
physical and mental well-being of 10 residents receiving hospice services.
Findings include:
Review of facility census revealed 10 residents currently receiving Hospice services in the designated
Hospice Specialty Unit. The unit was staffed with one LPN (licensed practical nurse) and one nurse aide.
Observation of the Hospice Unit on May 7, 2025, at 11:35 AM revealed six residents seated in the common
area in wheelchairs and/or specialty chairs. The assigned LPN was stationed at the medication cart.
Interview with Employee 1 (LPN) at the time of observation confirmed there was no other staff present as
the assigned nurse aide was off unit on a scheduled break.
During continued observation, two separate call bell lights were observed activated in resident rooms.
Employee 1 responded to one call bell, leaving the common area unattended. While in the resident's room,
Resident 8, seated in the common area and identified by the facility as a fall risk with poor safety
awareness, was observed attempting to stand unassisted from her wheelchair, activating her chair alarm.
Upon hearing the chair alarm, Employee 1 left the private resident room and rushed into the common area
to address the sounding alarm.
No staff member was present to supervise the common area while Employee 1 was answering call bells
and attending to other residents' needs.
Interview with Employee 1 on May 7, 2025, at 11:45 AM revealed that when a staff member takes a
scheduled break, there is no assigned staff member to relieve and/or replace that staff member during their
break, leaving the unit with only one staff member to care for all 10 residents.
Continued interview with Employee 1 revealed that the Hospice unit is not adequately staffed to meet the
acuity of needs of the residents (a measure of the level of care someone needs, considering factors like the
severity of their illness, the frequency of interventions required and potential for complications). Three out of
the ten hospice residents use a mechanical lift (a lift that uses hydraulic power to transfer a person while
cradled in a sling. Requiring the use of two staff members to operate.) for transfers, seven residents require
two staff member assistance for bed mobility, transfers, and assist with cares, and seven require total staff
assistance for feeding. Employee 1 stated
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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.
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Event ID:
395824
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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
395824
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/07/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Emmanuel Center for Nursing
600 School House Road
Danville, PA 17821
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
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0725
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
that when the nurse and the nurse aide are providing care to resident who requires 2 staff assistance such
as for transfers, toileting or bed mobility, the other residents in the common area are left unsupervised.
There have been times when a bed or chair alarm are sounding but no one is available to check on the
situation of the alarm as 2 staff members are tending to another resident's needs.
Review of the Hospice unit information provided by the facility identified seven out of the ten residents
required assistance with feeding and were unable to safely consume their meals without staff assistance.
Continued observations of the common area on May 7, 2025, at approximately 12:20 PM revealed the meal
trays were delivered on open carts to the Hospice unit. Six residents were seated together at the dining
table. Five of the six residents seated at the table required staff assistance. Employee 1 and the Director of
Nursing were the only two staff members present to assist with feeding the five dependent residents in the
dining room. The nurse aide was providing feeding assistance to a dependent resident who preferred to eat
in his room. One additional resident, who preferred to eat in her room, was required to wait until a staff
member was available.
Observation at 2:45 PM showed Resident 9 attempting to stand from a recliner chair unassisted, and
Resident 8 again attempting to stand from her wheelchair. Both are identified fall risks. The Hospice unit
census reflected that 9 out of 10 residents are considered fall risks.
Interview with Employee 2 (LPN) on May 7, 2025, at 2:55 PM revealed that on May 6, 2025, during second
shift, Employee 2 attempted to obtain assistance from staff on the 200 unit (unit adjacent to the Hospice
unit) however no staff were available. She reported that it is not uncommon that the 200 unit cannot spare
an employee to assist with the Hospice unit.
Interview with Employee 3 on May 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM revealed that on May 4, 2025, during the second
shift, the LPN called off and the facility did not provide an LPN for the Hospice unit. There was only one
employee, a nurse aide, assigned to care for the entire Hospice unit. The LPN from the 200 unit was
required to work the 200 unit and the Hospice unit. Employee 3 reported that the LPN was too busy
performing the medication and treatment management for residents on both the 200 unit and the Hospice
unit that Employee 3 was not provided with a second team member to assist with care. She reported it was
difficult to manage the entire unit when many residents required the assistance of two staff members for
safe transfers and bed mobility.
Further interview with Employee 2 at 3:05 PM revealed that inadequate staffing during critical periods, such
as when a resident is actively dying, prevents the nurse from offering necessary emotional support to
grieving families, as the nurse is also responsible for routine cares, repositioning, and responding to call
bells.
Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing on May 7, 2025, at approximately
3:30 PM confirmed the facility failed to account for resident acuity in determining adequate staffing and
acknowledged that current staffing levels on the Hospice unit are insufficient to meet the needs of the
resident population.
28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1)(e)(1)(2)(3)(6) Management
28 Pa. Code 211.12(c)(d)(1)(3)(4)(5) Nursing services
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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