Briarcrest Nursing Center
BRIARCREST NURSING CENTER in BELL GARDENS, CA — inspection on March 13, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 3/13/2025 at 2:45 PM, the MDS Nurse Consultant (MDSC), the MDSC stated her role was to train and re-educate MDS staff (including MDSN 1), to ensure MDS assessments were completed accurately and in accordance with the RAI manual.
The MDSC stated MDSNs were required to follow the instructions provided in the RAI manual when conducting and documenting MDS assessments.
The MDSC stated she trained MDSN 1 a few years ago, but there were no routine performance evaluations of MDSN 1 since that time. MDSC stated she picked random resident MDS assessments to audit monthly, but it was not an observation of MDSN 1 performing the assessments directly.
The MDSC stated the importance of an accurate MDS was to provide an accurate assessment of the resident and ensure they received resident-centered care that addressed their needs.
During an interview on 3/13/2025 at 3:49 PM, with the Administrator (ADM), the ADM stated there was no current annual evaluation in place to evaluate MDSN 1's ability to accurately conduct or document MDS assessments.
During a review of MDSN 1's employee record titled MDS Nurse, dated 7/1/2022, the record indicated the essential duties and responsibilities of MDSN 1.
The record indicated MDSN 1 was responsible for restoring and/or maintaining the resident's health and well-being by conducting resident assessments.
The record indicated MDSN 1 was responsible for ensuring residents' present/potential health and wellness problems were identified, and indicated the charting was to be documented accurately.
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Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 056220 B.
Wing 03/13/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Briarcrest Nursing Center 5648 East Gotham Street Bell Gardens, CA 90201
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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