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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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 ensure a call light device (also known as a call
bell or nurse call button, is a device typically found near a patient's bed or within reach. consists of a button
that, when pressed, sends a signal to the nursing station or a centralized system, alerting healthcare
providers that assistance is required in the room) was within reach for two of three sampled residents
(Resident 2 and 3).
Residents Affected - Few
This failure had the potential to result in a delay in care and not receiving assistance timely.
Findings:
During a review of Resident 2 ' s admission Record, the admission Record indicated the facility admitted
Resident 2 on 2/2/2017 with diagnoses that included unspecified (unconfirmed) Alzheimer ' s Disease (a
disease characterized by a progressive decline in mental abilities), essential hypertension (HTN-high blood
pressure) and cognitive communication deficit (difficulty communicating due to a disruption in cognitive
processes like attention, memory, and reasoning, rather than a primary language or speech problem).
During a review of Resident 2 ' s History and Physical (H&P - a medical examination that involves a doctor
taking a patient's medical history, performing a physical exam, and documenting their findings), dated
4/15/2023, the H&P indicated Resident 2 did not have the capacity to understand and make decisions.
During a review of Resident 2 ' s Minimum Data Set (MDS - a resident assessment tool), dated 12/1/2024,
the MDS indicated Resident 2 ' s cognitive (mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding) skills for daily decisions was severely impaired. The MDS indicated Resident 2 needed
moderate assistance from staff for toileting, dressing and personal hygiene.
During a review of Resident 2 ' s Care Plan about self-care deficit (when someone has trouble performing
daily tasks related to health and well-being), created on 5/29/2018 and last revised on 3/10/2025, the Care
Plan indicated an intervention that call light will be within reach and attend needs promptly.
During a review of Resident 3 ' s admission Record, the admission Record indicated the facility admitted
Resident 3 on 9/8/2021 with diagnoses that included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD-chronic lung disease causing difficulty in breathing), muscle weakness and Alzheimer ' s Disease.
During a review of Resident 3 ' s H&P, dated 1/28/2025, the H&P indicated Resident 3 did not have
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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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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
555690
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/11/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Alameda Care Center
925 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506
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 0558
the capacity to understand and make decisions.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During a review of Resident 3 ' s MDS, dated [DATE], the MDS indicated Resident 3 ' s cognitive skills for
daily decisions was severely impaired. The MDS indicated Resident 3 was dependent to staff for toileting,
showering and transferring.
Residents Affected - Few
During a review of Resident 3 ' s Care Plan about self-care deficit, created on 9/8/2021 and last revised on
2/5/2025, the Care Plan indicated an intervention that call light will be within reach and attend needs
promptly.
During an observation on 3/11/2025 at 8:54 a.m., inside Resident 2 ' s room, observed Resident 2 ' s call
light on the floor by the right side of the bed above Resident 2 ' s head.
During an observation on 3/11/2025 at 8:55 a.m., in Resident 3 ' s bedside, observed Resident 3 ' s call
light on the floor by the right side of the bed tangled with Resident 4 ' s call light.
During an observation on 3/11/2025 at 8:59 a.m., outside of Resident 3 ' s room, observed Certified
Nursing Assistant 1 (CNA 1) went inside Resident 3 ' s room and came out with Resident 3 ' s food tray.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 3/11/2025 at 9:01 a.m., with Restorative Nursing
Assistant 1 (RNA 1), at Resident 3 ' s bedside, Resident 3 ' s call light was on the floor. RNA 1 stated
Resident 3 and Resident 4 ' s call light were tangled with each other and was on the floor. RNA 1 stated
Resident 4 was outside the room and Resident 3 ' s call light was not within Resident 3 ' s reach.
During an interview on 3/11/2025 at 9:02 a.m., CNA 1 stated she (CNA 1) went inside Resident 3 ' s room
and picked up Resident 3 ' s the food tray. CNA 1 stated she (CNA 1) did not notice that the call light was
on the floor. CNA 1 stated she (CNA 1) should have looked around the bed and made sure call light was
within Resident 3 ' s reach.
During an interview on 3/11/2025 at 10:41 a.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) stated facility failed to
ensure call light was within Resident 2 and Resident 3 ' s reach. The DON stated staff should make sure
call light was within reach of each residents. The DON stated call light was a device to help residents call
for assistance if residents need something. The DON stated if call light are not within reach, resident cannot
call for assistance and residents needs would possibly be delayed.
During a concurrent interview and record review on 3/11/2025 at 10:51 a.m., with the DON, the facility ' s
policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Call System, Residents, dated 9/2022 and last reviewed on 1/29/2025,
was reviewed. The P&P indicated, Residents are provided with a means to call staff for assistance through
a communication system that directly calls a staff member or a centralized workstation. Each resident is
provided with a means to call staff directly for assistance from his or her bed, from toileting or bathing
facilities and from the floor. The DON stated the facility's policy was to have the call light within resident
reach.
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