F 0551
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of four sampled residents ' (Resident 1) rights
were upheld when it failed to honor an agreement made with Resident 1 ' s health care agent (FM 1)
regarding his choice of excluding involvement of Licensed Staff A in Resident 1 ' s care. This failure resulted
in FM 1 to experience anger, distrust, and undermined his confidence in the nursing care rendered to
Resident 1 for 14 months, from the agreement date of 1/17/22, until her discharge from the facility on
3/11/23.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings:
A review of Resident 1 ' s admission Record (a summary of important information about a patient) indicated
she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included dementia (a general term for loss of
memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with
daily life). A review of Resident 1 ' s Advance Health Care Directive, dated 3-13-2015, designated FM 1 as
her health care agent.
During an interview on 5/24/23 at 2:40 p.m., FM 1 stated he met with facility staff back in January 2022 to
express his concerns regarding Licensed Staff A. FM 1 stated he had been assured by the facility that
Licensed Staff A would no longer be involved in Resident 1 ' s care per his request. FM 1 stated it was not
until March 2023, 14 months after the agreement was made, when he found out that Licensed Staff A had
continued to be part of Resident 1 ' s care, after noting numerous Progress Notes (records of the medical
care a patient receives, along with details of the patient's condition) in 2022 and 2023, that were authored
by Licensed Staff A. FM 1 stated the facility knew of the agreement but had broken its word. Upon discovery
of the Progress Notes, FM 1 stated he was angry and distrustful of the facility and added that it had
undermined his confidence in the nursing care that Resident 1 had received in the past year.
A review of Resident 1 ' s Progress Notes revealed an IDT Note, dated 01/17/2022, which indicated, IDT
had conference call with [FM 1] to discuss his concerns . [FM 1] mentions a specific nurse he wishes to not
be involved in his mother ' s care and [FM 1] was reassured this nurse would no longer be involved at his
request . Further review of Resident 1 ' s Progress Notes indicated 26 entries authored by Licensed Staff A
throughout Resident 1 ' s facility admission until her discharge date on 3/11/23, with majority of the notes
as IDT (Interdisciplinary Team) Note type.
During an interview on 5/25/23 at 9:50 a.m., Licensed Staff A stated the IDT was a team that met to identify
and discuss resident concerns and collaborated on interventions that could be done for them. Licensed
Staff A stated the IDT included members from nursing, therapy, Social Services, and other departments
involved in the resident ' s care. Licensed Staff A stated part of her role as the
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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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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
555222
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/25/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Lakeport Post Acute
1291 Craig Avenue
Lakeport, CA 95453
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 0551
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Quality Assurance Nurse included involvement with the IDT. Licensed Staff A stated she had been part of
Resident 1 ' s IDT and confirmed she had authored IDT entries on Resident 1 ' s Progress Notes during the
past year. Licensed Staff A stated while she was aware of FM 1 having issues with her, she was not aware
of any restriction to her involvement with Resident 1 ' s care.
During an interview and concurrent review of Resident 1 ' s Progress Notes on 5/25/23 at 11:11 a.m.,
Licensed Staff B confirmed she authored the IDT Note dated 1/17/23 and identified Licensed Staff A as the
nurse indicated on the note. Licensed Staff B stated FM 1 mentioned how he did not want Licensed Staff A
to be involved with Resident 1 ' s care during the meeting and she had reassured FM 1 that Licensed Staff
A will not be providing direct care to Resident 1. When asked if Licensed Staff A was notified of this
agreement, Licensed Staff B stated she told Licensed Staff A, For your safety, distance yourself [from
Resident 1]. Licensed Staff B stated Licensed Staff A was part of Resident 1 ' s IDT but had not been
providing direct care to Resident 1 since the meeting.
During an interview and concurrent record review on 5/25/23 at 11:31 a.m., the Administrator stated he was
present during the meeting with FM 1 and Licensed Staff B on 1/17/23. The Administrator stated Licensed
Staff A was only writing on Resident 1 ' s records as an IDT member and maintained that Licensed Staff A
had not provided any direct care to Resident 1 since the 1/17/23 meeting. When queried if FM 1 had been
notified of the extent of Licensed Staff A ' s inclusion in Resident 1 ' s IDT after the 1/17/23 meeting, the
Administrator did not respond. When asked if Licensed Staff A ' s presence in the IDT for Resident 1 could
be taken as involvement in care, the Administrator stated, That ' s reaching.
A review of the facility policy titled, Resident Rights, dated February 2021, indicated, Employees shall treat
all residents with kindness, respect, and dignity . These rights include the resident ' s right to .
self-determination . be informed of, and participate in, his or her care planning and treatment .
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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