F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on review of facility policies and clinical records, as well as staff interviews, it was determined that
the facility failed to ensure that physician-ordered 15-minute safety checks were completed for one of 10
resident's reviewed (Resident 5).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
The facility's policy for safety checks dated, December 30, 2024, revealed that if a resident is on 15 or
30-minute safety checks, the staff member much have visual of the resident during each timeframe and
utilize the observation/monitoring tool to document completing the observation and the status of the
resident to ensure the resident is safe.
The facility's policy for change of shift report, dated December 30, 2024, revealed that report is to be given
in a clear and concise manner that may include observations that would be helpful to personnel caring for
the resident.
A quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment (a mandated assessment of a resident's abilities and
care needs) assessment for Resident 5, dated June 5, 2025, revealed that the resident was usually
understood and sometimes could understand others, was cognitively impaired, was independent with daily
care needs, and had a diagnosis of anxiety.
A psychiatry note for Resident 5, dated June 5, 2025, revealed that the resident was on one-on-one
observation for behaviors that included attempting to get women to go into his room and following women
on the unit.
A nursing note for Resident 5, dated June 9, 2025, at 6:55 p.m., revealed that the resident remained on
15-minute checks.
Physician's orders for Resident 5, dated June 7, 2025, included an order for the resident to be placed on
15-minute checks.
Observation of Resident 5 on June 16, 2025, at 10:23 a.m. until 11:07 a.m. revealed that the resident was
in his room resting on his bed and no staff conducted 15-minute safety checks on the resident.
Interview with Nurse Aide 1 at 11:08 a.m. revealed that she just walked into his room to drop something off
for his roommate and was unaware that the resident was on 15-minute safety checks and that it was not
provided to her during shift report. It was her first day as an agency nurse and she was unable to log into
the computer all day.
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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
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Event ID:
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395828
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/16/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Maple Heights Health & Rehab Center, LLC
429 Manor Drive
Ebensburg, PA 15931
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 0684
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 16, 2025, at 12:07 p.m. indicated that staff should provide a
thorough change of shift report that included the fact that Resident 5 was on 15-minute checks, and
confirmed that staff should have been visualizing the resident every 15 minutes to ensure safety per
physician's orders.
Residents Affected - Few
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing Services.
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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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
395828
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/16/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Maple Heights Health & Rehab Center, LLC
429 Manor Drive
Ebensburg, PA 15931
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 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on review of facility , as well as observations and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility
failed to use proper infection control practices for handling linen.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
The facility's environmental services policy for laundry, dated December, 30, 2024, indicated that linens will
be handled, transported, and processed in a manner which reduces the risk of contamination or
cross-contamination in a safe sanitary manner. facility will handle all used linen as potentially contaminated
and use standard precautions when handling, sorting or rinsing. Soiled linens will be bagged at point of
care and placed in a soiled linen container in the soiled utility room or deposited into a laundry chute.
Observations on June 16, 2025, at 10:17 a.m. revealed that there was soiled linen and a soiled brief lying
on the floor inside a resident room. There was no staff in the room or in the hallway. Interview with
Registered Nurse 2 on June 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. confirmed that the soiled linen and brief should not be
on the floor, it should have been bagged and placed in the soiled linen container and taken to the dirty
utility room.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 16, 2025, at 12:06 p.m. confirmed that the soiled linen and
brief should not have been on the floor and that staff should place all laundry in bags and take them to the
dirty utility room.
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing Services.
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