Hutchinson Operator, Llc
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0689
F 0689 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
Administrative Staff A, Consultant GG and Administrative Nurse F, Administrative Staff A and Administrative Nurse F revealed that the facility contained three bariatric (associated with obesity) residents whose wheelchairs would not fit into the existing shower room door. The facility obtained verbal consent from those residents to transport them to and from the shower room in a shower chair. Consultant GG stated residents should be transported to and from the shower room in their wheelchairs and then transferred into the shower chairs. Consultant GG stated shower chairs were not intended for longer distance transfers.
Consultant GG and Administrative Staff A stated the facility had two shower rooms and one was currently under construction to accommodate the larger wheelchairs. Consultant GG suggested to Administrative Staff A and Administrative Nurse F for residents to be transported to the door to the shower room, staff would set up privacy screens then utilize mechanical lifts to lift the residents then pull the resident [and the lift] inside the shower area to transfer to the shower chairs. The facility's Accidents and Incidents - Incident Reporting F 689 policy, dated 05/2025 did not address transportation of residents in shower chairs. The facility's F 689 Accidents policy, dated 10/2025 documented the facility strived to make an environment as free from accident hazards as possible. Safety, supervision and assistance to prevent accidents were a facility-wide priority. The policy did not address the use of shower chairs.The facility's Shower/Tub Bath policy dated 10/2024 documented instructions and steps for staff to perform showers that included instructions for staff to place a robe and slippers on the resident then assist the resident into the bath chair, if applicable, and cover the resident from the neck down with a bath blanket then transport the resident to
the bath area. After the completion of the bath or shower was completed, staff would assist the resident back into his or her robe and slippers, cover the resident from the neck down with a bath blanket and transport the resident back to his or her room and ensure the resident's feet did not drag on the floor. All corrective actions were completed prior to the onsite survey therefore the deficient practice was deemed past noncompliance and remained at the scope and severity of G (actual harm, isolated).
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HUTCHINSON OPERATOR, LLC in HUTCHINSON, KS inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
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- 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?
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- 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 HUTCHINSON, KS, (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 HUTCHINSON OPERATOR, LLC or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.