Knife River Care Center
KNIFE RIVER CARE CENTER in BEULAH, ND — inspection on August 14, 2024.
Found 2 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
Review of the facility policy titled Abuse Prohibition Policy occurred on 08/14/24.
This policy, revised November 2023, stated, .
Residents must not be subject to abuse by anyone, including, but not limited to, facility staff, other residents, consultants or volunteers, staff of other agencies serving the individual, family members or legal guardians, friends, or other individuals.
Abuse shall be defined as follows: . 'Physical abuse' shall include hitting, slapping, pinching, and kicking.
Any alleged violation(s) should be recorded and reported immediately to the facility Administrator and/or designee.
The Administrator or his/her designee will report to other officials through established procedures and in accordance with State law (including to the State survey and certification agency) as warranted.
The Administrator or his designee shall report the allegation to the State survey and certification agency within a 24-hour time period unless the event resulted in serious bodily injury then it needs to be within 2 hours.
Review of Resident #1's medical record occurred on 08/14/24. An admission Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], identified severely impaired cognition. A nurse's note, dated 08/10/24 at 2:06 p.m., stated, Activities director, [name of staff member], reported res [resident] daughter was in res room slapping her in the face.
This nurse, [name of staff member], LPN [licensed practical nurse] went to the room and asked daughter to leave facility and tell daughter abuse is not tolerated at this facility.
During an interview the afternoon of 08/14/24, an administrative staff member (#1) reported he/she received a phone call from the charge nurse on 08/10/24, regarding the incident, and that the charge nurse had instructed the daughter to leave the facility.
The administrative staff member (#1) reported on 08/12/24, he/she began an investigation and notified the SSA.
During an interview the afternoon of 08/14/24, an administrative staff member (#2) confirmed the facility did not report the incident to the SSA within the required 2 to 24-hour time period.
Based on the following information, non-compliance at
F-F609 is considered past non-compliance.
The facility implemented corrective actions as follows:
* The interdepartmental team met to problem solve and implement changes.
355053
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 355053 B.
Wing 08/14/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Knife River Care Center 118 22nd St NE Beulah, ND 58523