Valley View Rehab: Infection Control Delay - PA
VRE represents a significant threat in nursing home environments....
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VRE represents a significant threat in nursing home environments....
Inspectors found no personal protective equipment available in his room and no signage indicating the need for enhanced precautions....
Despite clear signage posted outside the room indicating special isolation requirements, staff and visitors failed to follow essential protective protocols....
Life Care Center of Reno, located at 445 W....
However, inspectors found no documented evidence that any monitoring of these records for accuracy or completeness had occurred....
Initial assessments documented no pressure ulcers when R2 returned to the facility....
The supervisor reported that bed inspections had been recently completed at the facility....
The 555093-licensed facility at 1929 N....
The resident also had a dialysis catheter placed in his right upper chest area....
When the nurse checked the resident's glucose level, the meter displayed "high," indicating the blood sugar exceeded 600 milligrams per deciliter....
The assaults targeted Residents #9, #13, and #14, all of whom had documented diagnoses of dementia and Alzheimer's disease....
The incident occurred on March 16, 2025, when the resident attempted to plug in her phone charger....
A registered nurse located him after hearing running water in the female resident's room....
The resident's medical record indicated a diagnosis of quadriplegia and dependence on an indwelling urinary catheter for bladder management....
Annual background screening serves as a critical safeguard in long-term care settings....
Posted schedules for January 25 showed only eight CNAs working the morning shift, six on the evening shift, and four during the overnight hours....
This represented a 7.01% weight loss, exceeding the clinical threshold of 5% that triggers heightened monitoring and intervention....
## December Immediate Jeopardy Period An immediate jeopardy situation occurred at the facility beginning December 20, 2024....
## Federal Oversight Process The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services conducted a complaint investigation at the facility on July 12, 2024....
to arrive for treatments beginning at 4:15 a.m....