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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
review of facility policies, clinical records, and shower schedules, as well as staff and resident interviews, it
was determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents were provided with showers as scheduled for
four of nine residents reviewed (Residents 4, 5, 6, 7).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
The facility policy for bathing and showering, dated April 29, 2025, indicated that residents will be bathed or
showered according to their preferences in order to maintain healthy hygiene and skin condition. Each
resident will be asked about his/her bathing preferences upon admission (type of bath, preferred days and
times). Each resident will be scheduled to receive bathing a minimum of two times per week. If the
bath/shower cannot be given or the resident refuses, the nursing assistant will promptly report this to the
charge nurse. The charge nurse will speak to the resident who refuses to ascertain why they are refusing
and to determine if alternative arrangements that suit the resident can be made. If the resident continues to
refuse, the charge nurse will document the resident's refusal in the medical record.
An admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment (a mandated assessment of a resident's abilities and
care needs) assessment for Resident 4, dated June 12, 2025, revealed that the resident was cognitively
intact, required assistance with care needs including bathing and toileting hygiene, was frequently
incontinent of bowel and bladder, and had a diagnosis of diabetes.
An interview with Resident 4 on June 25, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. revealed that he has had one shower since
he was admitted to the facility, and he had been at the facility for about two weeks. A review of Resident 4's
clinical record revealed that the resident was admitted on [DATE]. A review of Resident 4's bathing detail
report for June 2025 revealed that he had received one shower since he was admitted to the facility. There
was no documented evidence that the resident's bathing/shower preferences were obtained on admission
and no documented evidence that the resident received a bath/shower a minimum of two times per week
per facility policy.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 25, 2025, at 3:50 p.m. indicated that shower preferences
were obtained for Resident 4 on admission; however, the preferences were not documented in the
resident's clinical record including the resident's care plan and shower schedule. She confirmed that there
was no documented evidence that Resident 4 received showers per facility policy.
An admission MDS assessment for Resident 5, dated May 18, 2025, revealed that the resident was
cognitively intact, required assistance with care needs including bathing and toileting hygiene, was
frequently incontinent of bowel and occasionally incontinent of bladder, and had a diagnosis including
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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
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395985
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Midtown Oaks Health & Rehab Center
1020 Green Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
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 0677
morbid obesity.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
A physician's order for Resident 5, dated May 12, 2025, included an order for the resident to receive a
shower on Wednesday and Friday mornings. A care plan for Resident 5, dated May 14, 2025, included an
intervention that the resident was to receive a shower in the mornings on Wednesdays and Fridays and to
offer bed baths if he refused and document.
Residents Affected - Few
A review of the bathing detail report for Resident 5 for May and June 2025 revealed that there was no
documented evidence that the resident received his showers per physician's orders and preference, and
there was no documented evidence that the resident refused his showers, requiring a bed bath be given.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 25, 2025, at 3:50 p.m. confirmed that there was no
documented evidence that Resident 5 received or refused showers from May to June 2025 as per the
resident's orders/preferences and plan of care.
A quarterly MDS assessment for Resident 6, dated May 6, 2025, revealed that the resident was cognitively
impaired, required assistance with care needs including bathing and toileting hygiene, was occasionally
incontinent of bowel and bladder, and had a diagnosis of diabetes.
A physician's order for Resident 6, dated March 11, 2025, included an order for the resident to receive a
shower every other day in the evening and to document in the progress notes any refusal, offer bed bath,
notify medical director and power of attorney. A care plan for Resident 6, dated December 19, 2024,
included an intervention that the resident prefers to shower every other day in the evenings.
A review of the bathing detail report for Resident 6 from March 2025 through June 2025 revealed that there
was no documented evidence that the resident received her shower's per physician's orders and
preference, and there was no documented evidence that the resident refused her showers, requiring a bed
bath be given.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 25, 2025, at 3:50 p.m. confirmed that there was no
documented evidence that Resident 6 received and/or refused showers from March 2025 through June
2025 as per the resident's orders/preferences and plan of care.
An annual MDS assessment for Resident 7, dated June 9, 2025, revealed that the resident was cognitively
intact, required assistance with care needs including bathing and toileting hygiene, was occasionally
incontinent of bowel and bladder, and had diagnoses including diabetes and peripheral vascular disease (a
disease causing poor blood circulation to lower limbs).
A physician's order for Resident 7, dated March 11, 2025, included an order for the resident to receive a
shower on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the a.m. and to document in the progress notes any
refusal, offer bed bath, notify medical director and power of attorney. A care plan for Resident 7, dated
August 6, 2024, included an intervention that the resident prefers to shower on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday on the first shift and may have a complete bed bath if she refuses a shower.
A review of the bathing detail report for Resident 7 from March 2025 through June 2025 revealed that there
was no documented evidence that the resident received her shower's per physician's orders and
preference, and there was no documented evidence that the resident refused her showers, requiring
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395985
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
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
395985
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Midtown Oaks Health & Rehab Center
1020 Green Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
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 0677
a bed bath be given.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Interview with the Director of Nursing on June 25, 2025, at 3:50 p.m. confirmed that there was no
documented evidence that Resident 7 received and/or refused showers from March 2025 through June
2025 as per the resident's orders/preferences and plan of care.
Residents Affected - Few
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(5) Nursing Services.
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
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