F0684

D

Nonfunctioning Call System, Missed Wound/Catheter Care, and Medication Administration Failures

Green Acres, Florida Survey Completed on 02-26-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to provide treatment and care according to physician orders, resident preferences, and goals, including failure to ensure timely staff response to call lights due to a nonfunctioning call system in multiple rooms. The facility’s policy on inoperable call bell systems required immediate notification of Maintenance and the Executive Director of Clinical Services, placement of hand or tap bells within reach of affected residents, education on their use, and 15‑minute checks with documentation when a large number of residents were affected. During a tour of the South unit, surveyors observed that call lights were not functioning in five specific rooms at various times, and the Director of Maintenance later stated he had only been made aware of the nonfunctioning call lights the previous day. The DON also stated there was no written policy or protocol for answering call lights timely, despite having referenced a call light policy in a grievance response.

The facility also failed to provide ordered wound care and catheter care for a resident with significant medical conditions. This resident had diagnoses including metabolic encephalopathy, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cognitive communication deficit, with a BIMS score indicating severe cognitive impairment. Physician orders included catheter care every shift and right hip wound care with betadine and a bordered dressing three times weekly and as needed. Record review showed no documentation of right hip wound care from 02/19/26 to 02/24/26, and the DON acknowledged that wound care orders were not entered until 02/24/26 and that there was no documentation of wound care on 02/23/26. On observation, the resident was disheveled, partially uncovered, with a visible darkened area on the right hip under a brief, and the indwelling urinary catheter tubing was not secured, with the call light on the floor and out of reach. The ADON acknowledged the need to cover the resident, the presence of the right hip wound without a dressing, and the unsecured catheter tubing, and the wound care nurse acknowledged that wound care was not completed on one of the ordered days.

The facility further failed to administer medications and treatments as ordered for two other residents. For one resident with discitis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and heart failure, physician orders included daily weights for congestive heart failure, Bumex, Micafungin IV, Ozempic weekly, Victoza daily, vital signs every shift, PICC/MID line measurements, and Hepatitis A and B vaccines. The MAR showed multiple omissions, including missing daily weights on two days, missed doses of Bumex, Micafungin, Ozempic, and Victoza, lack of documented vital signs and PICC/MID line measurements on a specified date, and non‑administration of ordered Hepatitis A and B vaccines on several dates. The DON acknowledged that this resident had several medications that were not given in the month and also acknowledged that all medications had to be locked at all times. For another resident admitted post‑knee replacement surgery, with a care plan for pain medication therapy, orders included PRN Naproxen every six hours for pain and PRN Oxycodone every four hours for moderate to severe pain levels 5–10. The MAR documented administration of Naproxen on several occasions for pain levels of 5–6, but the record did not show why the ordered Oxycodone was not administered or offered for moderate to severe pain, nor did it document whether the administered medication was effective. The DON acknowledged these findings.