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Inspection visit

Health inspection

CARING PLACE, THECMS #3959592 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0711 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the physician reviewed the residents' total program of care including medications during physician visits for one of nine residents reviewed (Resident R1). Findings include: Review of facility policy entitled, Monthly Medication Regimen Review dated 9/25/23, indicated the intent, To ensure the resident's highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being and prevent or minimize adverse consequences related to medication therapy to the extent possible, by providing oversight by a licensed pharmacist, attending physician, medical director, and the director of nursing. Resident R1's clinical record revealed an admission date of 2/21/22, with diagnoses that included multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli (a blood clot in the lung(s) in more than one artery), muscle weakness, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Resident R1's progress notes revealed that he/she was sent to the emergency room on [DATE], due to a positive doppler scan indicating he/she had a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in his/her left lower extremity. Resident R1 returned to the facility on [DATE] with an order for the medication Eliquis (an anticoagulant/blood thinner) 5 milligrams (mg) two times a day for 74 doses. The Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) documented in the progress notes during his/her visits with Resident R1 on 12/28/23, 1/4/24, and 1/11/24, that Resident R1 was to remain on the anticoagulant medication long-term. Review of Resident R1's medication administration record (MAR) revealed Eliquis 5 mg twice a day was administered as ordered from 12/27/23, through 2/1/24. Resident R1 did not receive Eliquis 5 mg twice a day from 2/2/24, through 4/8/24. The CRNP documented in the progress notes during his/her visits with Resident R1 on 2/1/24, 2/16/24, and 3/1/24 that Resident R1 was receiving Eliquis 5 mg twice a day due to an extensive deep vein thrombosis in the left lower extremity. Eliquis 5 mg twice a day was no longer on the current medication list during the identified visits as it had been discontinued after the 2/1/24, administered doses. (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 4 Event ID: 395959 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 395959 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/18/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Caring Place, The 103 N. Thirteenth Street Franklin, PA 16323 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 0711 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm During an interview on 4/17/24, at 11:40 a.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed that the CRNP did not review Resident R1's current medications during visits and/or communicate with nursing staff and/or the pharmacy to ensure the accuracy of the total program of care to include medications that Resident R1 was receiving. Residents Affected - Few 28 Pa Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of Licensee 28 Pa Code 211.5(f)(iv) Medical records FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395959 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 4 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 395959 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/18/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Caring Place, The 103 N. Thirteenth Street Franklin, PA 16323 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 0756 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on review of facility policy and clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to properly conduct thorough monthly drug regimen reviews to prevent, identify, report, and resolve medication related problems, medication errors, or other irregularities for one of nine residents reviewed (Resident R1). Findings include: Review of a facility policy entitled, Monthly Medication Regimen Review dated 9/25/23, indicated, The licensed pharmacist conducting the medication regimen reviews will provide a written report of irregularities. This report will be provided to the attending physician, medical director, and director of nursing (DON). The report shall list the residents name, relevant medication, and irregularity the pharmacist has identified. Resident R1's clinical record revealed an admission date of 2/21/22, with diagnoses that included multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli (a blood clot in the lung(s) in more than one artery), muscle weakness, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Resident R1's progress notes revealed that he/she was sent to the emergency room on [DATE], due to a positive doppler scan indicating he/she had a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in his/her left lower extremity. Resident R1 returned to the facility on [DATE], with an order for the medication Eliquis (an anticoagulant/blood thinner) 5 milligrams (mg) two times a day for 74 doses. Resident R1's clinical record revealed the licensed pharmacist performed a monthly regimen review on 1/5/24, and indicated that the Eliquis 5 mg twice a day for 74 doses was added due to deep vein thrombosis in the left lower extremity. Physician progress note from 1/11/24, included remain on anticoagulant long term. Review of Resident R1's February 2024 Medication Administration Record (MAR) revealed that the last administration of Eliquis 5 mg was on 2/1/24, with doses administered at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Physician progress note of 3/1/24 identified .recently placed on Eliquis due to LLE [extensive left lower extremity] DVT [deep vein thrombosis]. Review of Resident R1's March 2024 MAR revealed no indication that Eliquis was ordered or administered. The monthly regimen reviews conducted on 2/5/24, and 3/19/24, were not thorough as they failed to identify documentation of irregularities regarding the Eliquis 5 mg. The medication twice a day had been discontinued abruptly yet Resident R1 had a history of pulmonary emboli and deep vein thrombosis in the left lower extremity. The progress notes completed by the Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner on 12/28/23, 1/4/24, 1/11/24, indicated Resident R1 was to remain on Eliquis 5 mg twice a day long-term and indicated Resident R1 remained on Eliquis 5 mg twice a day 2/1/24, 2/16/24, and 3/1/24, despite the order having been discontinued once the 2/1/24 doses were administered. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395959 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 4 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 395959 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/18/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Caring Place, The 103 N. Thirteenth Street Franklin, PA 16323 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 0756 Pharmacy review from 3/19/24-no irregularities noted and no reference to Eliquis for Resident R1. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm During an interview on 4/17/24, at 11:40 a.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed that the licensed pharmacist did not properly conduct a thorough monthly regimen review to prevent, identify, report, and resolve medication related problems, medication errors, or other irregularities for Resident R1. Residents Affected - Few 28 Pa. Code 211.9(a)(1) Pharmacy Services 28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing services FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395959 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 4

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Citations

2 citations 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.

  • 0711GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F711 - Physician Visits

    Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

  • 0756GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F756 - Drug Regimen Review

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the April 18, 2024 survey of CARING PLACE, THE?

This was a inspection survey of CARING PLACE, THE on April 18, 2024. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at CARING PLACE, THE on April 18, 2024?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each req..."

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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