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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Cherry Blossom Health And Rehabilitation during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Food safety and storage practices were not followed in the kitchen, dry storage area, walk-in refrigerator, and emergency pantry. Surveyors found multiple opened food items that were unlabeled, undated, improperly stored, or expired, including peanut butter, jelly, rice, sugar, cake mix, evaporated milk, coconut, gravy, turkey slices, and ham. Staff interviews confirmed the issues were linked to night shift snack tray prep and that similar labeling and expired food concerns had been noted before.
A resident with chronic respiratory failure, dementia, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety reported that a CNA was nasty, aggressive, and pushed a fist against her private area during care, causing pain. The resident said she told the CNA to stop and did not want her providing care, but the concern was not promptly reported through the facility’s abuse process. A wound nurse received the resident’s written complaint but did not read it or report it, and leadership was unaware of the allegation until it was brought up later.
Failure to Report Alleged Abuse: A resident with a BIMS score of 14 and diagnoses including chronic respiratory failure, HTN, dementia, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety reported that a CNA was nasty to her during care. The resident said she wrote a letter about her concerns and gave it to a wound care nurse, but the Administrator first learned of the allegation during the entrance conference and the DON was not aware of any abuse concern involving the resident.
Failure to Complete Level II PASRR Screening: A resident with anxiety, MDD, PTSD, and unspecified intellectual disabilities did not receive a Level II PASRR evaluation for specialized services. The resident had moderate cognitive impairment on MDS, was receiving antipsychotic, antianxiety, and antidepressant medications, and the SSD acknowledged that the PASRR application was not submitted despite the resident’s psychological and behavioral issues.
Failure to use PPE during tube feeding care. An LPN provided bolus tube feeding care to a resident under EBP for a PEG tube while wearing gloves but no gown. She lifted the resident's shirt, handled the tubing inside the waistband, auscultated the abdomen, checked residuals, administered formula, applied pressure near the PEG site to reposition the tubing, and flushed the tube before replacing the tubing and clothing. The LPN and ADON both stated a gown should have been worn.
The facility failed to maintain proper food safety and sanitation practices, as evidenced by expired and improperly stored food items, unclean kitchen equipment, and a poorly maintained ice machine. Dietary staff confirmed these deficiencies, acknowledging non-compliance with facility policies designed to prevent foodborne illnesses.
Food Storage and Labeling Deficiencies
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The facility failed to ensure food safety protocols and sanitary storage practices were followed in the kitchen, dry storage area, walk-in refrigerator, and emergency preparedness pantry. During the initial tour, surveyors observed multiple food items that were opened but not labeled or dated, including creamy peanut butter, grape jelly, brown rice, light brown sugar, and cake mix. Surveyors also found expired food items in storage, including evaporated milk and sweetened snowflakes coconut, with some products showing multiple labels and dates. The facility policy titled Storage Area stated that items should be covered, sealed, labeled, and dated appropriately, and that FIFO should be followed. In the walk-in refrigerator, surveyors observed a serving pan identified as chicken gravy and opened turkey slice meat that lacked proper labeling and dating, along with a ham that had passed its use-by or freeze-by date. In the emergency preparedness dry storage pantry, additional evaporated milk cans were found with an expired date. Surveyors also observed 57 ceiling tiles in the kitchen with brown-orange residue near the meal preparation area, dishwasher, and steam table. The CDM stated the stains were from food splatters, and the Maintenance Director said the issue had not been entered into the maintenance system and was later determined to be related to overhead cleaning. Staff interviews confirmed that night shift practices contributed to the unlabeled, undated, and improperly stored food items, and the RD stated similar labeling, dating, and expired food concerns had been noted previously.
Failure to Protect Resident from CNA Abuse
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The facility failed to protect a resident from verbal and physical abuse by a CNA. The resident was admitted with diagnoses including chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia, hypertension, dementia, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety. Her quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 14, indicating she was cognitively intact, and she used a wheelchair and a non-invasive mechanical ventilator. Review of the facility’s Abuse Prohibition policy showed that abuse included verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse, and that staff were expected to preserve residents’ rights to be free from mistreatment. The resident reported that the CNA was nasty, aggressive, and balled her fist and pushed it against the resident’s private area during care, causing pain. The resident stated she told the CNA to stop, but the CNA continued, and the resident said she did not want that CNA to provide her care. The resident also stated she wrote a letter describing her concerns and gave it to the wound care nurse. The wound nurse confirmed receiving the letter but did not read it or allow the resident to read it to her, and she placed it in the DON’s mailbox, believing that was sufficient to report the concern. Staff interviews showed the concern was not promptly escalated through the facility’s abuse reporting process. The wound nurse did not report the allegation, and the DON stated she was not aware of the letter or the abuse concern until the entrance conference. The CNA involved had previously received a final written warning for inappropriate resident interaction after failing to disengage and seek assistance when a situation became confrontational. Other staff also described the CNA as aggressive or “drill sergeant like,” and one other resident had expressed concerns about her behavior. The ADON confirmed the CNA worked with the resident despite the resident’s request not to have her provide care, and the DON and Administrator stated staff were expected to report suspected abuse immediately.
Failure to Report Alleged Abuse
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The facility failed to report an allegation of abuse involving one resident, identified in the report as R10, after the resident stated that CNA CC was nasty to her during care. The facility policy titled "Abuse Prohibition- Reporting and Investigating" required any complaint or sign of abuse to be immediately reported to the Administrator, DON, Social Services Director, department leader, or nurse in charge, and required allegations to be reported immediately, but no later than 2 hours if involving abuse or serious bodily injury, or no later than 24 hours if not involving abuse or serious bodily injury. The report states that the Administrator first learned of the allegation during the entrance conference and that the incident had not been resolved at that time. R10 was admitted with diagnoses including chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia, hypertension, dementia, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety. The quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 14, indicating the resident was cognitively intact, used a wheelchair, had no pain regimen, and used a non-invasive mechanical ventilator. During interview, R10 said she wrote a letter describing her concerns and gave it to Wound Care Nurse BB. The Administrator and DON later stated they were not aware of any letter in the DON's mailbox or any abuse concerns involving R10, and the DON stated her expectation was that staff report suspected abuse immediately to their supervisor, who would then report it to the Abuse Coordinator/Administrator.
Failure to Complete Level II PASRR Screening
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The facility failed to perform a Level II PASRR screening for one resident with documented mental health and intellectual disability diagnoses. The resident had a history of anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and unspecified intellectual disabilities. The resident’s MDS quarterly assessment showed a BIMS score of 12, indicating moderate cognitive impairment, and listed diagnoses of anxiety disorder, depression, and PTSD. The resident was also receiving an antipsychotic, antianxiety, and antidepressant medication, with physician orders for Aricept, Abilify, buspirone, and sertraline. The facility policy titled Best Practices for PASRR stated that all residents must be evaluated to determine PASRR status and that the Social Services Director was responsible for maintaining an active list of PASRR patients and using a Level 2 screening tool when indicated. During interview, the Social Services Director stated the resident was experiencing psychological and behavioral issues, was receiving multiple psychiatric medications, and had psychological services through the facility. She acknowledged that a Level II PASRR application had not been submitted because the resident already had access to needed services, and stated that this was an oversight.
Failure to Use PPE During Tube Feeding Care
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The facility failed to use PPE during care for a resident who was under enhanced barrier precautions due to an indwelling medical device. R4 had physician orders for tube feedings via a gastrostomy tube, and the facility policy stated that enhanced barrier precautions would be applied during care for residents with indwelling medical devices. During an observation, an LPN entered R4's room to administer a bolus tube feeding. She washed her hands and put on gloves, but did not don a gown. While providing the feeding, she lifted R4's shirt, removed tubing from inside his waistband, auscultated his abdomen to check tube placement, attached a syringe to assess residuals, and administered Isosource 1.5. When the formula did not enter the tubing, she applied pressure to areas of R4's abdomen near the PEG site approximately three times to reposition the tubing and keep it patent. After the feeding, she flushed the tube with 150 mL of water and again applied pressure to the abdomen before clamping and replacing the tubing inside the waistband. The LPN later confirmed that R4 was under EBP and stated she should have worn a gown before providing the tube feeding and care.
Deficient Food Safety and Sanitation Practices
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The facility failed to ensure proper sanitation and food safety practices in the kitchen, as observed during a survey. A walk-in cooler inspection revealed a package of polish sausage with a use-by date that had already passed, along with opened, unwrapped, and undated sausage patties and bacon. Additionally, the dry storage pantry contained bags of chips that were past their use-by date and an opened, unsealed package of macaroni noodles. These findings indicate a lack of adherence to the facility's policy on food preparation and distribution, which aims to minimize the risk of foodborne illnesses. Further observations in the kitchen showed pureed food left in a blender on the counter, with the mixer and slicer having food particles on them, suggesting inadequate cleaning practices. The ice machine was also found to have a black flaky substance on the inside handle, indicating poor maintenance. Interviews with dietary staff confirmed these observations, acknowledging that the facility's policies were not followed, which could potentially place residents at risk of foodborne illnesses.
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