F 0641
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** 2. An
admission Record revealed the facility admitted Resident #101 on 07/26/2022. According to the admission
Record, the resident had a medical history that included a diagnosis of dementia.
Residents Affected - Few
Resident #101's Care Plan included a focus area, initiated on 12/16/2022, that indicated the resident was at
risk for falls. An intervention initiated on 05/19/2023 indicated the resident utilized a pad alarm in their bed.
Another focus area, initiated on 02/07/2023, indicated Resident #101 was at risk for injury due to
wandering. An intervention initiated on 03/30/2023 indicated the resident utilized a wanderguard (a type of
wandering/elopement alarm) on their wheelchair.
Resident #101's Progress Notes included a Health Status Note, dated 07/17/2023 at 5:08 AM, that
indicated the resident's wanderguard was in place.
An annual Minimum Data Set (MDS), with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 07/18/2023, revealed
Resident #101 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 3, which indicated the resident had
severe cognitive impairment. The MDS indicated that Resident #101 wandered during four to six days of the
seven-day assessment look-back period. The MDS did not reflect the resident's use of a bed alarm or
wander/elopement alarm during the seven-day look-back period.
Resident #101's Progress Notes included the following entries:
- a Health Status Note, dated 03/29/2024 at 6:05 AM, that indicated Resident #101's bed alarm was in
place and working properly; and
- an IDT [interdisciplinary team] Progress Notes- Behavior Management note, dated 04/01/2024 at 2:25
PM, that indicated Resident #101 utilized a wanderguard.
A quarterly MDS, with an ARD of 04/02/2024, revealed Resident #101 had a BIMS score of 3, which
indicated the resident had severe cognitive impairment. The MDS did not reflect the resident's use of a bed
alarm or wander/elopement alarm during the seven-day look-back period.
During an interview on 07/03/2024 at 2:17 PM, the Director of Nursing (DON) stated MDS assessments
needed to be accurate.
Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure Minimum Data Set
(MDS) assessments accurately reflected the status of 1 (Resident #91) of 3 sampled residents reviewed for
nutrition and 1 (Resident #101) of 1 sampled resident reviewed for dementia care. Specifically, the MDS
assessments inaccurately indicated Resident #91's weight-loss was due to a
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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
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
555915
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/03/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center
25924 Jackson Ave
Murrieta, CA 92563
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 0641
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
physician-prescribed weight-loss regimen and did not reflect Resident #101's use of bed and
wander/elopement alarms.
Findings included:
A facility policy titled, Resident Assessment, revised in 03/2023, revealed, 1. The facility conducts initially
and periodically a comprehensive, accurate, standardized reproducible assessment of each resident's
functional capacity.
1. An admission Record revealed the facility admitted Resident #91 on 10/21/2021. According to the
admission Record, the resident had a medical history that included diagnoses of liver cancer and encounter
for palliative care.
Resident #91's Care Plan included a focus area, revised on 10/31/2023, that indicated the resident had an
unavoidable risk for weight loss due to poor intake and pressure injuries.
A quarterly MDS, with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 03/04/2024, revealed Resident #91
weighed 92 pounds at the time of the assessment, had lost five percent (%) or more in the last month or
10% or more in the last six months, and was not on a physician-prescribed weight-loss regimen.
A quarterly MDS, with an ARD of 05/29/2024, revealed Resident #91 weighed 81 pounds, had lost 5% or
more in the last month or 10% or more in the last six months, and was on a physician-prescribed
weight-loss regimen.
Resident #91's Order Summary Report, listing active orders as of 07/03/2024, revealed no evidence of
orders for a physician-prescribed weight-loss regimen.
During an interview on 07/02/2024 at 8:08 AM, MDS Coordinator #2 stated Resident #91 was on hospice
and lost weight due to poor intake.
During an interview on 07/02/2024 at 8:14 AM, MDS Assistant #3 stated that a prescribed weight-loss
regimen required a physician's order and confirmed Resident #91 did not have a physician's order for a
prescribed weight-loss regimen. MDS Assistant #3 stated Resident #91's MDS, dated [DATE], should have
been coded, Yes [for weight loss] - not on prescribed weight loss regimen.
During an interview on 07/02/2024 at 8:23 AM, the Director of Nursing (DON) stated Resident #91's MDS
assessment should have reflected that the resident had lost weight but should not have indicated the
resident was not on a prescribed weight-loss regimen.
The Administrator (ADM) was interviewed on 07/02/2024 at 9:32 AM. The ADM stated Resident #91 did not
have a prescribed weight-loss regimen, and the resident's weight loss was unplanned. The ADM stated
Resident #91's MDS should have been coded for weight loss but should not have indicated the resident
was not on a prescribed weight-loss regimen.
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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
555915
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/03/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center
25924 Jackson Ave
Murrieta, CA 92563
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 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure staff
properly donned personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to entering the room of 1 (Resident #268) of 4
residents reviewed for transmission-based precautions.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings included:
A facility policy titled, Resident Isolation-Categories of Transmission-Based Precautions, revised on
09/01/2023, revealed, III. A. Contact precautions are implemented for residents known or suspected to be
infected or colonized with microorganisms that are transmitted by direct contact with the resident or indirect
contact with environmental surfaces or resident-care items in the resident's environment. i. Examples of
infections requiring Contact Precautions include, but are not limited to: a. Gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin,
or wound infections or colonization with multi-drug resistant organisms (e.g. [exempli gratia, for example],
MRSA [Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus]. The policy further revealed, gloves (clean, nonsterile)
are worn when entering the room, and gown is worn for interactions that may involve contact with the
resident or potentially contaminated items in the resident's environment.
An Admit/Readmit Assessment revealed the facility admitted Resident #268 on 07/01/2024. The
assessment revealed Resident #268 was admitted from a hospital with a diagnosis of right foot
osteomyelitis.
Resident #268's Order Summary Report, listing active orders as of 07/02/2024, contained an order, started
on 07/02/2024 for, Contact isolation for diagnosis of: MRSA, every shift for Right foot wound.
An observation on 07/02/2024 at 7:41 AM revealed a sign on Resident #268's door that specified, Contact
Precautions Everyone Must: Clean their hands, including before entering and when leaving the room.
Providers and Staff must also: Put on gloves before room entry. Discard gloves before room exit. Put on
gown before room entry. Discard gown before room exit. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #1 entered
Resident #268's room without donning any PPE.
During an interview on 07/02/2024 at 8:10 AM, CNA #1 stated he had delivered Resident #268's breakfast
tray. CNA #1 stated he was aware Resident #268 was on contact precautions, which required staff to put on
gowns and gloves before entering the room.
During an interview on 07/03/2024 at 2:30 PM, the Director of Nursing (DON) stated her expectation was
that staff should wear the proper PPE before entering a resident's room.
During an interview on 07/03/2024 at 2:49 PM, the Administrator stated staff should don PPE prior to
entering the room of a resident on contact precautions.
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