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A standard survey is most likely before around December 2026
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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Tuscany Gardens during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Surveyors found that during medication administration, two RNs repeatedly left an electronic medical record screen open and visible on the med cart while entering resident rooms, exposing protected health information (PHI). For multiple residents with complex conditions such as diabetes, CHF, dementia, cerebral palsy, acute kidney failure, depression, and urinary issues, the EMR displayed names, room numbers, diagnoses, and medications and was not locked or secured. Both RNs confirmed in interviews that they did not lock the computer screens before leaving the cart, resulting in PHI being viewable to anyone passing by.
Surveyors found that RNs repeatedly left medication carts unlocked and unattended in hallways while administering medications to residents in their rooms. The carts, containing drugs and biologicals, were not secured despite being accessible in areas where cognitively impaired and independently mobile residents were present. In interviews immediately following these observations, the RNs acknowledged that they had not locked the carts, resulting in noncompliance with requirements for secure storage of medications.
A resident with multiple chronic conditions and an order for oxycodone/acetaminophen had a discrepancy between the controlled drug record and the actual tablet count, with the record showing more tablets than were present. During a med pass observation, an RN signed out a narcotic dose when the card already showed a lower count than documented, and the record contained entries for future doses that were later errored out. In interviews, the RN first claimed an unwitnessed waste, then admitted to pre-pouring and signing out narcotic and other medications for the entire shift, storing a pre-poured oxycodone/acetaminophen dose in the medication cart drawer and only correcting the records after learning she would be observed.
An LPN failed to follow infection control practices while administering medications via feeding tube to a resident with severe cognitive impairment and multiple chronic conditions, including a gastrostomy. The LPN retrieved a graduate and syringe stored together on a bedside table without a bag or date, took them to the bathroom to fill the graduate, then returned and placed the medication cup and syringe directly on a visibly dirty bedside table without using a barrier before administering the medication. In interviews, the LPN confirmed placing the syringe on the dirty surface, and clinical leadership acknowledged that a barrier should have been used, contrary to facility policy requiring adherence to current clinical standards for enteral medication administration.
A resident with multiple health conditions and fragile skin was subjected to rough handling by a CNA during transfers, resulting in a skin tear and other distressing incidents. Despite reports from staff, the resident, and family members about the CNA's behavior, the facility did not report the incidents as abuse or have a policy for hoyer lift use, leading to a failure to protect the resident from abuse.
A resident with paraplegia and other health conditions missed multiple medical appointments due to the facility's failure to secure necessary bariatric transportation. This resulted in missed Botox treatments and rehabilitation sessions, causing increased pain and being dropped by a rehabilitation facility. The facility lacked a policy for providing transportation to outside appointments.
The facility failed to report an allegation of resident-to-resident sexual abuse involving two cognitively impaired residents. Despite multiple observations of inappropriate touching, the incident was not reported to the state agency as required by the facility's policy.
The facility failed to investigate an allegation of resident-to-resident sexual abuse involving two cognitively impaired residents. Despite the incident being reported and confirmed, no formal investigation was conducted, and the care plan for the resident exhibiting inappropriate behavior was not updated. Additionally, staff did not receive formal training on managing such behaviors, representing non-compliance with the facility's policies.
A resident with hemiplegia was injured when a mechanical lift tipped over during a transfer by a single STNA, contrary to the protocol requiring two staff members. The incident was not properly investigated, and the STNA was not retrained before returning to work.
Failure to Protect Resident PHI During Medication Administration
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Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to failure to maintain privacy of residents' personal and medical records during medication administration. On multiple occasions on the same day, two RNs prepared medications at a medication cart with an electronic medical record (EMR) screen displaying residents' protected health information and then entered resident rooms without locking the computer screen. For one resident with diabetes, muscle weakness, cognitive communication deficit, need for assistance with personal care, hypertension, constipation, and congestive heart failure, an RN left the EMR open showing the resident's name, room number, diagnoses, and medications visible to anyone passing by. The RN confirmed in interview that she had not locked the computer screen to protect the resident's personal health information. Similar observations were made for five additional residents with various diagnoses including eating disorder, cerebral palsy, acute kidney failure, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, anxiety disorder, constipation, exposure to viral communicable diseases, malignant neoplasms of the pancreatic duct and kidney, depression, dementia, urinary tract infection, urine retention, neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder, slow transit constipation, altered mental status, and congestive heart failure. In each case, the RN prepared medications at the cart, left the EMR screen active and visible with the resident's name, room number, diagnoses, and medications, and then entered the resident's room to administer medications without securing the screen. Both RNs involved acknowledged during interviews that they had not locked the computer screens to protect the residents' personal health information.
Unattended Unlocked Medication Carts During Medication Pass
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Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to keep medication carts locked when unattended, as required for the secure storage of drugs and biologicals. Surveyors observed multiple instances on the same day where Registered Nurse (RN) #201 and RN #200 prepared medications at unlocked medication carts positioned in the hallway outside residents’ rooms and then entered the rooms without securing the carts. These observations occurred during medication administration for several residents, including Resident #85 and Resident #77 for RN #201, and Residents #21, #88, #84, and #52 for RN #200. During interviews conducted shortly after each observation, both RN #201 and RN #200 confirmed that they had not locked the medication carts before leaving them unattended. The report notes that this failure had the potential to affect nine cognitively impaired and independently mobile residents on the 200 and 300 halls, identified during the survey as Residents #17, #34, #40, #50, #57, #59, #63, #87, and #93. The cited deficiency is specifically related to the requirement that all drugs and biologicals be stored in locked compartments, with separately locked compartments for controlled drugs.
Failure to Maintain Accurate Narcotic Count and Prohibition on Pre-Pouring Controlled Medications
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain an accurate controlled drug record and narcotic count for oxycodone/acetaminophen and allowed pre-pouring of narcotic medications. Resident #9, who had diagnoses including mood disorder, bipolar disorder, anemia, diabetes, mild cognitive impairment, chronic pain, dementia, insomnia, cataracts, absence of a spleen, and follicular disorder, had a physician’s order for oxycodone/acetaminophen 10/325 mg, one tablet four times per day for pain. On review of the Controlled Drug Record-Disposition form for this medication, surveyors found that the record indicated there should have been 13 tablets remaining, but only 12 tablets were present in the medication card in the narcotic drawer. During observation of medication administration, a registered nurse retrieved one oxycodone/acetaminophen tablet for Resident #9 when the card showed 12 tablets remaining, while the controlled drug record still reflected 13 tablets. The record also showed doses signed out in advance for future administration times that were later errored out and initialed by the nurse. In interviews, the nurse first stated she had wasted a dose earlier in the day without a witness or signature, but later admitted she had pre-poured the oxycodone/acetaminophen dose for another resident and stored it in the top drawer of the medication cart. She further stated she had pre-poured and signed out medications for the entire shift and then errored them out when she learned she would be observed for medication administration.
Inadequate Infection Control During Enteral Tube Medication Administration
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Summary
The deficiency involves a failure to maintain proper infection control practices during enteral tube medication administration for one resident. The resident had multiple diagnoses, including Parkinson's disease, COPD, anemia, hypothyroidism, gastrostomy, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, hallucinations, schizoaffective disorder, adult failure to thrive, and dementia. An Annual MDS assessment documented that the resident had severely impaired cognition and a feeding tube. During a medication pass, an LPN entered the resident’s room, retrieved a graduated container and syringe from the bedside table, and used them to prepare and administer tube feed medications. Surveyor observation showed that the syringe was stored inside the graduate on the bedside table without a bag or date, and the bedside table surface was visibly dirty. The LPN took the graduate and syringe to the bathroom, filled the graduate with 500 ml, then returned and placed the cup with medication and syringe directly on the visibly dirty bedside table without placing a barrier. She then proceeded to administer the medication using the syringe. In a subsequent interview, the LPN confirmed that she had set the syringe directly on the visibly dirty bedside table without a barrier. The Regional Clinical Nurse later verified that a barrier should have been placed on the bedside table prior to placing the syringe there. Facility policy on enteral tube medication administration stated that medications were to be administered through an enteral feeding tube as prescribed and in accordance with current clinical standards of practice.
Failure to Protect Resident from Staff Abuse During Transfers
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with multiple diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, morbid obesity, major depression, and reduced mobility, was not protected from abuse by staff. The resident, who was dependent on staff for most activities of daily living and had fragile skin, experienced several incidents involving a CNA. During one transfer, the CNA caused a skin tear on the resident's arm while assisting her into a sitting position. The injury was documented, and the resident denied pain at the time, but the incident was not reported as abuse. Further review and interviews revealed additional concerning events. Another CNA reported that the same CNA dropped the resident from a hoyer lift into a shower chair from a significant height and later violently yanked the hoyer pad, causing the resident's head to snap back. The resident expressed fear of this CNA and reported that her hair had been pulled during care, though she was unsure if it was intentional. The resident and her family requested that this CNA no longer provide care due to perceived roughness and an uncaring attitude. Another family made a similar request for a different resident. Despite these reports and concerns, the facility did not have a policy or procedure for hoyer lift use, and the Director of Nursing and Administrator did not report the incidents as abuse. The lack of reporting and absence of a clear policy contributed to the failure to protect the resident from potential abuse and neglect by staff.
Failure to Provide Transportation for Medical Appointments
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Summary
The facility failed to provide necessary transportation for a resident to attend outside medical appointments, resulting in missed treatments and therapies. The resident, who has diagnoses including paraplegia, morbid obesity, and various mood disorders, required transportation for Botox injections to manage leg spasms and outpatient neurological rehabilitation. Despite having intact cognition and requiring assistance with activities of daily living, the resident missed several appointments due to the facility's inability to secure bariatric transportation. Interviews with the resident, a scheduler, and the administrator confirmed the missed appointments were due to transportation issues. The resident reported missing Botox injections, neurological rehabilitation, and gynecologist appointments, leading to increased pain and being dropped by the rehabilitation facility. The facility lacked a policy addressing transportation for outside appointments, contributing to the deficiency identified during the survey.
Failure to Report Resident-to-Resident Sexual Abuse
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The facility failed to report an allegation of resident-to-resident sexual abuse involving Resident #12 and Resident #16. Resident #12, who has severe cognitive impairment and dementia, was fondled by Resident #16, who also has dementia and moderate cognitive impairment. The incident was witnessed by a State Tested Nurses Aide (STNA) and reported to the unit manager. However, the facility did not report the incident to the state agency as required by their policy, which mandates immediate reporting of all allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and misappropriation of resident property to the administrator and the state survey agency. Interviews with STNAs revealed that Resident #16 frequently wanders and has been observed inappropriately touching Resident #12 on multiple occasions. Despite these observations, the STNAs were not required to provide statements or receive formal training on how to manage such behaviors. The Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed that the incident was reported internally but not to the state agency, as the facility's practice is to report only incidents that cause physical harm or changes in psychosocial status. This practice is in direct violation of the facility's own policy, which defines sexual abuse as nonconsensual sexual contact of any type with a resident.
Failure to Investigate Resident-to-Resident Sexual Abuse
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to thoroughly investigate an allegation of resident-to-resident sexual abuse involving Resident #12 and Resident #16. Resident #12, who has severe cognitive impairment and dementia, was allegedly fondled by Resident #16, who also has dementia and moderate cognitive impairment. Despite the incident being reported by a State Tested Nurses Aide (STNA) and confirmed by the Director of Nursing (DON), no formal investigation was conducted. The facility did not interview staff or other residents, nor did they update Resident #16's care plan to address his new sexual behaviors. Additionally, the facility did not provide formal training to staff on how to appropriately manage such behaviors. The facility's policy on Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Misappropriation of Resident Property mandates that all alleged violations be investigated and reported immediately to the administrator and the Ohio Department of Health. However, this policy was not followed in this case. The DON confirmed that no formal investigation was completed, and the care plan for Resident #16 was not updated. The failure to investigate and address the incident represents non-compliance with the facility's own policies and state regulations.
Failure to Investigate and Correct Improper Use of Mechanical Lift
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure an investigation and appropriate corrective action was implemented after a staff member used a mechanical lift incorrectly, affecting one resident. The resident, who had diagnoses including hemiplegia and hemiparesis following a cerebral infarction, was being transferred by a State Tested Nurses Aide (STNA) using a Hoyer lift. The lift tipped and fell on the resident, hitting her in the head. The resident reported that two staff members are supposed to use the lift, but sometimes only one does. Despite the incident, no injury was noted, and the resident only experienced a temporary headache. The incident was reported to the Registered Nurse (RN) and the Director of Nursing (DON), but no incident report or investigation was completed. The STNA involved was suspended for one day but was not retrained on the proper use of the Hoyer lift before returning to work. The facility's Director of Nursing confirmed that Hoyer transfers always require two staff members to ensure safety, but this protocol was not followed, and no further action was taken to address the deficiency in training or procedure adherence.
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