F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or
her rights.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to treat 4 of 6 residents (Resident 1, Resident 2,
Resident 4, and Resident 5) with respect, dignity, and kindness when:
1. Resident 1 for waited in pain while seated in her wheelchair in soiled underwear for a half hour or more
before she was assisted back to bed and cleaned.
2. Resident 2 sat on the commode or in her soiled underwear for long periods waiting for assistance and
waited 2 hours for her pain medication.
3. Resident 4 waited in the toilet once or twice a day or waited 2-4 hours sitting on her soiled or wet adult
diapers to get cleaned.
4. Resident 5 laid in her soiled underwear for 45 minutes or more waiting for assistance.
This failure resulted in Resident 1 feeling resigned to suffer through her hip pain, Resident 2 crying, feeling
the nurse was rude and disrespectful and purposely making her wait, Resident 4 feeling upset, and
Resident 5 feeling upset, inadequate, dirty, and disrespected. The failure also has the potential to cause
falls and more serious injuries to residents left seated in commodes and toilets waiting for assistance.
Findings:
During an observation and subsequent interview on 9/14/23, at 11:11 a.m., Resident 1 was seated in her
wheelchair trying to maneuver her wheelchair between the foot of her bed and the chair against the wall.
Resident 1 stated she needed assistance to get back to her bed. Resident 1 stated she had pressed her
call light, but nobody came. Resident 1 added facility staff come in according to their own schedule and not
in response to her call especially at night and early in the morning. When asked how she felt about the staff
behavior, Resident 1 shrugged and stated, she could not do anything about it, there were people yelling
outside, staff must attend to them first. Resident 1 stated she sat in her urine or soiled adult diapers waiting
all the time.
During continued observation of Hallway 300 and the Nurses station on 9/14/23, at 11:30 a.m., the call light
buttons in the nurses' station indicated the light in Resident 1's room was still on. At 11:32 a.m., Licensed
Nurse C (LN-C) went into Resident 1's room, asked Resident 1 what she needed, and turned off the call
light before stating she will get help and walked out the room. Resident 1 stated her hip is aching and she
knows it is not good for her to sit for long periods. Resident 1
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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.
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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
555222
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Lakeport Post Acute
1291 Craig Avenue
Lakeport, CA 95453
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
stated she had been sitting more than an hour and a half now. At 11:39 a.m., CNA-B came to the room to
clean and change Resident 1.
During an interview on 9/14/23 at 11:40 a.m., Certified Nursing Assistant B (CNA-B) stated she was
assigned to care for 12 residents.
Residents Affected - Some
A review of Resident 1's Minimum Data set (MDS – a federally mandated clinical assessment of a
resident's functional capabilities in a Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home) dated 9/1/23,
indicated, Resident 1 was admitted with a diagnosis of a displaced comminuted fracture of the shaft of the
right femur (the long portion of the right thigh bone was broken in at least two places and have come out of
alignment), cancer with metastases, anemia, malnutrition, and repeated falls among other conditions, had a
Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS – a tool to screen and identify the cognitive condition of a
resident upon admission into a long term care facility) score of 13 indicating Resident 1 is cognitively intact.
The MDS indicated Resident 1 requires one-person extensive assistance to transfer and two-person
extensive assistance to cleanse self after elimination. Resident 1 is frequently incontinent (inability to
control) of bladder and bowel movement.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 11:52 a.m., Resident 2 stated it takes 2 hours for staff to respond to her
call light. Resident 2 stated the nurse tells her she will get to her when she can. Resident 2 stated she'd
been in her commode alone without assistance because nobody came to respond. Resident 2 cried and
asked herself why she is still alive, they do not have to be rude, she felt the nurse purposely made her wait.
Today Resident 2 stated she had been waiting for 2 hours to get her Oxycodone (narcotic pain medication).
Resident 2 stated she does not feel the respect. She sits in herurine and feces and wait for assistance until
they come. Resident 2 stated staff do not come in response to her call light.
A review of Resident 2's admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident 2 was admitted to the facility on
[DATE] for care following joint replacement surgery for an unspecified cervical disc disorder, chronic pain
syndrome, among other conditions. Resident 2 had a BIMS score of 13. A review of the facility document
titled: Medication Admin (administration) Audit Report for the period between 9/1/23 to 9/14/23, indicated
Resident 2 received oxycodone 5 mg (milligram, a unit of weight) on 9/14/23 at 1:28 a.m. and on 9/14/23 at
10:32 p.m. There was no record she received oxycodone around the time of the interview.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 1:57 p.m., Resident 4 stated staff tell her to wait. Once or twice a day,
Resident 4 stated she gets upset because she does not like sitting in the toilet waiting to get cleaned.
Resident 4 had experience waiting 2-4 hours sitting on urine and feces. There are days it happened more
than twice a day. Resident 4 stated she preferred female CNAs and the male CNAs will tell her they will get
someone, but nobody comes, and the male CNA do not come and check back on her.
A review of Resident 4's admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated she was admitted on [DATE] with a
diagnosis of respiratory failure, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and diabetes
among other conditions. Her BIMS score was 13 and she required extensive 1-person assistance to
transfer, and toilet use.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 2:33 p.m., Licensed Nurse A (LN-A) stated making residents wait two to
five minutes is acceptable and reasonable. It also helps to inform the resident she will assist them after she
is done with another resident. LN-A stated the longest wait time maybe 10-12
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
555222
If continuation sheet
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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
555222
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/06/2023
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 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
minutes, but 1-2 hours response is way too long and not acceptable. It will also upset residents, cause skin
breakdown, urinary tract infections, and falls.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 2:49 p.m., Certified Nursing Assistant B (CNA-B) stated caring for 8
residents is manageable, but she had been assigned 12 residents for some time. CNA-B stated it was her
first time to care for Resident 1. Resident 1 lets them know if she needs a change. CNA-B stated making
residents wait three to five minutes is acceptable, over 10 minutes is not acceptable. CNA-B stated
residents get distressed, upset, or feel ignored when they are made to wait too long. It can also cause a fall.
It is degrading to leave them wet, with feces while waiting.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 3:06 p.m., Licensed Nurse C (LN-C) stated responding to a call in 5
minutes is acceptable, 15-20 minutes is not acceptable unless the call is not urgent. LN-C stated making
the residents wait too long can result to a fall, choking, discomfort from pain, and skin breakdown. When
asked why calls are not answered soon enough, LN-C stated, staff were either busy, in the middle of
another task, assume residents put their call light on all the time, or assume it is nothing urgent.
During an interview on 9/14/23, at 3:27 p.m., Resident 5 stated she gets upset when she soils her
underwear with urine and feces. She had to be lifted (using a portable total body lift or a patient lift to move
or transfer a patient) and had to wait 2-3 hours to get cleaned. She presses her call light when she is going
to have a bowel movement but they do not come or respond for 45 minutes. CNAs get mad at her, makes
her feel inadequate and dirty because they get wet with her urine without her intention. She does not feel
respected.
A review of Resident's 5 admission MDS dated [DATE] indicated she was admitted on [DATE] for
hemiplegia and hemiparesis (hemiplegia refers to complete paralysis, while hemiparesis refers to partial
weakness) following cerebral infarction (stroke) and heart failure among other disease conditions. Resident
5 required 2-person extensive assistance to transfer and toilet use. Resident 5 also has inability to control
her bladder and bowel movement.
A review of the facility's Policy titled: Resident Rights revised 12/2016 indicated employees shall treat
residents with kindness, respect, and dignity.
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