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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Sheridan Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
A resident with vascular dementia, severe agitation, and severe cognitive impairment had an active diagnosis of non-Alzheimer's dementia, but the care plan did not include any dementia care focus or interventions. The DON stated the MDS Coordinator was responsible for adding dementia care to care plans and that staff should have had dementia care included for training, while the MDS Coordinator confirmed the care plan lacked a dementia focus.
An expired PRN antinausea medication remained in active rotation for a resident with ureter cancer, anorexia, and severe cognitive impairment. Surveyors found the expired med card in the medication cart, and an LPN confirmed it belonged to the resident and was past expiration. The DON stated nurses were expected to keep carts current and remove expired meds, and facility policy required checking expiration dates before administration.
Expired lab tubes were found in the East Medication Room, including tubes needed for a resident on anticoagulation therapy with PT/INR monitoring orders. The facility's only lab refrigerator was also found at 20 degrees F with heavy ice buildup and ice cream stored inside, even though staff stated it should hold only lab specimens and remain between 36 and 46 degrees F.
A resident on ESBL contact isolation had PPE available outside the room, but no biohazard disposal containers were in the room when staff entered. A CNA entered without PPE, then handled the resident’s brief and shredded material and placed them in a regular trash can. A laundry worker also entered the resident’s room without hand hygiene or PPE while moving laundry. In the laundry area, the handwashing sink was obstructed, and staff gave inconsistent accounts of hand hygiene and contact precaution practices.
A resident with severe cognitive impairment and multiple medical conditions had a card of narcotic pain medication taken after an LPN left a medication cart unlocked due to an emergency. The cart's narcotic box lock was known to be faulty, and the missing medication was later found empty in a dumpster. The resident was dependent on staff for care and was receiving scheduled opioid medication, but the facility failed to protect the resident's property as required by policy.
Failure to Include Dementia Care on Care Plan
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Summary
The facility failed to develop and implement dementia care needs on a person-centered comprehensive care plan for one resident with vascular dementia and severe agitation. The resident was admitted with diagnoses that included vascular dementia and severe agitation, and the admission MDS with an ARD of 03/31/2026 showed a BIMS score of 07, indicating severe cognitive impairment, along with an active diagnosis of non-Alzheimer's dementia. Review of the resident's care plan with a review date of 04/10/2026 showed no focus or interventions for dementia care. During interview, the DON stated the MDS Coordinator was responsible for adding dementia care to residents' care plans and that the resident's care plan should have included dementia care so staff could receive education for proper training. The DON also stated the facility did not currently have a policy on care plans or dementia care. The MDS Coordinator confirmed the resident had an active diagnosis of non-Alzheimer's dementia and that there was no focus area for dementia care included on the care plan.
Expired PRN Medication Left in Active Cart
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The facility failed to remove an expired as-needed antinausea medication from active rotation for one resident. Resident #21 was admitted with diagnoses including ureter cancer and anorexia, and the quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 5, indicating severe cognitive impairment. The resident had a physician’s order for a by-mouth antinausea medication to be given every six hours as needed for nausea/vomiting, and the May MAR showed the medication was administered on two occasions during the month. During a concurrent observation and interviews of the cottage medication cart, surveyors found an expired medication card containing the resident’s antinausea medication in pill form with an expiration date of 03/20/2026. No additional unexpired medication cards for that medication were present in the cart. An LPN verified the medication belonged to Resident #21 and was expired, and the Infection Preventionist stated she would order a new medication card. The DON stated that residents should receive medications that are not expired and that primary nurses were expected to keep medication carts up to date and remove expired medications. The facility policy stated nurses are to check expiration dates before administering medications and no expired medications are to be administered.
Expired Lab Supplies and Improper Specimen Storage
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure lab specimen supplies were not expired and failed to keep lab specimens stored in the lab refrigerator at the required temperature and away from food items. Resident #44 was admitted with diagnoses including a fractured left humerus, displaced intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur, embolism, and thrombophilia, and had orders for oral anticoagulation medication and monthly PT/INR testing. During observation of the East Medication Room, all six light blue topped tubes available were found expired as of 05/31/2026, even though the ADON stated the tubes were needed for Resident #44's anticoagulant monitoring and that expired tubes could affect the accuracy of the resident's readings. The same observation found the facility's only lab refrigerator in the East Medication Room contained blood, urine, and stool specimens, but the thermometer inside read 20 degrees F rather than the required 36 to 46 degrees F. The freezer compartment had more than two inches of ice accumulation, and ice cream was stored in both the refrigerator and freezer sections. Staff interviews confirmed that the refrigerator was used to store lab specimens until pharmacy pickup, that the temperature should have been between 36 and 46 degrees F, and that food items should not have been stored in the lab refrigerator. The DON also stated that expired lab supplies should be discarded immediately and that specimens stored out of range could be inaccurate.
Infection Control Failures During Contact Precautions and Laundry Handling
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure infection control practices were followed during laundry activities and failed to consistently implement contact precautions for a resident on ESBL isolation. Resident #5 had been admitted with a urinary tract infection and was placed on contact isolation for ESBL, with the care plan directing that isolation signage be posted, contact precautions be maintained, and PPE be readily available. During observation, the resident’s room had a contact precaution sign and PPE available outside the door, but there were no biohazard bags or containers in the room or bathroom for disposal of contaminated items when staff entered the room. While the surveyor was in the room wearing PPE, a CNA entered the room without putting on PPE, then exited and returned after donning a gown and gloves. The CNA assisted the resident, removed the resident’s brief, placed it in a regular trash can with a clear liner, and picked up shredded brief material from the floor and placed it in the same trash can. The CNA stated she did not know the resident was on transmission-based precautions because she was not assigned to the resident that day. The IP later stated that biohazard containers should have been in the room and that staff should not enter the room of a resident on contact precautions to turn off a call light. During the same survey activity, a laundry worker entered the hallway with a laundry cart, removed hanging laundry, entered the resident’s room without sanitizing hands or putting on PPE, and exited with empty hangers. In the laundry area, the handwashing sink was blocked by plastic clothes hangers covered by slings for a lift device, and the Laundry Supervisor was unable to explain how infection control was maintained since the sink had been obstructed. The Laundry Supervisor reported washing, drying, and folding multiple loads of laundry and stated she used the sink for handwashing between clean and dirty activities, while another laundry employee stated handwashing was important and that she sometimes used hand sanitizer instead. The DON stated laundry staff should sanitize their hands between touching dirty and clean laundry and after removing gloves, and also stated contact precautions required gowns and gloves before entering the resident’s room.
Failure to Protect Resident from Misappropriation of Narcotic Medication
Penalty
Summary
A medication card containing 43 tablets of a compound narcotic pain medication prescribed to a resident with severe cognitive impairment and multiple medical conditions was taken from a medication cart. The incident occurred after an LPN left the medication cart unlocked while attending to an emergency on a secure unit. Upon returning, the LPN found the cart and the narcotic box unlocked but did not immediately check for missing items. The missing medication was later discovered during a shift change narcotic count between the outgoing LPN and incoming RN, revealing a discrepancy between the narcotic book count and the actual number of pills present. The investigation found that the narcotic box lock on the medication cart was not functioning properly, requiring either a key or forceful closure to secure it. Staff reported that this issue with the lock had been ongoing, but there was no clear documentation of when it was first noticed. The medication card, still bearing the resident's identifying information, was eventually found empty in a dumpster behind the facility after a search by the DON, ADON, and Administrator. The resident involved had diagnoses including osteoporosis, dementia, and cervicalgia, and was dependent on staff for most activities of daily living. The resident was receiving scheduled and as-needed opioid pain medication, with care plans in place to monitor for side effects and signs of overdose. Facility policy required protection of residents from misappropriation of property, but the failure to secure the medication cart and narcotic box led to the wrongful use of the resident's medication.
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