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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Life Care Center Of Citrus County during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
The facility failed to transmit accurate MDS for two residents. One resident's discharge was incorrectly coded as 'return not anticipated' despite a physician's order indicating otherwise. Another resident's discharge was inaccurately marked as unplanned, although it was a planned discharge per the resident's request. The MDS Coordinator acknowledged these errors.
A facility failed to ensure a prescriber documented a rationale for declining a pharmacist's recommendation to discontinue Loratadine for a resident. The APRN declined the recommendation without providing an explanation, contrary to the facility's policy requiring documentation of such decisions.
A CNA failed to follow infection control protocols by not sanitizing hands or wearing gloves before handling a resident's hearing aids. Another CNA pointed out the lapse, and the DON confirmed the need for proper hand hygiene and glove use as per facility policies.
Inaccurate MDS Transmission for Discharged Residents
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Summary
The facility failed to transmit accurate and complete Minimum Data Sets (MDS) for two discharged residents. For Resident #117, the MDS Discharge-Return Not Anticipated assessment was incorrectly coded, as the resident was sent to the emergency room with a physician's order indicating a return was anticipated. The MDS Coordinator acknowledged the error during an interview. Similarly, for Resident #118, the MDS was inaccurately coded as an unplanned discharge to an inpatient rehab facility, despite a physician's order for a planned discharge to a hospital per the resident's request. The Director of Nursing confirmed the resident's discharge was planned, and the MDS Coordinator admitted the coding error, stating that the facility follows the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI).
Failure to Document Rationale for Declining Pharmacist's Recommendation
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that the physician or prescriber documented a rationale for declining a pharmacist's recommendation in a timely manner for a resident reviewed for unnecessary medications. The pharmacist had recommended discontinuing Loratadine, a non-sedating antihistamine, which the resident had been receiving daily for nasal drip since December 2020. Despite the recommendation made during the medication regimen review (MRR) on November 13, 2023, the Advanced Practitioner Registered Nurse (APRN) declined the recommendation without providing a rationale for this decision in the resident's medical record. During an interview, the Director of Nursing confirmed that the APRN had not documented a rationale for declining the pharmacist's recommendation. The facility's policy and procedure for Medication Regimen Review, last reviewed in January 2024, requires that the physician or prescriber either accept the pharmacist's recommendations or provide an explanation for rejecting them. The failure to document the rationale for declining the recommendation was identified as a deficiency in the facility's adherence to its own policies and procedures.
Inadequate Infection Control Practices by CNA
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to prevent the possible spread of infection due to inadequate infection control practices by staff while assisting a resident. On a specific date, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), identified as Staff B, was observed picking up a resident's hearing aids from the bedside table without washing or sanitizing her hands and without wearing gloves. She attempted to insert the hearing aids into the resident's ears without following proper infection control protocols. Another CNA, Staff C, entered the room and pointed out the lapse in infection control to Staff B, emphasizing the need to sanitize hands and wear gloves before handling the hearing aids. During an interview, Staff B confirmed her failure to perform hand hygiene and don gloves before handling the hearing aids. The Director of Nursing also acknowledged that Staff B should have sanitized her hands, worn gloves, and followed proper procedures as outlined in the facility's policies on hearing aid care and hand hygiene.
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