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.
Based on the review of clinical record, facility investigation, policies and procedures interview with staff, it
was determined that the facility failed to ensure resident environment was free of accident hazard related to
providing appropriate technique during resident care which resulted in resident falling from the bed during
care for one of five residents reviewed (Resident R1)
Findings Include:
Review of facility policy Fall Management Program dated December 17, 2024, revealed that The community
will maintain systems designed and implemented to identify hazards and individual resident risk; evaluate
hazards and risks; implement interventions to reduce hazards and risks; and monitor the effectiveness of
measures implemented in an attempt to eliminate or reduce the risk of accidents as much as possible.
Review of Resident R1's clinical record revealed the diagnoses of lack of coordination, unsteadiness on the
feet, obesity and muscle weakness.
Review of Resident R1's quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS- assessment of resident care needs) dated
January 28, 2025, revealed that the resident required partial/moderate assistance on bed mobility and
required substantial/maximum assistance on transfers to and from bed to chair. MDS also revealed that
substantial/maximum assistance status coding indicated helper does more than half the effort. Helper lifts
or holds trunk or limbs and provides more than half the effort. Partial/moderate assistance status coding
indicated helper does less than half the effort. Helper lifts, holds, or supports trunk or limbs, but provides
less than half the effort.
Review of care plan for Resident R1 dated July 22, 2024, revealed that Resident R1 required assistance
with ADL's (Activities of Daily Living- bed mobility/transfers/eating/dressing/bathing and hygiene)
Review of facility investigation dated March 30, 2025, revealed that the nursing supervisor heard Resident
R1 cry out then the Nurse Aide, Employee E3, called out that she needed help. Upon arrival resident's bed
was in high position and the resident was laying on her right side with her head towards the top of the bed,
she was complaining of severe right-side pain, resident stated from my shoulder to my hip. Nurse Aide,
Employee E3 was in the room at the time of the incident performing morning care. Nurse Aide, Employee
E3 stated she resident was holding on the half side rail used for turning and repositioning her hands slipped
off the rail rolling to the floor.
Further review of the investigation indicated that resident was an assist of one for bed mobility.
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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
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
396120
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/22/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Wyncote Care Center
208 Fernbrook Avenue
Wyncote, PA 19095
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 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Nurse Aide, Employee E3 stated after giving resident a bed bath, she was in the process of changing
residents sheets while the resident was in the bed, she rolled resident away from her to roll over the sheets,
while she was changing the sheet, the resident rolled over the sheets and fell away from her.
Review of progress note fir Resident R1 dated March 30, 2025, revealed that resident fell from bed and
complained of severe right arm and shoulder pain. Resident was transported to the hospital via for further
evaluation.
Further review of the progress note revealed that the resident returned from the hospital without any new
orders. Resident complained of some discomfort to the right shoulder in the evening shift.
Review of a statement from Nurse aide, Employee E3 dated March 30, 2025, revealed that attempting to do
my final round changing the patient, she was holding on, she fell landing on her right side complain of right
shoulder pain.
Another statement obtained from the same employee revealed that she was doing a complete bed change
on Resident R1, she was turned towards the door (left side) with side rails up, Before she could turn her
over the folded linen, she fell out of bed.
Interview with Director of Nursing, Employee E2 on April 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. stated on March 30, 2025,
Employee E3 was providing morning care for Resident R1. After morning care, she decided to change
resident's bed linen while resident was in the bed. Nurse Aide turned resident away from her, folded the
linen towards the resident. Before resident rolling back over to the other side, while the resident was on
sheet, Employee E3 pulled the sheet out and resident fell to the floor. Employee E2 stated if residents get
linen change while they are in the bed, they should complete it with appropriate technique. Employee E2
stated the appropriate technique was staff should turn resident safely to one side, fold the linen, roll the
resident to the other side over the folded linen, once the resident was off the sheet, staff should pull the
sheet.
28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of Licensee.
28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1)(e)(1) Management.
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing Services
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