Bedford Care Center of Newton

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Bedford Care Center of Newton, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF564May 30, 2024

  Based on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to honor a resident's choice to receive visitors, as evidenced by, restricting visitation privileges in the dining room (a common area of the facility) with no reasonable clinical or safety explanation for one (1) of 15 sampled residents, with the potential to affect all residents who are served meals in the dining room. Resident #47 Findings include: Review of the facility's policy, Resident Right to Access and Visitation, revised 10/1/2022, revealed, .It is the policy of this facility to support and facilitate the resident's right to receive visitors of their choosing, at the time of their choosing .Visitation will be person-centered, consider the residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being,… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF628Nov 20, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to provide required written notice of its bed hold policy and transfer/discharge notification for a resident who was transferred to an acute care hospital two (2) times for one (1) of one resident reviewed for hospitalizations. Resident #36Findings include:A record review of the facility's policy, Transfer and Discharge, revised 10/01/22 revealed . It is the policy of this facility to permit each resident to remain in the facility, and not initiate transfer or discharge for the resident from the facility, except in limited circumstances . Definitions.'Transfer and discharge' includes movement of a resident to a bed outside of the certified facility whether that bed is in the same physical place or not . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF578May 30, 2024

  Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an advance directive, specifically a durable Power of Attorney (POA), was available and readily retrievable by facility staff for one (1) of 24 residents reviewed for advance directives. (Resident #29). Findings Include: A review of the facility's policy, Residents' Rights Regarding Treatment and Advanced Directives, revised 11/1/22, revealed, Policy: It is the policy of this facility to support and facilitate a resident's right to .formulate an advance directive. Definitions: Advance Directive is a written instruction, such as a . durable power of attorney for health care .Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines .3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF604May 30, 2024

  Based on observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from the use of physical restraints, as evidenced by, an observation of a resident wearing a seat belt with no facility documentation of risk and benefits, physician order, consent, monitoring, assessments or medical symptoms for restraint use for one (1) of 15 sampled residents. (Resident #17) Findings include: Review of the facility's policy, Physical Restraint Application, revised 8/2/22, revealed, The purpose of this procedure is to provide safety or postural support of a resident to prevent injury to the resident or others when the resident has medical symptoms that warrant the use of restraints .Physical restraints are defined .as any manual method or… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF656May 30, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan related to a seat belt restraint for one (1) of 15 care plans reviewed. Residents #17 Findings Include: Review of the facility's policy, Comprehensive Care Plans revised 8/24/22, revealed, It is the policy of this facility to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident, consistent with resident rights, that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, and mental and psychological needs .Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines .3. The comprehensive care plan will describe .a. […]