F 0837
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for
managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for
managing the facility.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow its policy and procedure when staff
in-service training records were incomplete. This failure resulted in incomplete training records and the
potential for staff to be inadequately trained to care for residents.
Findings:
During a concurrent interview and record review on 12/13/24 at 12:44 p.m. with Director of Staff
Development (DSD), three in-service training logs were reviewed. In-service training log one had three staff
signatures and in-service training log two had one staff signature, both training logs did not contain a date,
start time, end time, in-service course title, instructor name and instructor signature. In-service training log
three contained the signature of five staff but did not contain the start time, end time, instructor name and
instructor signature. DSD stated the in-service training logs must contain the date, the time the in-service
started and ended, the topic and name and signature of the person giving the lesson to be complete.
During a concurrent interview and record review on 12/13/24 at 1:24 p.m. with Director of Nursing (DON),
DON reviewed the in-service training logs. DON stated the in-service training logs were not complete.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Recordkeeping, Staff Development dated
2/08, the P&P indicated, An individual training record for each employee will be maintained. This record will
be filed in the employee's personnel record or training record. Training records include, as a minimum.date
of each training class attended.subject of class.class length.instructor of each class.individual training
records are completed by the in-service training coordinator and/or department supervisor.
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:
555125
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
555125
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
12/13/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Linwood Meadows Care Center
4444 West Meadow
Visalia, CA 93277
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 interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure three of three sampled staff Restorative
Nursing Assistant (RNA 1), Registered Nurse (RN 1), and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA 1), were aware
of the facility's Enhanced Barrier Precaution (EBP-infection control measures used to reduce the spread of
infection) protocol (blue heart placed above the bed of the affected resident) used to identify the residents
requiring staff to wear PPE while providing care. This failure resulted in staff being unaware of which
resident required EBP.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings:
During a concurrent observation and interview on 12/13/24 at 11:32 a.m. with RNA 1, RNA 1 entered a
two-bed resident room with a blue PPE (personal protective equipment) caddy on the door. RNA 1 stated
she was unaware of which resident required EPB.
During an interview on 12/13/24 at 11:51 a.m. with RN 1, RN 1 stated when the blue caddy was on the
resident's door staff were required to use EBP's while providing care to the residents in the room. RN 1 was
unaware of how to identify the resident requiring the EBP.
During an interview on 12/13/24 at 12:38 p.m. with CNA 1, CNA 1 stated when there was a blue caddy on
the resident's door, staff was to wear PPE when providing for the residents. CNA 1 stated she was unaware
of how to identify the resident requiring EBP.
During an interview on 12/13/24 at 12:44 p.m. with Infection Preventionist (IP), IP stated when a resident
required EBP, a blue heart was placed above the affected resident's bed and a blue PPE caddy was placed
on the door. IP stated she would expect staff to be aware of the EBP protocol prior to providing care to the
residents.
During an interview on 12/13/24 at 1:24 p.m. with Director of Nursing (DON), DON stated staff should have
been aware of the EBP protocol when providing care to the residents.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Enhanced Barrier Precautions dated
3/24, the P&P indicated, Staff are trained prior to caring for residents on EBPs.signs are posted in the door
or wall outside the resident room indicating the type of precautions and PPE (personal protective
equipment) .
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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