Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689May 25, 2021

  Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09D7 Based on observations, record review and interviews; the facility failed to implement interventions to prevent potential aspiration and to assess causal factors, develop and/or implement interventions to prevent ongoing falls for Resident 42. The sample size was 7 and the facility census was 73. Findings are: Review of Resident 42's Minimum Data Set (MDS-a federally mandated comprehensive assessment tool used for care planning) dated 4/6/21 revealed diagnoses of dementia, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and diabetes. The assessment indicated the resident's cognition was severely impaired, the resident required extensive staff assistance with eating and was on a physician prescribed weight gain regimen. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Jul 18, 2024

  Licensure Reference Number NAC 175 12-006.18 Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to implement their legionella water management policy to prevent the potential for water-borne illness. This had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 73. Findings are: Review of the facility policy: Legionella (bacteria that causes pneumonia like illness) Water Management Program, last revised 1/2024 revealed the following: -the water management team would consist of at least the infection preventionist, the administrator, the medical director, the director of maintenance, and the director of environmental services, -the purpose was to identify areas in the water system where Legionella bacteria could grow and spread, and to reduce the risk of Legionnaire's… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF684Apr 29, 2026

  Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09Based on record reviews, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that medications were administered as ordered by a health care provider for 1 of 3 sampled residents and failed to administer insulin injections per professional standards for 1 of 2 sampled residents The census at the time of the survey was 75. Findings are: ARecord review of the facility's policy titled Medication Administration dated 05/2017 revealed that the purpose of the policy is to ensure that residents are given the correct medication and dosage, at the scheduled time and by the right route (by mouth, injection, in eyes, nose, ears, etc.). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Aug 21, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to provide comfortable and safe water temperatures in 4 shared bathroom sinks down East Hall. This had the potential to affect the 7 residents who live in rooms 1, 3,5, and 7. The facility census was 85. Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 1-009.04 (D)(i) An observation and interview conducted with the Maintenance Director on 08/19/2025 at 7:28 AM using a thermometer supplied by the facility revealed water temperatures from the bathroom sinks to be more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit (F, a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees) in the following bathrooms down East Hall: The shared bathroom between rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] revealed a water temperature of: 126.1 degrees F. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Jul 18, 2024

  Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.19 (A) Based on observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain the cleanliness and condition of walls, floors, and a baseboard in 5 (rooms: Northwest 7 and 10, Northeast 4, East 7 and [NAME] 5) of 68 occupied resident rooms and the Northwest corridor between rooms [ROOM NUMBERS]. The facility census was 73. Findings are: Observations on 7/18/24 from 11:30 AM to 12:06 PM, during the environment tour, revealed the following concerns with the facility environment: Northwest corridor -missing base board in the hallway between rooms [ROOM NUMBERS], -room [ROOM NUMBER] with scrapes and gouges and a hole in the drywall approximately 4 by 10 inches underneath of the air conditioning unit and the adjacent wall with gouged/scraped areas, -room… […]