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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
10229 C M TUCKER NURSING CARE CENTER / STONE & FEWELL 425074 2200 HARDEN STREET COLUMBIA SC 29203 2010-11-30 225 D     5NE411 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** On the days of the complaint inspection based on record review, interviews, and review of the facility's policy on Abuse and Neglect, the facility failed to provide evidence that an incident involving the care of Resident #1 was thoroughly investigate. The facility failed to interview and obtain witness statements from the Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) assigned to Resident #1 at the time of the incident and the Registered Nurse (RN) on duty at the time of the incident; Resident #2's family's concern about his eye was not investigated and reported to the state agency. (2 of 5 sampled residents reviewed). The findings included: The facility admitted Resident #1 on 5/12/2010 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the Nurses' Note dated 11/08/2010 at 10:40 AM stated, "Called to room Resident on floor matt with laceration to right forehead measuring 1.5 cm (centimeters)..." Review of the facility investigation file revealed a facility accident/incident report dated 11/08/2010 at 11:22 AM Section One: To be completed by person reporting/witnessing the incident. CNA #1 described the incident as follows: "staff turn back and res (resident) rolled over and hit head on closet. Section Two: To be completed by a licensed nurse dated 11/08/2010 at 1500 under Corrective/preventive measures RN #1 stated, "Resident receiving AM care staff turned and resident rolled OOB (out of bed) struck head on closet. Orders written to pad closet and nightstand to prevent this type of injury. Matts were on floor..." The facility investigation included incident witness statements from three staff members who stated they were unaware of the incident; there were no credentials/job titles to identify the three witnesses. The facility failed to obtain interview statements from CNA #1 and RN #1. In an interview on 11/17/2010 at 10:40 AM the Director of Nurses confirmed there were no witness statements completed by CNA #1 and RN #1. The facility admitted Resident #2 on 11/29/2004 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Record review revealed a Quarterly MDS (Minimum Data Set) dated 9/21/2010 that indicated the resident had memory problems and impaired cognitive daily decision making skills. A nurse's note dated 7/03/2010 at 11:50 PM Late entry for 5:15 P (M) stated, "Summoned to resident ' s room by resident's daughter who stated that her father's (R) (right) eye was stuck in the corner and that it looks as though some one had struck him in the eye. Resident's daughter preceded to say that her aunt, resident's sister had called her and told her that someone had struck resident in the eye..." A nurses' note dated 7/04/2010 at 1:10 PM stated, "Resident's wife called this afternoon regarding Resident's (R) eye. She said that her sister-n-law told her that Mr. --- eye appeared to be stuck in the (R) corner and that it appeared red and swollen. She wanted to know if resident had fallen or if he was hit in the eye..." The facility was unable to show that the family's concern about Resident #2's eye was investigated and reported to the state agency. 2014-03-01