Above average — CMS composite of the measures below.
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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Faulkton Senior Living during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Medication carts were left unlocked and unattended, and several insulin pens for residents lacked open dates. Surveyors also found expired needles, resident medication, and an emergency reaction kit with multiple expired meds in the med room. A refrigerator containing lorazepam was unlocked, despite the facility's controlled substance policy requiring two locks at all times.
Failure to investigate and report alleged rough handling of a vulnerable resident: A resident with dementia, depression, and a care plan requiring 2-person total lift transfers reported that a travel staff member was rough, pushed her, and spoke meanly to her, and a CNA also reported a red spot on the resident's forehead after the resident complained about rough care. The record also contained a prior family report that a staff member picked the resident up without a sling and set her down roughly, but there was no documented follow-up, grievance, incident report, or investigation, and leadership was not notified as required by policy.
Controlled Tramadol Counts Not Maintained: A resident’s scheduled tramadol was found on medication cards in the med cart without the expected controlled med inventory documentation. A CMA and RN reported that scheduled doses were being punched from bubble packs, but only PRN doses were counted on the inventory sheet, and two partially used tramadol cards in the lock box were not counted by two nurses at shift change as expected by the DON and facility policy.
The facility failed to maintain the privacy of residents' electronic health records during medication administration. An LPN and a CNA left medication cart computers unattended with screens displaying sensitive information visible to passersby. Both staff members acknowledged the oversight, with the LPN unsure how to lock the screen and the CNA citing infrequent medication passes and lack of retraining. The DON confirmed the expectation for screens to be locked when unattended.
Two mechanical lifts in the 300-hallway were not maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. The Volaro Full Body Lift had a torn cover and rust, while the Volaro sit-to-stand aide lift had food buildup, worn padding, and rusted metal. CNA E was unsure about cleaning procedures, and DON B was unaware of the damage. The facility's policy required cleaning and disinfecting lifts between uses.
Medication Storage, Labeling, and Controlled Substance Security Deficiencies
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Medication storage and labeling were not maintained according to professional standards. During observation, a CMA left one medication cart unlocked and unattended while going to the storeroom and into a resident's room, and the CMA confirmed the cart should have been locked when unattended. In the same cart, a Lantus insulin pen for resident 43 did not have an open or expiration date written on it. In another medication cart assigned to an RN, a Basaglar insulin pen for resident 11 and a Humulin insulin pen for resident 14 also lacked open or expiration dates. The DON stated insulin should be dated when opened so it can be tracked for discard or removal from the cart. In the medication room, surveyors found a box of hypodermic needles expired on 10/1/23, resident 13's gabapentin expired on 9/11/25, and an unlocked emergency monoclonal antibody reaction kit containing multiple expired medications, including oral Benadryl, an albuterol inhaler, IV Solu-Medrol, an epinephrine pen, and IV Benadryl. RN E acknowledged expired medications may not be as effective if used. The medication room refrigerator contained lorazepam, a controlled medication, but the refrigerator lock was unlocked. The DON stated the refrigerator should be locked if a controlled medication is inside, and the facility policy required controlled substances to be kept under two locks at all times and expired medications to be identified and reported.
Failure to investigate and report alleged rough handling of a vulnerable resident
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The facility failed to ensure complaints of potential abuse were investigated and reported to facility leadership and the SD DOH for a resident who reported that two different staff members handled her roughly during care. The resident had a BIMS score of 8, diagnoses of unspecified dementia and major depressive disorder, and a care plan identifying her as a vulnerable adult who required two staff members and a total body lift for transfers. She also had a history of refusing medications and being aggressive with staff at times. During interview, the resident stated that a travel staff member was rough with her, pushed her, and talked meanly to her while assisting her, and she described the staff member as someone who sometimes put her to bed at night. She said she did not report it because the nursing home was short of help, she did not think anyone would be fired, she did not want anyone to get mad at her, and her daughter did not believe her. The record also showed a 5/22/25 care conference note in which the resident's daughter reported concern that a staff member did not use a sling, picked up the resident, and set her down roughly, but there was no documentation of follow-up or discussion of that allegation in the record. Additional interviews showed that CNA I reported to an LPN that the resident complained about a traveling staff member being rough and that CNA I saw a red spot on the resident's forehead, but the LPN did not report the complaint to anyone else because the resident later could not recall the incident and the LPN did not see the red spot when she checked later. The DON, administrator, SW, and MDS coordinator/RN all gave inconsistent accounts of the complaints and acknowledged that no grievance forms or incident reports had been filed and no documented investigation was found in the resident's EMR. The facility's grievance and vulnerable adult policies required prompt internal reporting, investigation, and reporting of suspected abuse or unexplained injury, but those steps were not documented for the resident's complaints.
Controlled Tramadol Counts Not Maintained
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The provider failed to account for the supply of the controlled medication tramadol for one resident whose scheduled pain medication was being administered from medication cards in the nurses’ medication cart. During a morning medication pass, a CMA observed that the resident’s scheduled tramadol card was empty and noted that the card being used was different from what she was used to seeing. She stated the resident’s tramadol frequency had changed, the medication cards were being used up before new ones were obtained, and she did not sign anything after scheduled doses were given because only PRN doses were being documented on the controlled medication inventory sheet. An RN later stated that scheduled tramadol doses were punched from the bubble pack when given, but scheduled tramadol cards were not counted and there was no controlled medication inventory sheet to show how many pills had been administered or remained. She also reported that two partially used scheduled tramadol cards were in the lock box, one with 4 pills left and one with 13 pills left, and that she created an inventory sheet for the remaining pills without verifying the count with another nurse. The DON stated she expected CMAs and nurses to count controlled medications and sign the inventory sheet when scheduled and PRN tramadol doses were given, and expected tramadol in the medication cart lock box to have a controlled medication inventory sheet and be counted at shift change.
Failure to Maintain Privacy of Resident Health Records
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The provider failed to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of residents' electronic health records during medication administration. On two separate occasions, a medication cart computer was left unattended in the dining room with the screen open, displaying sensitive resident information such as names, room locations, ages, dates of birth, genders, allergies, and medical record numbers. This information was visible to any resident, staff, or visitor passing by. LPN C acknowledged the violation, admitting she was unsure how to lock the screen and mistakenly believed the screen's position facing the wall would prevent unauthorized viewing. Similarly, CNA D was observed leaving a medication cart unattended with the screen open, displaying a resident's medication administration record. She admitted to not feeling well and being unfamiliar with the process due to infrequent medication passes and lack of recent retraining. The Director of Nursing confirmed that all nurses were expected to lock the medication carts and computer screens when unattended, acknowledging the potential for unauthorized viewing of residents' personal health information. The facility's policy emphasized the importance of protecting health information, yet these incidents demonstrated a failure to adhere to these protocols.
Mechanical Lifts Not Maintained in Sanitary Condition
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The provider failed to maintain two of five mechanical lifts in a clean and sanitary manner, as observed in the 300-hallway. The Volaro Full Body Lift had a torn cover, creating a non-cleanable surface, and exhibited rust and scratched paint on its legs. Similarly, the Volaro sit-to-stand aide lift had a buildup of food particles and dirt on the foot base, worn and torn knee padding, missing paint with exposed rusted metal, and a large gouge in the rusted metal of the right wheelbase. CNA E was interviewed and revealed uncertainty about how to clean the damaged portions of the lifts and whether a cleaning policy existed. DON B was unaware of the damage and expected all equipment to be in good working order and sanitized properly between uses. The provider's May 2024 General Information Prevention and Control policy stated that all resident care items should be cleaned and disinfected, with mechanical lifts being cleaned and disinfected between each resident use.
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