Embassy of Lebanon

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Aug 23, 2023

  Based on medical record review, review of the incident investigation and witness statements, observations, staff and physician interview, review of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) report and hospital records, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure the residents were free from burns sustained from the water in the shower room at the facility and failed to timely conduct a root-cause analysis of the resident's burns. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and serious life-threatening harm and/or injuries when Resident #17 sustained severe burns on the left leg from her inner thigh to the foot and to her right inner thigh from a shower in the [NAME] shower room on 07/21/23. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Oct 12, 2022

  THIS IS AN INCIDENCE OF PAST NON-COMPLIANCE THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CORRECTED PRIOR TO THIS SURVEY. Based on medical record review, staff interview, resident interview, and review of the facility ' s smoking policy, the facility failed to ensure Resident #34 did not smoke while wearing oxygen. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and the potential for serious life-threatening harm and/or injuries when agency State tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) #10 took Resident #34 outside for a smoke break and lit the resident ' s cigarette while Resident #34 was wearing oxygen per nasal cannula. The oxygen ignited, resulting in [CONDITION(S)] to both nostrils and singed the nose hairs. This affected one (Resident #34) of four residents reviewed for smoking. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF686Jul 8, 2022

  Based on medical record review, staff interview, review of facility policy, and review of guidelines from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), the facility failed to adequately assess and monitor Resident #35's skin, who was at risk for developing pressure ulcers. This resulted in actual harm when Resident #35 developed a pressure ulcer, which was first identified as a stage three (full thickness skin loss involving damage or death of subcutaneous tissue, which may extend down to, but not through, underlying fascia) pressure ulcer to the resident's coccyx (tailbone). This affected one of two facility-identified residents with pressure ulcers. The census was 61. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Apr 14, 2026

  Based on review of staffing schedules. staff and resident interviews and policy review, the facility failed to ensure a registered nurse (RN) was present in the facility for eight consecutive hours a day as required. This had the potential to affect all 59 residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 59. Findings include: Review of the staffing schedules dated 04/01/26 to 04/07/26 revealed a RN/Director of Nursing (DON) present in the facility for eight hours daily Monday through Friday. Review of the facility employment punches dated 04/06/26 revealed the facility did not have a registered nurse working at the facility. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Feb 11, 2026

  Based on review of facility water management plan documents, staff interview, and review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive water management plan. This had the potential to affect all 59 residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 59. Findings include:Review of the facility undated water management plan (WMP) revealed a list of the WMP team members, description of the building water systems, diagrams showing water flow and areas where Legionella growth could grow and spread, control measures and monitoring, ways to intervene when control limits are not met, and a process for validation. […]