Veterans Home Of California - Redding

F 0689 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few

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1. 18. During a review of Resident 2's Interdisciplinary Progress Note - Nursing, dated 8/4/25 at 8 AM, the

note indicated a late entry for 7/28/25 when Resident 2's daughter requested the alarms (SMART alarms [devices that use sensors to detect when a patient or resident gets out of bed or a chair, alerting a caregiver wirelessly to help prevent a fall]) to be removed because the alarms were Keeping him awake and exhausted. The note also indicated that both the resident and his daughter appeared relieved after the alarms were removed. During a concurrent interview and record review on 8/20/25 at 2:08 PM with the Director of Nursing (DON), Resident 2's Fall Prevention Care Plan initiated on 6/24/25 was reviewed. The care plan was updated after each fall with the following interventions: a. Frequent rounding was initiated on 7/25/25 for one week (end date 8/1/25). b. Initiate SMART alarms on 7/26/25 and were discontinued on 7/28/25. c. Frequent rounding for two weeks was initiated on 8/3/25 (date of most current fall- after Resident 2 fell).The DON stated Resident 2's frequent rounding that was initiated on 7/25/25 concluded on 8/1/25.

The DON also stated the nurses should have reassessed Resident 2 risk factors and updated the care plan to continue frequent rounding indefinitely since Resident 2 and his family refused the use of alarms on 7/28/25. The DON was unable to provide documented evidence to show there were fall prevention interventions implemented after the frequent rounding intervention was discontinued on 8/1/25, two days prior to Resident 2's unwitnessed fall with significant injuries on 8/3/25. In addition, the DON was unable to provide a policy and procedure (P&P) for the frequent rounding checks intervention. During a review of the P&P titled, Fall Risk Assessment and Prevention Program, dated 3/20/23, the P&P indicated, A Registered Nurse (RN), will complete the fall risk assessment on all Residents . 3. After each fall . II. Result/Scores . B.

Based upon the Fall Risk Assessment, if the Resident is assessed as a high risk, the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) or designee will: 1. Develop and implement a plan of care for falls based upon the identified risks. 2. Communicate the plan of care to direct care staff via verbal or written instruction.

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Printed: 04/13/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391

Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION

(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:

(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION

B. Wing

A. Building

(X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED

08/20/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER

STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Veterans Home of California - Redding

3400 Knighton Road Redding, CA 96002

For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)

F 0697

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on

interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the pain medication was administered as prescribed for Resident 1. This failure had the potential to result in uncontrolled pain management and adverse outcomes for Resident 1 (refer to Intake 2573274).Findings: During a review of Resident 1's face sheet, the face sheet indicated Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE REDACTED] with diagnoses that included heart failure, metastatic (the spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body) prostate cancer, and muscle weakness. During a review of the facility's policy and procedure titled, Medication Administration, General Guidelines (SNF), dated 4/21/25, the P&P indicated, Medications are administered only by nursing . 1. As Ordered: Medications are administered in accordance with and with orders of the prescriber. During a concurrent interview and record review on 8/20/25 at 10:23 AM with the LVN 1, the physician order for Oxycodone (narcotic pain medication usually prescribed for severe pain) 5 milligrams (mg) immediate release was reviewed. The physician order indicated, Take one tablet by mouth every 4 hours, as needed for lower back pain. LVN 1 stated she did not administer the Oxycodone as prescribed and she should have called the physician to obtain a medication order for Resident 1's generalized pain. During a concurrent interview and record review on 8/20/25 at 10:32 AM with the Director of Nursing (DON), Resident 1's Medication Record, dated July 2025, was reviewed. The Medication Record indicated the pain medication Oxycodone 5 mg immediate release was administered on 10 occasions by multiple nurses for the incorrect indication as follows: 1. 7/16/25 at 3:35 PM - Increased generalized pain2. 7/18/25 at 3 PM - Body pain 3. 7/25/25 at 7 PM - Generalized pain 4. 7/26/25 at 7 AM Generalized/facial/neck 5. 7/26/25 at 12 PM - Neck pain6. 7/26/25 at 9 PM - Neck pain 7. 7/27/25 at 4:40 AM - Face and Neck pain 8. 7/28/25 at 7 AM - Face Pain9. 7/29/25 at 1 PM - Face and Neck pain 10. 7/31/25 at 8 AM - Neck pain The DON stated the nurses should have obtained a physician order for Resident 1's general pain. During an interview on 8/20/25 at 1:40 PM with Medical Doctor 1 (MD 1), MD 1 stated the nurses can administer Resident 1's pain medication Oxycodone 5 mg immediate release as needed for other pain indications even though the indication on his physician order stated for lower back pain. During an interview on 8/20/25 at 1:46 PM with Pharmacist 1 (Pharm 1), Pharm 1 stated it was okay for nurses to administer Resident 1's pain medication Oxycodone 5 mg immediate release as needed for other pain reasons other than the indication stated on the physician's order.

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