St Luke Community Nursing Home
ST LUKE COMMUNITY NURSING HOME in RONAN, MT — inspection on March 27, 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
During observations on 3/24/25 at 12:05 p.m., 3/24/25 at 4:02 p.m., 3/25/25 at 8:19 a.m., 3/26/25 at 9:56 a. m., and on 3/27/25 at 8:58 a.m., resident #10 was reclined in a Broda chair either at the nursing station or her room.
During an interview on 3/25/25 at 10:00 a.m., NF2 stated she was concerned resident #10's mobility was being taken away from her since a fall in 2023, and now she was 100% wheelchair bound.
During an interview on 3/25/25 at 3:00 p.m., NF2 stated staff members A and E told her the use of the Broda chair was required for several reasons, to include the Broda chair keeps her safe from falling; and the Broda chair was harder for her mother to climb out of. NF2 stated she was upset watching her mother decline physically and mentally since she was placed in the Broda chair to prevent falls two years ago.
During an interview on 3/26/25 at 10:14 a.m., staff member A and E stated they did not have physician orders, consents, and quarterly assessments for the use of the resident #10's Broda chair as a possible restraint.
During an interview on 3/27/25 at 8:59 a.m., staff member L stated there was a safety component with the use of resident #10's Broda chair because she used to fall a lot.
Staff member L stated she could probably sit in a wheelchair but was not sure how she could be assessed for the manual wheelchair.
Review of the facility's policy titled, Policy and Procedure Broda chair, updated 3/25/25, showed:
.The goal is to support residents .improved quality of life.
.An assessment by the IDT team, including input from the resident and their family, will determine the need for a Broda chair.
The Broda chair assessment will be completed quarterly and annually by the care team.
.A physician order and consent form will be obtained .
On 3/25/25 at 4:30 p.m., a request for patient #10's Broda chair assessments, orders, and consents was requested from the facility. No additional documentation was provided by the end of the survey.
275093
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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 275093 B.
Wing 03/27/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
St Luke Community Nursing Home 107 6th Ave S W Ronan, MT 59864
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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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