F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation and interview the facility failed to ensure windows on the 2ndfloor were:
Residents Affected - Some
1. Secure from opening greater than 4 inches to prevent confused residents from jumping out windows.
2. Inspected on a regular basis to ensure window securing devices were still functioning.
3. Secure window with a device that is tamper proof.
Failure to secure 2nd floor windows had the potential for confused residents to sustain serious injuries if
they jump out of these windows.
Findings:
During observation on 05/23/2025 at 11:15 AM with the Administrator, windows in rooms 209, 212, 216 on
the second floor were found without any device to limit how wide they could be opened. These windows
could be opened to their full limit of at least 30 inches. These observations were confirmed with the
Administrator.
During an interview on 05/23/2025 at 11:30 AM, the Administrator stated there should be a mechanical
limiter on those windows so that the windows could not be opened fully. The Administrator was asked to:
1. Conduct an audit of the entire 2nd and 3rd floor to see if there were other windows with the same issue.
2. Provide their policy regarding securing windows.
3. Provide a sample of the device they used to limit window openings.
During an interview on 05/23/2025 at 12:18 PM, the Assistant Maintenance Worker (AMW) explained the
window limiting devices were a thumb screw that could be removed by staff to enable them to clean the
windows. The AMW stated he checked all the windows once a week but does not document these checks.
The AMW stated sometimes residents as well as visitors may remove these window limiters to open the
window wider. The AMW was asked how wide these windows should opened to with a window limiter. The
AMW stated 3 inches.
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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
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
555827
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
555827
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Atherton Park Post-Acute
1275 Crane Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
During an interview on 05/23/2025 at 12:45 PM the Administrator stated the facility conducted an audit and
out of 80 windows, only windows in rooms [ROOM NUMBER] were found without limiters and could be
opened fully. The Administrator stated they have no policy regarding securing and inspecting windows.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 05/23/2025 at 12:50 PM the windows on the second
floor: rooms 212 and a family therapy room were inspected with the AMW. The window in room [ROOM
NUMBER] opened to 5.5 inches (with the window limiter in place), the window in the second floor family
therapy room could be opened to 10.25 inches. There was no window limiter in place. But there was a wood
screw, screwed into the window frame to limit the opening to 10.25 inches. During the interview the AMW
admitted he did no checked or measured how wide these windows could be opened to during his audit.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
555827
If continuation sheet
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