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.
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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)
Previous Versions Obsolete
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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
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