F 0686
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to input the correct setting on the Low Air Loss
Mattress (LAL Mattress; an air mattress designed to prevent and treat pressure ulcer [an injury that breaks
down the skin and underlying tissue]) for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1).
Residents Affected - Few
This deficient practice has the potential for Resident 1 to develop a pressure ulcer.
Findings:
A review of Resident 1's admission record, indicated Resident 1 was admitted on [DATE] with the diagnosis
of disorientation (a state of mental confusion), muscle weakness and difficulty in walking.
A review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS, a standardized resident assessment and care planning
tool), dated 3/1/2023, indicated Resident 1's cognitive skills for daily decision making is moderately
impaired (decisions poor; cues/ supervision required). The MDS also indicated Resident 1 required
one-person extensive assistance (resident involved in activity, staff provide weight-bearing support) for bed
mobility, dressing, and personal hygiene. The MDS also indicated the resident required one-person total
dependence during transfer, and toilet use.
The MDS indicated Resident 1 was 123 pounds (lbs- pounds, unit of measurement).
A review of Resident 1's History and Physical, dated 11/29/2022, indicated Resident 1 does not have the
capacity to understand and make decisions.
A review of Resident 1's Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk, dated 12/12/2023, indicated
Resident 1 was at risk for pressure ulcer development.
A review of Resident 1's physician orders, dated 5/6/2023, indicated LAL Mattress: Monitor
setting/Placement - Every Shift. The physician's order did not specify the LAL Mattress needs to be
adjusted according to the resident's weight.
A review of Resident 1's treatment administration record (TAR, the report that serves as a legal record of
the treatment administered to a patient) for May 2023, indicated LAL mattress: Monitor setting placement
Type TX- Treatment - Every Shift. The TAR did not specify the LAL Mattress setting would need to be
adjusted according to the resident's weight.
A review of Resident 1's Care Plan for right inner buttock skin abrasion, initiated on 5/9/2022, indicated LAL
mattress to maintain skin integrity and promote right inner buttock skin lesion. 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
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Event ID:
555432
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
555432
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/15/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Solheim Senior Community
2236 Merton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
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 0686
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
care plan did not specify the LAL Mattress setting would need to be adjusted according to the resident's
weight.
A review of Resident 1's Daily Charting dated 5/32023, indicated the resident weights 128 lbs.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 5/11/2023 at 10:35 AM with Licensed Vocational Nurse 1
(LVN 1), observed the LAL Mattress setting was incorrect and the knob was on the 50 setting. LVN 1 stated
the LAL Mattress setting was wrong and should be adjusted according to the resident's weight and set the
knob between 100 and 150.
During a concurrent interview and record review on 5/12/2023 at 1:40 PM, the DON stated the licensed
nurses, and the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) should be checking on the low air mattress each time
they would care for the resident. The DON also stated documentation is in the (TAR) and should be signed
off by the licensed nurse assign to the resident daily. The DON stated Resident 1 was 128 lbs. on 5/3/2023
and the LAL mattress' should have been set between 100 and 150.
During an interview on 5/12/2023 at 3:28 PM, LVN 2 stated the LAL Mattress would just need to be firm,
and it does not need to be adjusted according to the resident's weight.
A review of the Med-Aire 8 Alternating Pressure Mattress Replacement System With Low Air Loss mattress
instructions indicated turn pressure adjust knob to set a comfortable pressure level from soft to firm according to patients' weight and comfort in pounds (lbs).
A review of the facility's undated policy and procedure titled, Support Surface Guidelines indicated selecting
a mattress for the resident based on pressure ulcer risk is both cost-effective and clinically appropriate.
Policy also indicated support surfaces are modifiable. Individual resident needs differ.
A review of the facility's policy and procedure titled Care Plan, dated 10/12/2019, indicated care plan goals
and objectives are defined as the desired outcome for a specific resident problem.
A review of the facility's undated policy and procedure titled Prevention of Pressure Ulcer/Injuries, indicated
review the resident's care plan and identify the risk factors as well as the interventions designed to reduce
or eliminate those considered modifiable.
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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