Federal inspectors found that nursing staff failed to develop care plans for residents who arrived with complex conditions including respiratory failure, oxygen dependency, and heart problems. The facility's own policy, last revised in March 2022, requires baseline care plans within 48 hours to meet residents' immediate health and safety needs.
Resident #1 arrived in September 2025 with acute respiratory failure requiring four liters of oxygen continuously. Hospital discharge records showed the resident also needed a specialized breathing machine called AVAPS at night, antibiotics for pneumonia, treatment for acute heart failure, and blood-thinning injections. The resident evaluation documented an open wound on the tailbone requiring treatment.
None of these critical needs were addressed in a baseline care plan within the required timeframe. Medical records contained no documentation that such plans were ever developed or implemented.
Resident #2 was admitted in November 2025 with chronic respiratory failure requiring two liters of supplemental oxygen due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. Hospital records identified additional immediate concerns including frequent falls and constipation.
Like the first resident, no baseline care plan was created to address these needs within 48 hours of admission.
The Unit Manager told inspectors on November 26 that she was unaware Resident #1 lacked a completed baseline care plan. She acknowledged it was her responsibility to complete such plans and said management staff should review new admission charts the next day during morning meetings to ensure baseline care plans are finished.
The Assistant Director of Nurses said she was also unaware that both residents' baseline care plans had not been completed. She explained that each discipline should initiate their individual baseline care plan, with the Unit Manager and Night Shift Supervisor checking for completion.
Even the Director of Nurses was unaware the residents were missing their baseline care plans. She told inspectors the facility expects the admitting nurse to initiate the resident's baseline care plan, with other disciplines completing it within 48 hours of admission.
The facility's policy states that baseline care plans must include instructions needed to provide effective, person-centered care meeting professional standards of quality. The plans should contain the minimum healthcare information necessary to properly care for residents.
For Resident #1, this meant addressing oxygen dependency that required precise monitoring, specialized nighttime breathing support, antibiotic treatment for active pneumonia, management of acute heart failure, administration of blood thinners, and care for an open tailbone wound.
For Resident #2, immediate needs included managing chronic respiratory failure with supplemental oxygen, preventing falls in someone with a documented history of frequent falling, and treating constipation in a resident with heart and breathing problems.
The inspection found that three levels of nursing management — the Unit Manager, Assistant Director of Nurses, and Director of Nurses — were all unaware that these critical care plans were missing. This suggests a systemic breakdown in the facility's admission process and oversight procedures.
Federal regulations require nursing homes to assess residents promptly and develop care plans that address their most pressing medical needs immediately upon arrival. Residents with complex conditions like respiratory failure and oxygen dependency require careful monitoring and coordinated care from multiple disciplines.
The failure to create baseline care plans left both residents without documented guidance for their immediate care needs during their most vulnerable period after admission. Resident #1's combination of respiratory failure, pneumonia, heart problems, and an open wound required immediate coordinated intervention. Resident #2's breathing problems, fall risk, and other medical issues similarly demanded prompt attention.
The inspection classified this as minimal harm with few residents affected, but the breakdown in basic admission procedures raises questions about how the facility ensures other new residents receive appropriate immediate care upon arrival.
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