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25 | On 1/19/24, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kevin Mknelly, conducted a case management visit while delivering complaint findings and met with designee, Shenel Phang . LPA spoke with Administrator by phone regarding the report and findings.
On 12/14/23, LPA Mknelly, conducted a visit and issued a citation based on the information available at the facility at the time regarding an incident report received by the department on 12/12/23. The 12/12/23 incident report was regarding a hospital visit for R1 on 12/7/23. LPA conducted a records review regarding R1. Records found that R1 was admitted to this facility on 10/25/23. Discharge instructions from the referring hospital identified R1 as having wounds that require daily ongoing wound care. Between 10/25/23 and 12/7/23 R1 did not receive home heath wound care at the facility.
Following the 12/14/23 visit, LPA Mknelly collected the following additional records regarding R1’s wounds care history: referring hospital wound care and discharge status of wounds, area hospital records for 12/7/23- 12-9/23, and current home health records.
Referring hospital wound care records, received from the hospital by LPA on 1/11/24, showed that on 10/25/23, R1 was transferred to this facility with a stage IV Sacrococcygeal pressure injury, a Full thickness (non- pressure) injury to left thigh, contractures requiring continued physical therapy. Report continued... |
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32 | Home health records showed that on 12/22/23 R1 was assessed to have two (2) stage III pressure injuries. One to the coccyx and to low right buttocks. (Note: the buttocks pressure injury was no noted at discharge from the referring hospital.) The injuries were explicitly identified to facility staff. Staff, Nerryrose Kreig , who was informed by Home Health, did not take immediate action to request and exception from licensing or to have R1 seen at a hospital until 1/2/23, at the prompting by LPA Mknelly, for this prohibited health condition. ER doctor determined that R1’s wounds were stage II or less and R1 returned to the facility with continued Home Health Wound care.
Therefore, medical records review found that in addition to the citation issued on 12/14/23 for a lack of a wound care plan for R1, R1 was admitted and knowing retained at the facility with prohibited conditions of Stage III and IV pressure injuries. Those healing wounds were also neglected by facility staff between 10/25/23 and 12/7/23 which severely risked R1’s health and safety.
The following deficiencies were cited on 809-D, per Title 22 Regulations, Division 6. (A)This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to clients/residents in care. (B) This poses a potential Health and Safety risk, or personal rights violation, to clients/residents in care.
An immediate civil penalty in the amount of $500.00 is to be assessed for a resident sustaining a serious bodily injury while in care at this facility. As a result of resident’s injury, the violation warrants a civil penalty assessment based on health and safety code 1569.49. At this time, the civil penalty assessment is under review. LPA will return at a future date to assess a civil penalty if warranted. Report reviewed. Copy of report and appeal rights provided |
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01/22/2024
Section Cited
CCR
87615(a)(1)
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7 | Prohibited Health Conditions (a) Persons who require health services for or have a health condition including, but not limited to, those specified below shall not be admitted or retained in a residential care facility for the elderly: (1) Stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries.
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7 | R1 is currently stable and receiving appropriate care.
Licensee will submit proof of scheduled training for preappraisals and prohibitted conditions to CCL by the POC date of 1/22/24. |
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14 | This requirement was not met based on records review which showed R1 was admitted to the facility with stage IV injuries. This posed an immediate risk to resident health and safety.
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Type A
01/22/2024
Section Cited
CCR87465(a)(1)
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Licensee will develop procedures to address, staff knowledge of resident conditions, staff observation for changes to known conditions and response, up to |
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14 | This requirement was not met based on records review and statements that found R1 had recommendations for wound care that were not arranged for by the licensee. This posed an immediate risk to the resident.
Civil Penalties are applied.
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14 | call to 9-1-1, when resident conditions need medical care.
Procedure will include staff training.
Procedure to be submitted by the POC date of 1/22/24. |