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Inspection visit

Health inspection

Heritage Park Nursing CenterCMS #5555141 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 0842 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure their closed observation protocol (a protocol for observing residents who are at risk for harm every fifteen minutes) documentation was complete in accordance with the facility ' s policy and procedure (P&P) for one resident (Resident 1) when Resident 1 returned to the facility after he eloped on January 7, 2024. This failure has the potential to result in Resident 1 to be at risk for further elopement without supervision of his whereabouts which could increase Resident 1 ' s risk for harm. Findings: During an interview on January 19, 2024, at 11:08 AM, with Resident 1, Resident 1 stated he left the facility because the voices made him uncomfortable in the facility. Resident 1 further stated he opened the emergency exit door by pushing the door [LP1] [SJ2] and running out. Resident 1 stated he came back to the facility because he needed a roof over his head. During an observation on January 19, 2024, at 11:11 AM, with Resident 1, Resident 1 demonstrated how he pressed the fire alarm then proceeded to press open the emergency exit door located next to his assigned room. During an interview on January 19, 2024, at 11:40 AM, with Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA 1), CNA 1 stated she was preparing her Q15 ' s (Q-medical abbreviation for every 15-minute monitoring- a documentation where staff will document time, location, behavior observed, interventions and initials of the staff who saw them) when the emergency exit door alarm set began ringing. CNA 1 further stated she ran out the door and attempted to redirect Resident 1 back into the facility, but he was too far away. During a review of Resident 1 ' s Incident Note, dated January 7, 2024, the Incident Note indicated, .Per Night shift nurse no s/s (abbreviation of signs or symptoms) of change from baseline behavior. Observed walked to his room (room number), He [Resident 1] then pulled the fire alarm near exit and ran out of the emergency exit . AM CNA exited and followed Resident . Observed Resident running, off the property turned right (street name) . During a review of Resident 1 ' s IDT (Interdisciplinary Team- a team that brings together knowledge from different health care disciplines to help people receive the care they need) Note, dated January 9, 2024, the IDT Note indicated, .Reminds Q (Q-medical abbreviation for every) 15 checks minute monitoring .IDT Recommendation: 01/08/2024 .3. Monitor resident by initiating safety checks q 15 min. 4. Monitor resident ' s whereabouts frequently . (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: 555514 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 555514 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/26/2024 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Heritage Park Nursing Center 275 Garnet Way Upland, CA 91786 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 0842 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few During a concurrent interview and record review on January 19, 2024, at 12:18 PM, with Medical Records Director (MRD 1), the (Facility Name) Nursing Center STP Unit Q15 Monitoring Log for Resident 1, dated January 7, 2024, was reviewed. The (Facility Name) Nursing Center STP Unit Q15 Monitoring Log indicated gaps of missing documentation of Resident 1 ' s location, behavior, intervention, time, and staff from January 7, 2024, at 2:30 AM to 7:00 AM and January 7, 2024, at 6:45 PM to January 8, 2024, at 2:45 AM, four hours after elopement. MRD 1 stated that was all the documentation the facility had for January 7, 2024, the day of the elopement. During a concurrent interview and record review on January 19, 2024, at 12:27 PM, with the Director of Nursing (DON), the facility ' s P&P titled, Closed Observation Protocol, dated May 2022 was reviewed. The P&P indicated, When a resident exhibits behavior which is potentially dangerous to themselves or others, or when a resident is in a situation in which they are deemed at risk for harm. The resident will be visibly monitored by staff every fifteen (15) minutes for safety for a minimum of 72 hours. This visual monitoring will be documented on the close observation work sheet. The DON stated the policy was not followed. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 555514 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.

  • 0842GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F842 - Resident-identifiable information

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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What happened during the January 26, 2024 survey of Heritage Park Nursing Center?

This was a inspection survey of Heritage Park Nursing Center on January 26, 2024. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at Heritage Park Nursing Center on January 26, 2024?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with..."

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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