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Complaint Investigation

The Orchards At Three Rivers

November 25, 2025 · Three Rivers, MI · 55378 Wilbur Rd
Citations 7
CMS Rating 1/5
Beds 87
Provider ID 235354
Healthcare Facility
The Orchards At Three Rivers
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Official CMS Inspection Report (Medicare.gov)
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Inspection Summary

The Orchards at Three Rivers in Three Rivers, MI — inspection on November 25, 2025.

Found 7 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.

Inspection Findings

FF0607
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

operationalize its abuse policy and procedure for 1 resident (Resident #100) of 5 residents reviewed

immediately.Findings include:Resident #100Review of an admission Record revealed Resident #100 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] with pertinent diagnoses which included: alzheimer's disease (disease causing progressive decline in cognitive skills), cognitive communication deficit (communication challenge caused by impaired thinking skills), and fracture of nasal bones.Review of a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for Resident #100 with a reference date of 10/29/25, revealed Resident #100 was rarely to never understood and a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) could not be conducted.

Section GG revealed Resident #100 was dependent for rolling in bed and transferring from bed to wheelchair.Review of a Care Plan for Resident #100 with a reference date of 9/18/25 revealed the following focus/goal/interventions: Focus: (Resident #100) is at risk for falls/injury r/t (related to) confusion.h/o (history of) falls, places head on surfaces.intentionally bumping head against dining room table.

Goal: (Resident #100) will not sustain serious injury.

Interventions: fall mat to floor beside bed.padding on right assist bar on bed.when resident is sitting at table, place an activity pad on table in front of resident.In an interview on 11/17/25 at 11:48am, Registered Nurse (RN) GG reported on 9/10/25 in the morning hours, she noticed a hematoma on Resident #100's forehead, approximately 2x2, and immediately called Unit Manager (UM) U to report the injury of unknown origin. RN GG reported UM U told her the injury was from a fall the resident had approximately 3 weeks earlier. RN GG reported UM U did not come view the injury but based on the telephone conversation, assumed the injury was not new.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 3:15pm, Director of Nursing (DON) B and Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) A reported Resident #100's hematoma reported on 9/10/25, was mistakenly thought to have been from her fall that occurred a few weeks prior. DON B and NHA A confirmed this was an injury of unknown origin that should have been reported NHA A immediately as a potential situation of resident abuse.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 2:24pm UM U reported she received a call regarding a hematoma on Resident #100's forehead but she assumed the injury was from a fall the resident had 3 weeks prior to the call on 9/10/25 and did not go assess the resident. UM U confirmed days later she saw the injury and realized it was new and should have been reported to NHA A immediately as an injury of unknown origin/potential abuse.Review of an Abuse and Neglect Prohibition policy with a reference date of 11/9/24 revealed Policy: Each resident has the right to be free from abuse, mistreatment.G.

Reporting and Response: 1.

The staff will report all allegations of abuse.to the Administrator immediately.

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

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authorities.

citation pertains to intake #2663418Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to report

reviewed for abuse and reporting, resulting in the potential for ongoing mistreatment to go unrecognized.Findings include:Resident #100Review of an admission Record revealed Resident #100 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] with pertinent diagnoses which included: alzheimer's disease (disease causing progressive decline in cognitive skills), cognitive communication deficit (communication challenge caused by impaired thinking skills), and fracture of nasal bones.Review of a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for Resident #100 with a reference date of 10/29/25, revealed Resident #100 was rarely to never understood and a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) could not be conducted.

Section GG revealed Resident #100 was dependent for rolling in bed and transferring from bed to wheelchair.Review of a Care Plan for Resident #100 with a reference date of 9/18/25 revealed the following focus/goal/interventions: Focus: (Resident #100) is at risk for falls/injury r/t (related to) confusion.h/o (history of) falls, places head on surfaces.intentionally bumping head against dining room table.

Goal: (Resident #100) will not sustain serious injury.

Interventions: fall mat to floor beside bed.padding on right assist bar on bed.when resident is sitting at table, place an activity pad on table in front of resident.In an interview on 11/17/25 at 11:48am, Registered Nurse (RN) GG reported on 9/10/25 in the morning hours, she noticed a hematoma on Resident #100's forehead, approximately 2x2, and called Unit Manager (UM) U to report the injury of unknown origin. RN GG reported UM U told her the injury was from a fall the resident had approximately 2 weeks earlier. RN GG reported UM U did not come view the injury but based on the telephone conversation, assumed the injury was not new.In an interview on 11/17/25 at 11:50am, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) N reported she also saw the hematoma on Resident #100's forehead on 9/10/25. CNA N reported she regularly cared for Resident #100 and at times saw her put her forehead down on the table in the dining room but had never seen her do with the degree of force that would be needed to cause that type of injury she had. CNA N reported the hematoma was initially fairly small on 9/10/25 but became more elevated as the day went progressed. CNA N reported she cared for Resident #100 the previous day and did not see any injuries on the resident at that time.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 3:15pm, Director of Nursing (DON) B and Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) A reported Resident #100's hematoma reported on 9/10/25, was mistakenly thought to have been from her fall that occurred a few weeks prior. DON B and NHA A confirmed this was an injury of unknown origin that should have been reported within 24 hours to the State Agency.Review of a Incident Report revealed Resident #100's injury of unknown origin which was first identified on 9/10/25, was reported to the State Agency on 9/15/25 at 1:44pm.Review of an Abuse and Neglect Prohibition Policy with a reference date of 11/9/24 revealed Procedure.G.

Reporting and Response.3.

The Administrator or designee is responsible for reporting to the State Agency ALL alleged violations .including injuries of unknown origin.b. not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse or serious injury.

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NHA A reported the facility had 6 instances in which residents suffered injuries of unknown origin

interview any staff from the 3rd shift. NHA A reported he had no witness statements regarding the 5

facility did not monitor staff interactions with the residents after the injuries were discovered and no protective measures such as unannounced management visits were provided.

When further queried, NHA A reported he did not know if there were any patterns involved in the incidents i.e. the day of week in which they were identified, the time of day they were reported, if the same staff members worked prior to the discovery of the injuries, or if the residents who were injured were on the same staffing assignments.

Review of the incidents in which residents suffered injuries of unknown origin between 9/10-11/2/25 revealed: 5 of the 6 incidents occurred on the memory care unit, all residents were severely cognitively impaired, 4 of the 6 incidents occurred on weekend shifts, 5 of the injuries were identified during morning cares.Review of an Abuse and Neglect Prohibition policy with a reference date of 11/6/24 revealed .D.

The facility will monitor residents for.bruises/injuries of unknown origin.and trends that may constitute potential abuse and investigate such situations.5.

The facility will investigate all patterns, trends or incidents that suggest the possible presence of abuse, neglect.

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Stockert, [NAME]; Hall, [NAME].

Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book (Kindle Locations 20717-20719).

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hematoma on the superior edge of the bruise without bogginess.

There is a contusion at the bridge of

provide residents.with a safe and incident free environment. An incident is an unusual occurrence that

bruises, hematomas.3. If an unusual occurrence occurs a. immediately assess and treat the resident. b. notify the following individuals as soon as practicable after the incident occurs: i.

Physician.

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nursing assistants were not involved in developing care interventions but added that he felt could

CNA JJ stated (Resident #101) does not like to be soiled. If he is wet, he takes off his brief and tries

displayed that it was important to him to be clean and dry because he expressed emotional distress when his brief was soiled.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 3:10pm RN BB reported Resident #101 frequently got up and tried to assist himself to the bathroom if his brief was soiled. RN BB reported sometimes the schedule for checking and changing Resident #101 ran late and he got up on his own.In an interview on 11/25/25 at 4:10pm, DON B reported the facility could not confirm Resident #101 was being assisted with toileting every 1-2 hours per his care plan because the staff had not been asked to document when they assisted him. DON B reported the IDT discussed changing the time Resident #101 received tamsulosin hydrochloride (medication used to treat urinary urgency by relaxing the muscles in the prostate and bladder), which was currently ordered to be given at 6:00pm, but had not done so. DON B reported the facility's pharmacist verified the medication could be given during the day if needed. DON B reported she had no knowledge of Resident #101 having urinary urgency or a longstanding history of losing his balance when he turned toward his right. DON B confirmed Resident #101 was still getting up several times a night to urinate.

When further queried, DON B reported if Resident #101 has urinary urgency his care needs related to this issue should be included in his plan of care.Review of Physician Orders for Resident #101 with a reference date of 8/14/25 revealed Resident #101 was prescribed tamulosin HCI 4mg (milligrams) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate causing difficulty starting urination .increased frequency and feeling of incomplete bladder emptying .).In an interview on 11/24/25 at 1:45pm, Nurse Practitioner (NP) NN reported she recently reviewed Resident #101's medications after he had multiple falls. NP NN she had not considered changing medication administration time of Resident #101's tamsulosin hydrochloride because she was unsure if the medication could only be given at night.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 1:17pm, Pharmacist QQ reported the peak time of effective for tamsulosin hydrochloride was 4-6 hours after it was given which would result in the resident feeling a strong urge to urinate.

Pharmacist QQ reported if a resident was at high risk for falling, the facility should consider giving the medication during the day.

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meet the behavioral health needs of residents.

Assistant (CNA) G, CNA TT, CNA Z, CNA G, CNA UU and Registered Nurse (RN) BB ) of 6 staff

that supported each resident's psychosocial wellness, resulting in the potential for inappropriate staff to resident interactions, inability of staff to appropriately address residents in psychological distress, unmet care needs, and resident not maintaining or achieving highest practical psycho-social wellbeing.

Findings include:In an interview on 11/20/25 at 9:24am, CNA P reported she struggled to successfully care for several residents in the memory care unit of the facility. CNA P reported working in memory care was her least favorite hall because she did not know how to care for the resident's without triggering their stress responses. CNA P stated I say I'm sorry to residents back there more than anywhere else in the building because they get so upset.In an interview on 11/20/25 at 1:58pm, CNA E reported she has worked in memory care for many years. CNA E reported some of the staff did not know how to approach residents in the memory care unit. CNA E reported she regularly saw some staff members triggering residents' stress responses, the resident responding by flailing their arms, banging against things, and she wondered if that was why more residents were being found with injuries of unknown origin.In an interview on 11/21/25 at 8:29am, CNA Z reported several staff members did not seem to have the skills needed to avoid triggering psychological stress responses from the residents. CNA Z reported it was not uncommon for other CNA's to say they were unable to complete personal care for certain residents because the resident became too upset when approached.In an interview on 11/19/25 at 11:32pm, Registered Nurse (RN) GG reported some staff members did not know how to effectively care for residents who were prone to bouts of psychological distress. RN GG reported she witness staff approaching residents in a manner that led to unnecessary emotional distress. RN GG reported the staff members were not acting maliciously, they simple just did not understand how to approach the resident.In an interview on 11/24/25 at 4:10pm, Director of Nursing (DON) B reported staff were expected to have the skills they needed to successfully work in any area of the facility, at any time, including in the memory care unit.In an email on 11/25/25 at 9:17am, verification of staff competencies completed in the last 12 months was requested for 5 staff members, including CNA P, CNA TT and RN BB.In an interview on 11/25/25 at 10:16am, DON B reported it was determined that RN BB, CNA P, and CNA TT had not completed nursing competencies in the last 12 months, including a behavioral health competency. DON B reported CNA Z, CNA UU and RN BB had completed nursing competencies in the last 12 months.

Review of the competencies provided for CNA Z, CNA UU and RN BB, revealed the nursing competencies evaluated for these staff members were completed greater than 12 months ago.Review of staffing schedules revealed RN BB, CNA P, CNA G, CNA TT, CNA UU and CNA Z remained actively employed at the facility and provided care throughout the building.Review of a Facility Assessment with a reference date of 8/1/25 revealed INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS:.Severely impairment of cognition=43.5%, .CARE WE OFFER BASED ON OUR RESIDENT'S NEEDS: .care of someone with cognitive impairments, care of individuals with.trauma/PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), other psychiatric diagnoses.Training Program Evaluation:.We develop a curriculum and training plan on staff need and resident characteristics.

The content at a minimum includes: .dementia management, special needs of residents, caring for resident who are cognitively impaired.cultural competency/trauma informed care.See F-F610 for additional information.

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 Three Rivers, MI, (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 The Orchards at Three Rivers or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.


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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.

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