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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Hamden Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
A resident with Alzheimer’s disease, prior cervical fracture, back pain, and a documented fall risk experienced an unwitnessed fall, after which nursing staff recorded pain, swelling, and subsequent x‑rays showing osteoarthritis, and initiated neuro checks and vital signs monitoring. Facility policy required documentation of neuro signs and resident status every shift for 72 hours post‑fall to assess for latent injuries, but there were no nursing progress notes in the clinical record for two shifts during the post‑fall period, even though separate neuro and shift‑report sheets existed. This resulted in incomplete medical record documentation of the resident’s condition during the required 72‑hour post‑fall monitoring window.
A resident with severe cognitive impairment and a high risk for falls accessed the shower room unsupervised due to a nonfunctional door alarm, which was found to have a dead battery and lacked regular monitoring. The resident was discovered on the floor with a head injury and was transferred to the hospital, with staff interviews confirming the alarm was not sounding and sometimes not reactivated after use.
A resident with significant mobility impairments and a documented fall risk was transported by staff in a wheelchair without the required leg rests attached, contrary to facility policy. During transport, the resident placed a foot on the floor and fell forward out of the wheelchair, sustaining a bleeding scalp wound that required emergency treatment. Staff interviews confirmed the omission of leg rests during the incident.
Missing Post‑Fall Clinical Documentation in Resident Record
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Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to ensure complete clinical documentation for a resident following a fall, as required by facility policy and accepted standards. The resident had diagnoses including Alzheimer’s disease, a cervical vertebrae fracture, and a history of back pain, and was care planned as being at risk for falls due to prior falls, weakness, impaired mobility, and impaired safety awareness. On the day of the fall, nursing notes documented that the resident was found on the floor after an unwitnessed fall, initially denied pain when standing, later complained of back pain, and was treated with Tylenol. Subsequent notes described grimacing from lower right back and hip pain and a swollen left ankle, with an APRN ordering portable x‑rays, which later showed osteoarthritis of the left ankle and lumbosacral spine. A later note that evening documented no signs of discomfort and normal vital signs and neurological checks. The facility’s falls management policy required that, once a resident was identified as stable after an unwitnessed fall in a poor historian, neurological signs and related assessments be documented on a neurological flow sheet for 72 hours, and that documentation be completed for 72 hours to assess for latent injuries. However, there were no nursing progress notes entered for the 11‑7 AM and 7‑3 PM shifts on the day after the fall, during the 72‑hour post‑fall period. Although shift‑to‑shift report sheets and a neurological documentation sheet existed, they were not part of the clinical record, and the missing progress notes for those two shifts meant the resident’s condition and clinical findings were not documented in the medical record as required during that portion of the 72‑hour post‑fall monitoring period.
Failure to Maintain Functional Shower Room Door Alarm Leads to Resident Fall
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when the facility failed to ensure that the shower room door alarm was functioning, which was intended to prevent unsupervised access and potential falls for residents at risk. The incident involved a resident with severe cognitive impairment, a history of falls, and multiple medical conditions including dementia, diabetes, and hypertension. The resident was assessed as high risk for falls and required assistance with transfers and ambulation, as documented in the care plan and physician's orders. On the day of the incident, the resident was found lying on the floor in the shower room with a head laceration and was subsequently transferred to the hospital, where further injuries were identified. Multiple staff interviews confirmed that the shower room door alarm was not sounding at the time the resident was found. It was revealed that the alarm required manual activation by entering a code after use, and staff sometimes forgot to reactivate it. Additionally, the alarm was found to be nonfunctional due to a dead battery, and there was no documentation to show that the alarm was regularly monitored or maintained. The facility was unable to provide a policy regarding the shower room door alarm when requested. The lack of a functioning alarm and absence of maintenance documentation directly contributed to the resident's unsupervised access to the shower room and subsequent fall with injury.
Failure to Use Wheelchair Leg Rests During Resident Transport Resulting in Fall
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when a resident with a history of cerebrovascular accident, unspecified dementia, right-sided hemiplegia, and muscle weakness, who was non-ambulatory and required a wheelchair for mobility, was transported within the facility without the leg rests attached to the wheelchair. The resident's care plan identified them as a fall risk and required the use of leg rests during wheelchair transport, as specified by facility policy. Despite these directives, staff failed to attach the leg rests while assisting the resident during a recreation program. As a result, the resident placed their foot on the floor while being pushed in the wheelchair, causing them to fall forward out of the chair. The fall resulted in an open, actively bleeding scalp wound, requiring transfer to the emergency department for treatment. Interviews with staff confirmed that the leg rests were not in place at the time of the incident, and facility policy mandates their use during transport.
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| Facility | Distance | Overall rating | Citations, 12 mo | Serious (J–L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Care Center | 1.1 mi | — | 25 | 0 |
| Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center | 1.3 mi | — | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Center | 3.1 mi | — | 0 | 0 |
| Montowese Center For Health & Rehabilitation | 4.3 mi | — | 1 | 0 |
| Leeway, Inc | 4.7 mi | — | 10 | 0 |
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