Diversicare of Hutchinson

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Diversicare of Hutchinson, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Sep 5, 2024

  The facility identified a census of 64 residents, which included one resident reviewed for accidents and identified 12 residents that were confused and independently mobile. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure cognitively impaired Resident (R)1 remained free from accident hazards when on 07/15/24 at approximately 10:15 AM, R1 left the facility through an unsecured gate in the west courtyard. R1 remained unsupervised until Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) contacted R1 outside of a local business, located approximately 2.8 miles away from the facility, at 11:10 AM (55 minutes after R1 left the facility unsupervised and without staff knowledge). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 27, 2023

  The facility reported a census of 57 residents. The facility had one main kitchen where food was stored and prepared serving one dining room. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to properly store food in the main kitchen refrigerators and freezers due to boxes placed directly on the floor and foods left uncovered; failed to discard expired foods and failed to store opened food products in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, to prevent food borne illness to the residents. Findings included: - During the brief initial tour of the kitchen, on [DATE] at 07:46 AM, the following items were discovered: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Jan 30, 2025

  The facility had a census of 70 residents. Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a clean, safe, homelike environment for the residents who ate in the dining room and the residents who resided on two of the four resident halls. Findings included: - On 01/30/25 at 08:55 AM, observation during a tour of the facility revealed the following: The dining room floor had a broken tile with a missing piece, approximately five by six inches. The dining room exit to the east had missing door trim, and the foam insulation was visible. The dining room wall behind the ice machines had a hole, approximately one foot by two and a half feet, with the inside wall and pipes visible. The northwest resident hall had numerous damaged or ill-fitting ceiling tiles. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Mar 27, 2023

  The facility census totaled 57 residents residing on four halls in the facility. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment by the failure to repair walls where they were scuffed into the dry wall and paint missing on three out of four halls and elevated noise levels on the two south halls that were unacceptable to residents voicing complaints about noise levels. Findings included: - Observation, on 03/22/23 10:21 AM, revealed large gouges in a wall by the head of the bed in a room on the 100 hall. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF756Mar 27, 2023

  The facility census totaled 57 residents with 17 sampled, including six residents for unnecessary medications. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure adequate monitoring for six of the six residents reviewed, by not following up timely on pharmacy consultant recommendations for Resident (R)15, R 14, R 21, R 25, R 41, and R 29. These failures placed the residents at risk for adverse effects related to medication use. Findings included: - R 15's signed physician orders dated 03/01/23 revealed the following diagnoses: hypertension (elevated blood pressure) atherosclerotic heart disease (where the arteries become narrowed and hardened due to buildup of plaque [fats] in the artery wall), pain, osteoarthritis (degenerative changes to one or many joints… […]