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Complaint Investigation

Columbine West Health And Rehab Llc

February 27, 2025 · Fort Collins, CO · 940 Worthington Cir
Citations 3
CMS Rating 3/5
Beds 100
Provider ID 065245
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Inspection Summary

COLUMBINE WEST HEALTH AND REHAB LLC in FORT COLLINS, CO — inspection on February 27, 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.

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Inspection Findings

FF600
Minimal harm or Few affected

F-F600:

The facility failed to ensure residents were protected from resident-to-resident sexual abuse.

The facility's failure to protect residents from resident-to-resident sexual abuse put residents in a situation where a serious outcome occurred and created an immediate jeopardy situation.

IV.

Staff interviews

The NHA was interviewed on 2/27/25 at 6:05 p.m.

The NHA said the QAPI committee consisted of the medical director, the director of nursing (DON), the staffing coordinator, the medical records director, the infection preventionist, the wound care/restorative nurse, the dietician, the pharmacist and the NHA.

The NHA said the QAPI committee met monthly and would discuss any concerns that had been identified from current issues in the facility, such as events/occurrences and infections.

The NHA said the facility did not have a PIP for abuse in place since they were put back into compliance from the last recertification survey (April 2024).

-The facility had not previously identified any concerns related to abuse, despite the facility being cited for abuse on their last recertification in April 2024.

065245

F-F744 - failure to ensure a resident diagnosed with dementia received the appropriate treatment and services to attain or maintain their highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.

For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.

LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE

065245

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 065245 B.

Wing 02/27/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Columbine West Health & Rehab Facility 940 Worthington Cir Fort Collins, CO 80526

The facility failed to prevent Resident #2 from grabbing Resident #1's breast on 2/5/25.

The facility's response to the incident on 2/5/25 was one-to-one supervision of Resident #2 until Resident #2's medical provider could see him.

Once the provider saw him and ordered a medication change, one-to-one supervision was lifted on 2/7/25 at 9:30 a.m.

However, based on interviews and observations, staff were not aware of Resident #2's sexually inappropriate behavior and left Resident #2 alone with female residents.

Resident #4, who was admitted to the facility on [DATE], had a history of sexual behavior toward female staff. On 8/8/24, Resident #4 was observed by a staff member rubbing Resident #3's left breast.

The resident's care plan, initiated on 8/8/24, revealed the resident was to sit next to other male residents in group settings to mitigate risk of inappropriate expressions towards other residents.

However, on 2/26/25, Resident #4 was observed sitting at the nurses' station within arm's reach of a female resident.

Staff interviews on 2/25/25 revealed that staff were unaware of the resident's inappropriate behavior and the intervention not to place him next to female residents.

The facility's failure to inform and educate staff on Resident #2 and Resident #4's sexually inappropriate behaviors, monitor the residents' behaviors, and implement planned interventions created a reasonable expectation, absent immediate correction, that an adverse outcome resulting in serious harm could occur.

On 2/26/25 at 2:45 p.m., the nursing home administrator (NHA) was notified that the facility's failure to protect and promote an environment free from resident-to-resident sexual abuse created an immediate jeopardy situation.

B.

Facility plan to remove immediate jeopardy

On 2/27/25 at 10:18 a.m., the facility submitted a plan to remove the immediate jeopardy.

The plan read:

Immediate actions:

Nursing home administrator (NHA) assigned a one-to-one staff member to ensure that Resident #1 and other residents were protected from Resident #2.

The one-to-one supervision will continue until 2/27/25 then additional staff will be added to the schedule on all shifts indefinitely for the secured unit.

This will help ensure that all residents on the secured unit will be safe.

065245

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 065245 B.

Wing 02/27/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Columbine West Health & Rehab Facility 940 Worthington Cir Fort Collins, CO 80526

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an F-tag violation?
F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
Were these violations corrected?
Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
How often do nursing home inspections happen?
CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
What should families do about these violations?
Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in FORT COLLINS, CO, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
Where can I see the full inspection report?
Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from COLUMBINE WEST HEALTH AND REHAB LLC or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.


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