Bear Creek Senior Living
BEAR CREEK SENIOR LIVING in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — inspection on January 30, 2025.
Found 3 citations. 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
facility-initiated discharge letter from the facility when Resident #1 was discharged .
She said
discharge, however she did not know how to appeal.
The DON and the ADON were interviewed together on 1/30/25 at 3:10 p.m.
The ADON said the facility did not send a written facility-initiated discharge notice to Resident #1 and her representative, or to the ombudsman office.
The DON said the IDT made the decision of not accepting Resident #1 back due to the resident refusing to take her medications which had led to her mental status changes and hospitalizations.
065373 01/30/2025
Bear Creek Senior Living 1685 S 21st St Colorado Springs, CO 80904
receive the discharge notice/letter and were not aware of the appeal rights.
The FV said the
The DON said the IDT team made the decision of not accepting the resident back due to the resident refusing to take her medications, which led to her mental status changes and hospitalizations.
Review of Resident #1's EMR revealed the following progress notes:
The 1/10/25 nurses note revealed Resident #1 refused to take her medications because her stomach was upset and she was afraid she would throw up.
The note documented that due to the management's previous instruction, the nurse proceeded to call the resident's representative, who came to the facility and the resident took her medications.
On 1/14/25 the ADON documented that on Friday 1/10/25 at 3:45 p.m., Resident #1's representative requested the resident be sent to a hospital, because she said the resident was lethargic.
The ADON further documented Resident #1 appeared to be at her baseline per nursing assessment.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 065373 B.
Wing 01/30/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Senior Living 1685 S 21st St Colorado Springs, CO 80904
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