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Inspection visit

Health inspection

ALHAMBRA POST ACUTECMS #5552921 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0660 Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. 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 a follow up call and /or assessment was done to verify durable medical equipment was provided to Resident 1 as ordered (DME, are equipment and supplies for everyday or extended use). Residents Affected - Few This failure posed a risk for an unsafe transition from the facility to the home setting. Findings: During an interview on 4/4/24 at 1:47 p.m., Resident 1's family member 1, stated, when the resident was discharged from the facility on 3/5/24, the family member was told by the facility's Social Service Director (SSD), that the DME would be delivered at their house. The family member stated, they did not receive the delivery of the DME. Further stated, they had to move the resident around the house for safe transfers, and after a few days, the family had to purchase a wheelchair to safely move the resident around the house because the resident could not walk. A review of Resident 1's admission Record, indicated, Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included hemiplegia (paralysis that affects only one side of your body) and hemiparesis (muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body) following cerebral infarction (commonly known as stroke, caused by a blockage in a blood vessel in the brain, leading to brain damage). The admission record also indicated; the resident was discharged to home from the facility on 3/5/23 at 12:30 p.m. Review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS, an assessment tool used to direct resident care) dated 3/5/24, under Section GG titled, Functional Abilities and Goals indicated, Resident 1 was unable to walk and used a wheelchair for mobility. The MDS also indicated, Resident 1 was dependent in the assistance of 2 or more helpers on surface-to-surface transfer (such as when transferring between bed and chair or wheelchair). Review of the physician's order dated 2/27/24, indicated an order for home health services referrals for Registered Nurse, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy services. The physician's order also indicated an order for DME of a wheelchair, hospital bed and patient lift (home health services are wide range of health services provided in a home for an illness ; patient lift is an equipment designed to lift and transfer patients from one place to another). Review of Resident 1's Discharge Summary dated 3/5/24, indicated, .discharged to daughter's house on 3/5/24. Home health ordered . home health to deliver DME to daughter's house. (continued on next page) 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) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 555292 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 555292 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/03/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Alhambra Post Acute 331 Ilene Street Martinez, CA 94553 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 0660 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few During an interview on 4/4/24 at 2:50 p.m., with SSD, stated she arranged home health services for Resident 1 prior to his discharge and the home health agency (HHA) was supposed to arrange for the delivery of the DME to the daughter's house. Stated she should have made sure that the DME was delivered to the resident's daughter's house before Resident 1 was discharged to ensure that the resident was safe at home. SSD acknowledged that even if the HHA stated they would arrange for the DME delivery, it was still the SSD's responsibility to ensure that Resident 1 was discharged safely from the facility (Home Health Agency or HHA is a public agency or private organization which provides home health services). During another interview on 4/10/24 at 11:31 a.m., with SSD, stated she made a follow up phone call to the Resident 1's family, 72 hours after the resident was discharged from the facility to verify the resident's status . Stated she failed to ask if the resident had already received the DME. Also stated, she had no documentation of the follow up phone call. Stated she should have verified the status of the DME delivery with the resident's family. Further stated, she did not make a follow up call to the HHA after the resident was discharged from the facility to verify if the DME were delivered. During a concurrent interview and record review on 4/23/24 at 9:45 a.m., with the Director of Nurses (DON), Social Services Director Job Description , dated March 2017 indicated, .Essential duties of SSD includes . assisting in discharge planning with appropriate agencies entities or individuals to include agency services equipment and agency referrals coordinates with interdisciplinary team . The DON acknowledged, the SSD should have followed up with the HHA and followed up on the DME before the resident's discharge. Further stated, Resident 1 should not have been discharged from the facility without the DME at home to ensure safety. Also stated, she could not find a documentation of Resident 1's post-discharge plan in the resident's medical records (a post-discharge plan is a plan developed by the facility to ensure that all the services the resident need are in place when the resident gets discharged from the facility). During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Discharge Summary and Plan, revised October, 2022, the P&P indicated, . When a resident's discharge is anticipated, . post-discharge plan is developed to assist the resident with discharge . the post discharge plan is developed by the care planning/interdisciplinary team (IDT), with the assistance of the resident and his or her family and includes: .arrangements that have been made for follow-up care and services; .how the IDT will support the resident or representative in the transition to post-discharge care . (Interdisciplinary team or IDT is a group of individuals representing different departments of the facility). The P&P also indicated; a copy of the post-discharge plan should be filed in the resident's medical records. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 555292 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0660GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F660 - Quality of life

    Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the May 3, 2024 survey of ALHAMBRA POST ACUTE?

This was a inspection survey of ALHAMBRA POST ACUTE on May 3, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at ALHAMBRA POST ACUTE on May 3, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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