Currituck Health & Rehab Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Currituck Health & Rehab Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Aug 30, 2024

  Based on observation, record review, and interviews with Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) Life Safety Surveyor, resident, physician and staff, the facility failed to provide the necessary supervision to ensure residents were safe while smoking when Resident #31 was found smoking in the presence of a supplemental oxygen device, to implement their smoking policy and effective interventions to address the resident's repeated non-compliance with safe smoking practices both inside and outside of the facility, and to monitor the resident to prevent further incidents of unsafe smoking. Resident #31 was assessed on admission as a non-smoker at the facility. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF580Aug 30, 2024

  Based on record review, and interviews with staff, physician and laboratory customer service staff, the facility failed to notify the physician when Resident #6 experienced a change of condition. Resident #6 received a positive result from a urinalysis (UA) and culture and sensitivity (C&S), which indicated the resident had a urinary tract infection (UTI) with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL, an enzyme produced by some bacteria that makes them resistant to many antibiotics) in her urine and failed to notify the physician of the C&S results after the report was received from the facility. These deficient practices affected 1 of 4 residents reviewed for a experiencing a change of condition related to a UTI (Resident #6). […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Aug 30, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed protect a resident's right to be free from abuse when a moderately cognitively impaired resident (Resident #29) punched severely cognitively impaired resident (Resident #231) in the face. Resident #231 was prescribed and received a blood thinner daily. Resident #231 sustained bruising and swelling to the left side of his face. Resident #231 stated he was scared and did not want to be near Resident #29. Resident #29 and Resident #231 were immediately separated. Resident #29 was moved to another room by himself. Resident #231 requested to be sent to emergency room for evaluation and did not return to the facility. Resident #231 transferred from the hospital to a different facility. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF690Aug 30, 2024

  Based on record review, and interviews with staff and the physician, the facility failed to ensure Resident #6 received necessary care and services for a urinary tract infection (UTI) when she experienced signs and symptoms of a change in condition. The facility failed to follow up on results of urinalysis, failed to effectively respond to a positive urinalysis (UA) report, failed to follow up on results of urine culture and sensitivity, effectively respond to urine culture and sensitivity results (C&S), and administer an antibiotic that was sensitive to the microorganism listed on the C&S report. These deficient practices affected 1 of 4 residents reviewed for UTI (Resident #6). […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jun 8, 2023

  Based on observation, record review, staff interviews, Responsible Party (RP) interview, and Physician interview the facility failed to provide supervision of a resident with severe cognitive impairment and known exit seeking behaviors to prevent an unsupervised exit for 1 of 7 residents reviewed for accidents (Resident #56). On 1/01/23 Resident #56 exited the facility out the dining room exit doors unsupervised and without staff knowledge. An alarm sounded, however the alarm announcement was muffled and had static which made the announcement unclear, so the staff were not aware the announcement was in reference to an elopement. Staff did not respond to the alarm due to the poor quality of sound and did not initiate a search for Resident #56. […]