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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Serenity Spring Senior Living At Arlington during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
The facility failed to date and cover open food products in the kitchen, potentially affecting all 33 residents. Observations revealed undated and uncovered items in the dry storage area, walk-in refrigerator, walk-in freezer, and reach-in refrigerator. The Dietary Manager confirmed these findings, which were against the facility's policy.
The facility failed to implement an appropriate Legionella water management program, including chlorine residual testing and flushing of stagnant water, since November 2023. The maintenance director position was vacant for several months, and interviews confirmed the absence of necessary prevention, detection, and control measures. Five unoccupied resident rooms were identified as part of the issue.
The facility failed to complete advanced directives for six residents and a comprehensive care plan for one resident receiving hospice services. Despite having physician orders for do not resuscitate comfort care (DNRCC) or DNRCCA, the residents lacked corresponding care plans. The DON confirmed these omissions during interviews.
The facility failed to ensure proper communication with the dialysis center for a resident requiring dialysis services. The resident's medical record and care plan lacked critical information, and dialysis communication forms were inconsistently filled out, missing 19 out of 25 dialysis days. Staffing issues were cited as a contributing factor.
Failure to Date and Cover Open Food Products
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure open food products were dated and covered in the kitchen, potentially affecting all 33 residents who received food from the kitchen. During an observation, it was found that five bags of open pasta in the dry storage area were not dated. In the walk-in refrigerator, two trays of mandarin oranges were not covered or dated, and two bags of mozzarella cheese were open with no date. In the walk-in freezer, one bag of Salisbury steak was open with no date. Additionally, in the reach-in refrigerator, one container each of ham, strawberries, and dill pickles were not dated. The Dietary Manager confirmed these findings and stated that food is typically dated upon delivery. The facility's policy requires all foods stored in the refrigerator or freezer to be covered, labeled, and dated, and dry foods to be labeled and dated when stored in bins.
Failure to Implement Legionella Water Management Program
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to have an appropriate Legionella water management program in place, which had the potential to affect all 33 residents. The most recent documentation revealed that the facility had not conducted chlorine residual testing since November 2023, and there was no evidence of flushing stagnant water except for monthly inspections of the eyewash stations. The maintenance director position had been vacant from December 2023 until it was filled in early April 2024. Interviews with the Administrator and Regional Director of Operations confirmed the absence of Legionella prevention, detection, and control measures, including a risk assessment, facility mapping of water sources, flushes, or testing. Five unoccupied resident rooms were identified as part of the issue. The facility's policy on the Legionella Water Management Program, revised in October 2023, outlined the need for a detailed description and diagram of the water system, identification of areas that could encourage the growth and spread of Legionella, and other waterborne pathogens. However, the facility did not adhere to these guidelines. The CDC guidance on water management programs emphasizes the importance of continuous review and the establishment of a water management program team, among other steps, to minimize the growth and transmission of Legionella. The facility's failure to implement these measures led to the identified deficiency.
Failure to Complete Advanced Directives and Comprehensive Care Plans
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to complete advanced directives for six residents and a comprehensive care plan for one resident receiving hospice services. Resident #22, who was admitted with severe cognitive impairment and multiple diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease and palliative care, did not have advanced directives or a comprehensive care plan for hospice services. The Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed the absence of these care plans during an interview. Similarly, Resident #2, with diagnoses including end-stage renal disease and dementia, had a physician order for do not resuscitate comfort care arrest (DNRCCA) but lacked a corresponding care plan for advanced directives. The DON verified this omission as well. Other residents, including Resident #15 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dementia, Resident #24 with Alzheimer's disease and behavioral disturbances, Resident #28 with severe cognitive impairment and chronic respiratory failure, and Resident #30 with chronic pain syndrome and chronic kidney disease, also lacked care plans for their advanced directives despite having physician orders for do not resuscitate comfort care (DNRCC) or DNRCCA. The facility's policy on comprehensive person-centered care plans, revised in March 2022, mandates the inclusion of services to maintain the resident's highest practicable well-being, which was not adhered to in these cases.
Failure to Maintain Communication with Dialysis Center
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure proper communication between the facility and the dialysis center for a resident requiring dialysis services. The medical record for the resident, who was cognitively intact and independent in activities of daily living, did not include the dialysis center's address and phone number. The care plan also lacked this critical information. Additionally, the facility did not consistently fill out the dialysis communication/referral forms, missing them on 19 out of 25 dialysis days since the resident's admission. This inconsistency was confirmed by the Director of Nursing (DON) and the Dialysis Registered Nurse (RN), who cited staffing issues as a contributing factor. The facility's policy on the care of residents with end-stage renal disease, which includes agreements on how care will be managed and information exchanged, was not adhered to. The DON verified that the communication forms were often incomplete or not returned by the dialysis center, and the resident's face sheet did not include the necessary dialysis center information. Despite having a plan to improve communication, the facility failed to maintain consistent and accurate communication with the dialysis center, as required by their policy.
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