River View Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA — inspection on April 25, 2025.
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
Findings included:
A review of Resident 2's clinical record revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included chronic respiratory failure (a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot get enough oxygen into the blood or eliminate enough carbon dioxide from the body) and atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow).
A current physician order initially dated January 28, 2025, noted an order for Warfarin Sodium (an anticoagulant medication also known as a blood thinner) 4 mg via PEG-tube (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy- feeding tube placed directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall to provide liquid nutrition, medications, and fluids into the stomach) at bedtime for diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
A review of Resident 2's February 2025 Medication Administration Record revealed Apixaban 5 mg (anticoagulant) was administered daily as ordered by the physician.
A review of Resident 2's quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE], indicated the resident did not receive an anticoagulant (blood thinner) medication during the 7-day look-back period.
An interview with the RNAC (registered nurse assessment coordinator) on April 23, 2025, at approximately 1:30 PM confirmed Resident 2's MDS assessment was not accurate.
A review of Resident 40's clinical record revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included dementia (chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning) and peripheral vascular disease (circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs).
A review of Resident 40's annual MDS assessment dated [DATE], Section I active diagnoses, infection in the past seven days, indicated infections of MDRO (multi-drug resistant organism is a germ that is resistant to many antibiotics) and pneumonia (infection that affects one or both lungs, which makes it difficult to breathe and can cause a fever and cough).
However, review of the clinical record revealed no documented evidence the resident had an MDRO infection or pneumonia.
An interview with the RNAC on April 23, 2025, at approximately 1:45 PM confirmed that Resident 40 did not have an MDRO infection or pneumonia during the seven-day look-back period of the MDS assessment.
The RNAC confirmed that Resident 40's MDS assessment was not accurate.
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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 395148 B.
Wing 04/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1555 East End Boulevard Plains Twp Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
During the survey, the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) was unable to explain the omission of the resident's statement.
When interviewed on April 24, 2025, at 8:40 AM, Resident 57 stated that he had informed Employee 14 he required a mechanical lift with two-person assistance, but the aide proceeded to transfer him manually.
The resident believed the aide
in a hurry to get the transfer done faster.
395148
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 395148 B.
Wing 04/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1555 East End Boulevard Plains Twp Wilkes Barre, PA 18711