cms_WV: 142

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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
142 HUNTINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER 515007 1720 17TH STREET HUNTINGTON WV 25701 2017-09-07 514 D 0 1 QLZ111 Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident's medical record was correct in the area of Health Care Surrogate (HCS) and whom to notify when Resident #84 experienced a change which would require notification of the appropriate responsible party. The facility had conflicting contact information on Resident #84's face sheet concerning responsible party. Resident identifier: #84. Facility census: 180. Findings include: a) Resident #84 Review of Resident #84's face sheet, on 09/06/17 at 9:00 a.m, found under section titled, Contacts , the residents daughter was listed as the first contact and it was indicated she was the Power of Attorney (POA) and his son was listed as secondary contact. Further review found a HCS selection form completed 06/05/17, by the attending physician, designating the son as the HCS. No further HCS designation forms could be located in the medical records. Additionally, the daughter is not his PO[NAME] Interview with Employee #122, social worker (SW), on 09/06/17 at 9:15 a.m., revealed she thought the daughter was the HCS on admission and had asked to appoint her brother the HCS due to personal issues. When asked, Is there another HCS designation form. She replied, I don't see any in the medical records. On 09/06/17 at 11:00 a.m., Employee #122, SW, provided this surveyor with a HCS designation form dated 05/30/17. She further confirmed this form had been faxed to her on 09/06/17 at 10:35 a.m. This HCS form indicated the Daughter was in fact appointed as the HCS while the resident was in the hospital. However, this HCS became void when the attending physician at the facility appointed Resident #84's son as the HCS on 06/05/17. The facility continued to notify Resident #84's daughter of changes in her condition and had the daughter listed as the health care decision make on the resident face sheet even after Resident #84's son was appointed HCS on 06/05/17 and Resident #84 does not have a power of attorney. 2020-09-01