Arlington Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Arlington Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF740Feb 22, 2024

  Based on interviews, record review, and the facility's policy titled Behavior Management Program the facility failed to ensure staff implemented Resident Identifier (RI) #3's behavioral care plan approaches. RI #3 had care planned behaviors of being combative and resisting care with an approach to leave the resident alone and return later when the resident resisted care. On 03/31/2023 staff continued to provide care to RI #3 after staff observed the resident was agitated and the resident asked to be left alone. This deficient practice affected RI #3, one of 12 sampled residents whose plan of care was reviewed. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF641Apr 1, 2021

  Based on interview, record review and review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User's Manual, the facility failed to accurately code the resident's status on the completed Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment for three (3) residents (Resident #21, #25 and #94) out of 21 sampled residents. The findings include: Interview with the Director of Nursing (DON), on 4/1/21 at 3:00 p.m. revealed the facility did not have a policy to ensure MDS assessments were accurately coded. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF842Apr 1, 2021

  Based on interview, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to accurately document the code status of two (2) out of 24 sampled residents (Resident #17 and #94). The facility failed to properly transcribe the correct code status of Resident #17 and #94 to the Physician's Order. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Advance Directive and Refusal of Treatment, dated ,[DATE], revealed the policy did not address the use of the Physician's Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) as the POLST is not considered an Advance Directive by definition of an Advance Directive. 1. Review of the Face Sheet for Resident #17 revealed admission into the facility on [DATE]. […]