cms_DC: 89
Data source: Big Local News · About: big-local-datasette
rowid | facility_name | facility_id | address | city | state | zip | inspection_date | deficiency_tag | scope_severity | complaint | standard | eventid | inspection_text | filedate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | SERENITY REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CENTER LLC | 95015 | 1380 SOUTHERN AVE SE | WASHINGTON | DC | 20032 | 2016-08-18 | 281 | D | 0 | 1 | GZ9J11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, record review and staff interview for one (1) of 35 Stage 2 sampled residents, it was determined that facility staff failed to follow acceptable standards of practice for administering an oral aerosol inhalation treatment per the manufacturer ' s specifications. Resident #109. The findings include: According to Glaxo[NAME]Kline Company-www.[MEDICATION NAME].com ; Revised (MONTH) (YEAR)- pp 33-35; stipulates: How to use your [MEDICATION NAME] HFA inhaler . Step 2. Hold the inhaler with the mouthpiece down (canister should be pointed upward) . On (MONTH) 11, (YEAR) at approximately 10:10 AM, Employee #18 was observed administering an oral inhalation aerosol treatment to Resident #109. Employee #18 instructed the resident to take a deep breath in and out. Proceeded to position the mouthpiece of the inhaler in the resident's mouth in an upward position (canister was pointed downward). A face-to-face interview was conducted with Resident #109 after the medication was administered. A query was made, if he/she felt the effect of the medication? He/she responded, Yes, I felt it going down. A face-to-face interview was conducted with Employee #18. He/she was queried regarding the correct positioning of the mouthpiece of the inhaler in the resident's mouth. He/she stated, It should be positioned with the mouthpiece in the down position with the canister pointing up. That's the way I usually administer it. The observation and record review were conducted on (MONTH) 11, (YEAR). Crossed Referenced 483.25 (F309) | 2020-09-01 |