Edenbrook Of Appleton North
Edenbrook of Appleton North in Appleton, WI — inspection on September 2, 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
was provided for 1 resident (R) (R1) of 2 sampled residents.R1 had a deep tissue injury on the right
followed.Findings include:The facility's Procedure Clean Dressing Change policy, dated 2/24/23, indicates: .1.
Verify physician's order for the procedure/treatment. 2.
Review the resident's care plan, current orders, and diagnoses as applicable to determine if there are special resident needs .16.
Date and initial wound dressing when applied .Medical record documentation and follow-up as applicable: 1.
The date and time the dressing was changed. On 9/2/25, Surveyor reviewed R1's medical record. R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and had diagnoses including sepsis, cellulitis of right lower limb, non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right lower leg with fat layer exposed, and abrasion of left elbow. R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 11/20/24, had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 9 out of 15 which indicated R1 had moderately impaired cognition. R1 had an activated Power of Attorney for Healthcare (POAHC). R1's medical record contained the following orders:~ Treatment - Right Heel - Betadine daily and as needed (PRN) every day shift for wound care (start date 11/26/24).~ Treatment - Right Heel - Clean with wound cleanser, pat dry, apply Santyl to wound bed, apply Telfa, wrap in Kerlix daily and PRN every day shift for wound care (start date 12/3/24).R1's December 2024 Treatment Administration Record (TAR) indicated R1's dressing change was not completed on 12/4/24.A Nurse Practitioner (NP) note, dated 12/10/24, indicated R1 had what appeared to be a deep tissue injury (DTI) on the right heel that measured 1.5 centimeters (cm) x 3.5 cm x 0.1 cm.
The surface area measured 5.25 square centimeters (cm2) with 80% eschar and 20% slough.
There was light serous exudate, no induration, and the edges appeared cliff-like.
The peri-wound was normal in temperature and color.
The note indicated the wound deteriorated overall due to nutritional compromise. R1 was started on Prostat, vitamin C, and a multivitamin. On 9/2/25 at 3:01 PM, Surveyor interviewed Director of Nursing (DON)-B who verified R1's dressing change was not completed on 12/4/24 and confirmed R1's DTI dressing should be changed daily. DON-B stated DON-B expects staff to follow orders for daily wound care and indicated R1's wound care should be completed daily and documented.
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LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
525484 09/02/2025
Edenbrook of Appleton North 2915 N Meade St Appleton, WI 54911
medication. R4 was noted to remove gripper socks and attempted to self-transfer due to impaired
8/12/25. On 9/2/25 at 2:15 PM, Surveyor observed R4 in bed without a urinal at R4's bedside. On
have a urinal at the bedside. LPN-C checked R4's bathroom and did not see a urinal there either.On 9/2/25 at 4:30 PM, Surveyor interviewed Director of Nursing (DON)-B who confirmed fall interventions should be in place for residents, however, DON-B needed to review R4's care plan and was unsure if R4 was capable of using a urinal.
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