Savannah Post Acute Llc
SAVANNAH POST ACUTE LLC in SAVANNAH, GA — inspection on May 15, 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
Review of R12's Care Plan Report revealed a Focus area, dated 5/20/2024, that the resident has peripheral vascular disease.
Interventions included elevating legs when sitting or sleeping, monitoring/documenting for excessive edema, and encouraging the resident to elevate legs.
Review of R12 's clinical record revealed diagnoses including, but not limited to, varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of ankle, non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with unspecified severity, contracture right knee, hemiplegia and hemipareses following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting the right dominant side, long term use of anticoagulants, acquired absence of left leg above knee, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease.
Observation on 5/12/2025 at 12:08 pm revealed R12 in a wheelchair, propelling himself in the hallway towards the activity room with his right lower extremity (RLE) highly elevated in the air and extended outward in an upward position without the support of a leg rest/footrest attachment.
Observation on 5/12/2025 at 1:00 pm revealed R12 sitting in a wheelchair in the activity area and holding his RLE in the air without the support of a leg rest or other supportive device.
In a concurrent observation and interview on 5/12/2025 at 3:00 pm, R12 was observed sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway and holding his RLE in the air without the support of a leg rest or other supportive device. R12 stated he had a leg rest with an attached footrest for the wheelchair and was unable to put it on the wheelchair unassisted, and that staff did not assist him.
Observations on 5/13/2025 at 12:01 pm and 3:00 pm, 5/14/2025 at 2:15 pm, and 5/15/2025 at 3:00 pm revealed R12 sitting in a wheelchair, propelling himself in the hallway with his RLE highly elevated in the air, extended outward and dangling in the air without the support of a leg rest or other supportive device.
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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 115120 B.
Wing 05/15/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Savannah Post Acute LLC 815 East 63 Street Savannah, GA 31405