F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
review a facility policy, review of facility documentation, review of clinical records, and interviews with staff, it
was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident was safely transfer via mechanical lift for one
of four residents reviewed. (Resident R1)
Findings include:
Review of facility policy titled Mechanical Lift updated April 2023, revealed that initially the staff must review
the resident's care plan to assess for any special needs of the resident and if warranted, assemble the
equipment and supplies as needed. Further steps in the procedure to transfer a resident from a bed to a
chair must follow guidelines of operation including that one nursing assistant or licensed nurse shall control
the lift to prevent tilting, and lift bar from striking resident etc, the second nursing assistant or licensed nurse
must be in control of the resident and repositioning. The general guidelines requires two nursing assistants
and or two licensed staff will be required to perform the procedure .
Review of Resident R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS- federal mandated assessment tool that measures
health status of all residents) dated September 27, 2024 revealed that the resident was admitted to the
facility on [DATE], with diagnoses of' atrophy (muscle mass loss due to neurogenic conditions), dysphasia
(difficulty swallowing food or liquid), dementia (loss of memory, language, problem solving, nd other thinking
abilities), and malnutrition (a condition that occurs when the body does not get the right amount of nutrients
needs to function properly). Continue review of the MDS revealed that Resident 1 was totally dependent for
transfers and required a wheelchair.
Review of Resident R1's nursing evaluation dated December 21, 2024 revealed that the resident mobility
was assessed as requiring a mechanical lift to transfer the resident from one surface to another by two
staff.
Observation outside Resident R1's room on December 30, 2024 at 11:05 a.m. revealed nurse aide,
Employee E2 transferring Resident R1 by mechanical lift from bed to wheelchair. Employee E2 was the only
employee in the room transferring the resident.
Interview with Employee E2 at time of the above observation revealed that this employee was aware the the
mechanical lift required a two person assists. Employee E2 stated that another employee was assisting but
left the room.
Review of facility inservice attendance record for transfers via hoyer lift dated September 2024
(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)
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Event ID:
395865
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
395865
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/30/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Maplewood Nursing and Rehab Center
125 W Schoolhouse Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
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 - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
revealed that all nursing assistants were educated on the proper usage of a mechanical lift for residents
that require transfers via mechanical lift based on facility policy . Transfer competencies were completed for
all nurse aides educated on where to find the resident transfer status on residence [NAME].
Further review of the facility inservice attendance record for transfers revealed that nurse aide, Employee
E2 and Licensed nurse, Employee E3 signed the document that they were educated on the hoyer lift.
Interview with Employee E3 on December 30, 2024 at 11:12 a.m. revelaed that the employee left Employee
E2 and Resident R1 to attend to another resident. Employee E3 confirmed that it is not the policy to leave
an employee to transfer a resident without assistance.
28 Pa. Code 201.20 (a)(6) Staff development
28 Pa. Code 211.12 (d)(1)(2)(5) Nursing Services
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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