Ayer Valley Rehab And Nursing
AYER VALLEY REHAB AND NURSING in AYER, MA — inspection on June 5, 2024.
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
During a telephone interview on 06/04/24 at 11:16 A.M., Resident #1's Family Member said that on 05/17/24 at 3:53 P.M. and 5/19/24 at 1:24 P.M., she found Resident #1 in bed with a top sheet, blanket, and hospital gown that were wet from urine and diarrhea.
The Family Member said that Resident #1 had to wait for care by staff on both days because she was told by nursing they were short staffed.
During a telephone interview on 06/11/24 at 10:28 A.M., Nurse #2 said they were supposed to have four CNAs on the evening shift, but lately they had only three and sometimes only two CNAs on duty for the evening shift.
Nurse #2 said staffing was bad, especially for CNAs.
During an interview on 06/05/24 at 12:47 P.M. and 2:56 P.M., Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 said they were supposed to have four CNAs on the day shift, and when they had two CNAs they could not provide incontinent care to each resident every two hours, and that even when there were three CNAs it can be difficult to get to each resident.
During a telephone interview on 06/07/24 at 12:02 P.M., Nurse #1 said it was a real struggle when they had two CNAs, by the time the CNAs got through their first rounds on each resident, stopped care during mealtimes, it was late in the day when they started their second rounds.
Nurse #1 said the CNAs are drowning when there are only two of them.
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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 225421 B.
Wing 06/05/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing 400 Groton Road Ayer, MA 01432
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
Plan of correction not included: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to their state survey agency and those responses may not appear in CMS public data at the time of release. The absence of a plan of correction in this report does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken by the facility are encouraged to contact the facility or their state survey agency directly.
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