Laurels Of West Columbus, The

Review of Resident #92's progress notes dated 09/27/25 revealed her son came to the facility and stated he wanted to take his mother home.

The note revealed the nurse told her son he would need to sign against medical advice (AMA) documents prior to taking Resident #92 home.

Further review revealed there was nothing else listed in the progress note about Resident #92 leaving the facility to go home.

The note also revealed a nurse practitioner was made aware of the AMA decision.

Review of Resident #92's progress note dated 09/28/25 revealed Resident #92 was in her wheelchair, in a taxi to leave, but there was no information to support Resident #92 was actually discharged from the facility.

Review of Resident #92's medical documents found no documentation to support required discharge information, including a discharge summary, was offered or sent with Resident #92 or her family, and there was no documentation to support the facility attempted to have Resident #92 or her family sign any AMA documents.

Interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #129 on 10/16/25 at 2:15 P.M. confirmed there was no documentation to support a safe and orderly discharge was completed for Resident #92.

She confirmed there should have been documentation to support a discharge summary was reviewed prior to leaving.

Review of a facility transfer and discharge policy, dated 2025, revealed the transfer and discharge process must provide sufficient preparation and orientation of residents to ensure a safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the facility.

The contents of the notice must have the reason for the transfer or discharge, the effective date of transfer or discharge, the specific location to which the resident is transferred or discharged , a statement of the resident's appeal rights, and the contact name, address, and telephone number of the ombudsman.

When an anticipated discharge is scheduled, the post discharge plan of care and summary is developed prior to his or her discharge.

Social services/designee will review the plan with the resident and, with consent, the resident's representative, at least 24 hours prior to discharge or as soon as practicable of the resident's discharge from the facility.

Nursing is to document the discharge or transfer in the progress note.

This deficiency represented non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2622442.

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441 Norton Road Columbus, OH 43228

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES

Review of Resident #91's Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 09/19/25, revealed the resident was cognitively intact.Review of Resident #91 After Visit Summary dated 09/17/25 revealed instructions to check his cervical spine incision daily for redness or drainage.

Further review revealed the resident needed to keep the wound covered with a Medipore island dressing to be changed daily or as needed.

Also, for the Jackson Pratt (JP) drain (a thin, flexible tube with a bulb on the end that drains fluid away from a wound after surgery), basic care was instructed as cleaning around the tube exit site daily.Review of Resident #91 treatment administration records (TAR), dated September 2025, revealed an order for staff to cleanse his incision to the cervical spine with normal saline and patted dry then apply a conventional compress dressing (CCD) to the site.

The treatment was to be completed daily.

Also for Resident #91's JP drain site, it was to be cleansed with normal saline and patted dry then apply a sponge to site.

This was to be completed daily.

Both of these treatments were ordered and entered into Resident #91's medical record to be completed starting 09/20/25.

Further review revealed Resident #91 was discharged from the facility on 09/19/25, so for the entirety of his stay, 09/17/25 to 09/19/25, he did not have either treatment/dressing change completed.Interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #129 on 10/16/25 at 2:15 P.M. confirmed the orders for the treatments listed above for Resident #91 should have been in place and completed at the time he was admitted , but were not completed, and confirmed she was not sure why the orders were not confirmed at the time of admission and put in place to be completed.This deficiency represented non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2622442 and continued non-compliance from the survey dated 09/08/25 .

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Laurels of West Columbus, The

441 Norton Road Columbus, OH 43228

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES

Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #93 had intact cognition and was assessed to require self-care assistance.Review of physician orders for Resident #93 revealed medication orders including three furosemide (Lasix) 20 milligram (mg) oral tablets once daily, ordered on 09/27/25 and discontinued 09/30/25 for a diuretic. In addition, there was an order for one furosemide 80 mg oral tablet once daily, beginning 09/29/25 and discontinued 10/06/25.

Review of the September 2025 medication administration record (MAR) for Resident #93 revealed that both orders of furosemide (three 20 mg tablets and one 80 mg tablet) were administered on 09/29/25 and 09/30/25.

During an interview with Medical Director #1 (Resident #93's physician) on 10/16/25 at 1:48 P.M. confirmed the order for three furosemide 20mg oral tablets once daily should have been discontinued on 09/29/25, when the second order (one furosemide 80mg oral tablet once daily) was initiated on 09/29/25.

Medical Director #1 stated Resident #93 should have received 80 mg of furosemide per day, and not 140 mg total, which she received on 09/29/25 and 09/30/25 and confirmed the resident received the additional doses of the medication on 09/29/25 and 09/30/25.

Review of the facility policy titled, Medication Administration, revised 10/17/23, revealed medications are to be administered in accordance with the orders of the attending physician.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2642442.

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