Hilo Benioff Medical Center
HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER in HILO, HI — inspection on February 7, 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 the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) with assessment reference date of 11/12/24 notes R44 is cognitively intact, scored a 15 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS).
A review of Section D.
Mood, the mood interview was conducted, R44 noted with the presence of the following mood symptoms: little interest or pleasure in doing things; feeling down, depressed, or hopeless, trouble falling or staying asleep or sleeping too much; poor appetite; feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or family down; and moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. R44 was not coded for exhibiting behaviors during the assessment period.
R44 was seen by the psychologist on 10/17/24.
The psychologist notes R44 tends to become agitated, and hoards (mostly food). R44 reportedly not on psychotropic or have psychiatric history.
The recommendation/plan is to continue standard behavioral oversight and interventions to provide resident time to settle into her new placement.
Review of the care plan for behavioral symptoms noted the following interventions, I can be impatient and have history of changing my own briefs while in my bed/room, remind to use call light and educate me on the importance of being patient and the risks of changing my own brief.
Following the incident, the care plan was revised (09/26/24) to include, please ensure that I am not seated near resident in E2 (R33) during meals, as I think she stole food from me which made me upset.
R33 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], diagnoses include but not limited to vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance, acute subdural hematoma, and insomnia.
A review of the quarterly MDS with ARD of 12/10/24 notes, R33 scored a three (severe cognitive impairment) upon application of the BIMS. R33 noted with no mood or behavioral symptoms.
On 01/27/25 at 01:09 PM interviewed R33 in her room. R33 was unable to recall any incident(s) with fell ow residents.
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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 125002 B.
Wing 02/07/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hilo Benioff Medical Center 1190 Waianuenue Avenue Hilo, HI 96720