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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Good Samaritan Society - Valley Vista during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
A cognitively impaired resident with a history of wandering exited the facility unsupervised through an unsecured kitchen door. The resident was found outside near dumpsters after an alarm was mistakenly attributed to a staff member on break. The facility failed to provide adequate supervision and ensure the WanderGuard system was functioning properly.
Resident Elopement Due to Inadequate Supervision and Unsecured Kitchen Door
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure adequate supervision for a cognitively impaired resident with a history of wandering and elopement. The resident, who had severe cognitive impairment and required supervision for ambulation, was left unattended in the dining room. The only CNA present left to assist another resident, during which time the resident attempted to open a locked door, left his walker, and proceeded through an open kitchen door. The resident exited the facility through the kitchen's back door, triggering an alarm that was mistakenly attributed to a staff member on break. The alarm was turned off without verifying the cause, allowing the resident to remain outside unsupervised for four minutes before being found by staff near the dumpsters. The resident's medical records indicated severe cognitive impairment, a history of wandering, and multiple falls. The resident's care plan included the use of a WanderGuard, which was supposed to alert staff if the resident attempted to exit the building. However, the WanderGuard system did not activate when the resident exited through the kitchen door. The resident's elopement risk assessment documented increased confusion, wandering behavior, and previous elopement attempts. Despite these documented risks, the facility failed to provide the necessary supervision and did not ensure that the WanderGuard system was functioning properly. Observations revealed that the path the resident took through the kitchen posed multiple hazards, including pots, pans, knives, cleaning products, and a hot grill. The outside area where the resident was found had additional risks such as a concrete parking lot with cracks, large dumpsters, and a nearby street with a speed limit of thirty miles per hour. Interviews with staff confirmed that the kitchen door was left open, which allowed the resident to exit the facility. The facility's elopement policy required monitoring and modifying interventions for residents at risk of elopement, but these measures were not effectively implemented in this case.
Removal Plan
- R1's WanderGuard was checked and was working properly.
- Education for all staff and kitchen staff to keep the kitchen door closed when the kitchen is not occupied.
- The facility checked all residents who had WanderGuards to make sure the WanderGuards were functioning properly.
- The facility checked all of the WanderGuards on the doors to make sure they were functioning as well.
- All residents with WanderGuard were assessed and their elopement assessment was updated if needed to make sure it was up to date.
- The facility would use walkie-talkies to communicate when exit-seeking behaviors were seen with any resident.
- R1's Care Plan was updated by adding a nursing order for the nurse to sign off and write progress notes if he was exit seeking and added it to the care plan for the aides to document.
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