cms_WV: 219
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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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219 | ELKINS REGIONAL CONVALESCENT CENTER | 515025 | 1175 BEVERLY PIKE | ELKINS | WV | 26241 | 2019-04-03 | 550 | D | 0 | 1 | P29Y11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, staff interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure dignity during medication administration for Residents' #84 and #38. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident identifiers: #38 and #84. Facility census: 97. Findings included: a) Resident #38 At 11:48 AM on 04/01/19, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #15, was observed obtaining the resident's blood sugar in the hallway, opposite the dining room on the Reflections unit. Record review found a physician's orders [REDACTED]. The resident's last full minimum data set (MDS), an annual, with an assessment reference date (ARD) of 11/06/18 coded the resident as having a score of 3 on the brief interview for mental status (BIMS). A score of 3 indicates the resident has severely impaired cognition. The resident would be unable to say if she preferred her blood sugar to be obtained in the hallway. On 04/01/19 at 2:13 PM, LPN #15 said she had just attended an in service about not giving medications while residents are in the dining room eating but nothing was said about obtaining blood sugars in the hallway. She was unaware she shouldn't obtain blood sugars in the hallway. On 04/02/19 at 1:02 PM, the above observation was discussed with the administrator. No further information was received before the close of the survey on 04/03/19 at 5:00 PM. b) Resident #84 At 11:44 AM on 04/01/19, Resident #84 was observed in the hallway, across from the dining room on the Reflections Unit, with LPN #15 and Resident #34. LPN #15 raised the resident's shirt and was attempting to inject insulin into the abdomen of Resident #84. The resident became combative. She was waving her hands and trying to push away the insulin. The Resident was making growling noises. LPN #15, said to the surveyor, Well I guess I will try this later. Record review found Resident #84's last full minimum data set (MDS), a significant change MDS, with a reference assessment date (ARD) of 12/11/18 coded the resident as having memory problems both long and short term. Daily decision making was severely impaired. On 04/01/19 at 2:13 PM, LPN #15 said she had just attended an in service about not giving medications while residents are in the dining room eating but nothing was said about obtaining blood sugars in the hallway. She said she was unaware she shouldn't give injections in the hallway. LPN #15 said she later gave the injection to the resident in the hallway, after the resident calmed down. Record review found Resident #84 has a physician's orders [REDACTED]. On 04/02/19 at 1:02 PM, the above observation was discussed with the administrator. The administrator had no comment. At 1:30 PM on 04/02/19, the administrator provided a copy of the medication administration audit report noting the resident received the [MEDICATION NAME] at 12:04 PM on 04/01/19. | 2020-09-01 |