cms_GA: 10606
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rowid | facility_name | facility_id | address | city | state | zip | inspection_date | deficiency_tag | scope_severity | complaint | standard | eventid | inspection_text | filedate |
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10606 | FORT GAINES HEALTH AND REHAB | 115696 | 101 HARTFORD ROAD, WEST | FORT GAINES | GA | 39851 | 2010-11-17 | 202 | D | 9ZTI11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a physician documented the necessity of a transfer and discharge from the facility for one resident (#1) of three residents reviewed for transfers/discharges from a total sample of five residents. Findings include: Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. There was a physician's orders [REDACTED]. A nurse's note entry on 9/10/10 at 2 p.m. documented the resident as stable upon being transferred by car to Medical Center Barbour psychiatric ward for behavior problems. The nurse wrote that the family was aware and the physician was notified. A social service note dated 9/10/10 described the resident's behavior as having become combative and very agitated. The social service staff noted that the resident was being transferred to the Geripsych unit at Barbour Medical Center and that the family and physician were notified. The resident was discharged from the facility on 9/10/10. The Director of Nursing (DON) stated on 11/17/10 at 1:55 p.m., that the resident's physician and medical director had been contacted by the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) about transferring the resident on 9/10/10. The physician stated, on 11/17/10 at 3:05 p.m., that the facility had legitimate concerns about the resident's attempting to leave the facility. However, there was not any documentation by the resident's attending physician or another physician about the specific reason for the resident's immediate transfer and discharge to the Medical Center. | 2014-03-01 |