cms_WV: 1602
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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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1602 | PARKERSBURG CENTER | 515102 | 1716 GIHON ROAD | PARKERSBURG | WV | 26101 | 2018-07-12 | 698 | E | 0 | 1 | 5JPY11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on medical record review, observation, staff interview, and review of the facility's policy for care and treatment for [REDACTED].#208 received ongoing assessment of her condition before and after [MEDICAL TREATMENT] to monitor for complications. The facility also failed to ensure there was ongoing communication and collaboration with the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] facility. Furthermore, the facility failed to implement its own policy which was consistent with standards of practice. This was true for one (1) of one (1) resident reviewed for [MEDICAL TREATMENT]. Resident identifier: #208. Facility census: 61. Findings included: a) Resident #208 Review of medical records found Resident #208 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and then was readmitted to the facility on [DATE]. The resident's [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Further review found the resident had a arteriovenous (A-V) fistula in her upper left arm and an external [MEDICAL TREATMENT] catheter in the right [MEDICATION NAME] area (collar bone area). There was no evidence facility staff were monitoring either site. Review of the facility's policy for care and services needed for residents receiving [MEDICAL TREATMENT] included, but not limited to: - the methods of communication between the nursing home and the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] facility including how it would occur, with whom, and where the communication and responses would be documented, - the development and implementation of a coordinated comprehensive care plan(s) that identified nursing home and [MEDICAL TREATMENT] responsibilities, and - provided direction for nursing home staff; and - the development and implementation of interventions, based upon current standards of practice including, but not limited to documentation and monitoring of complications, pre-and post-[MEDICAL TREATMENT] weights, access sites, nutrition and hydration, lab tests, vital signs including blood pressure and medications, the provision of medications on [MEDICAL TREATMENT] treatment days, procedures for monitoring and documenting nutrition/hydration needs, including the provision of meals on days that [MEDICAL TREATMENT] treatments are provided and the assessment, observation and documenting of care of access sites, as applicable, such as: Auscultation/palpation of the AV fistula (pulse, bruit and thrill) to assure adequate blood flow, significant changes in the extremity when compared to the opposite extremity ([MEDICAL CONDITION], pain, redness) and the care needed for the external [MEDICAL TREATMENT] catheter. The facility will use a [MEDICAL TREATMENT] Communication Record before leaving for [MEDICAL TREATMENT] the top portion will be completed by the licensed nurse, which includes the vital signs and the patency of any [MEDICAL TREATMENT] ports (A/V shunts and/or external [MEDICAL TREATMENT] catheters. The [MEDICAL TREATMENT] nurse will complete the form and return to the facility. Upon return from the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] facility the license nurse will review the communication form and evaluate the resident and document. If the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] facility does not return the form the licensed nurse will call the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] facility and asked the form to be completed and faxed to the facility. The external catheter and the A/V shunt should be monitored and evaluated every eight (8) hours or more frequently if complications are suspected. Review of Resident's medical records found Resident #208 had been to [MEDICAL TREATMENT] four (4) times (07/02/18, 07/04/18, 07/06/18, and 07/09/18). There was no evidence the facility was providing meals during [MEDICAL TREATMENT], no communication records, and no evidence the licensed nurses were evaluating the A/V shunt and external [MEDICAL TREATMENT] catheter every eight (8) hours. During an interview on 07/10/18 at 2:15 PM, the Director of Nursing (DoN) verified the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] communication sheets were incomplete or not even done, and there was no documentation of assessments of the A/V shunt and external [MEDICAL TREATMENT] catheter by a licensed nurse every 8 hours. Additionally, the DoN verified the care of Resident #208 had not been coordinated with the [MEDICAL TREATMENT] center. | 2020-09-01 |