Eureka Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, LP

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Eureka Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, LP, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Jun 4, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement measures to prevent an avoidable fall for one resident (Resident 1) for a census of 71 residents, when Resident 1 was transferred from his bed to a chair using a Hoyer lift (a brand of portable patient lift (mechanical lift) designed to help caregivers safely transfer individuals with limited mobility between beds, chairs, and wheelchairs) with a one person assist and a frayed (material that is worn or unraveled at the edges) Hoyer lift sling (the crucial fabric interface that attaches a patient to a mechanical or hydraulic lift for safe transferring).This failure resulted in Resident 1 falling from the Hoyer lift and sustaining left rib fractures, a transverse process fracture (a break in the wing like… […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF686Aug 14, 2024

  Based on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of two sampled residents (Resident 1): 1. Received showers as scheduled every Sunday and Wednesday. 2. A treatment was requested and initiated once Resident 1 was noted with moisture associated skin damage (MASD, caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of moisture, including urine or stool) when he was admitted on [DATE]. 3. Treatments for pressure injury (PI, injury to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin) were consistently and regularly rendered per physician ' s order. 4. Resident 1 was being turned and repositioned (T&R, the movement of patients from one position to another to alleviate or redistribute any pressure) every 2 hours and more often as needed. 5. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801Aug 19, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to comply with federal regulations related to dietary staffing when the facility did not have a full-time Registered Dietitian (RD, food and nutrition experts with a minimum of a graduate degree from an accredited dietetics program, who completed a supervised practice requirement, and passed a national exam) or a full-time Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services for a census of 91 residents.This failure had the potential to compromise dietary services rendered to the facility's residents.During a concurrent observation and interview on 8/18/26 at 10:30 a.m. with the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), CDM stated she was responsible for onsite management of the facility kitchen. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF851Jul 8, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the electronic submission of the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ, a system by which skilled nursing facilities submit staffing information to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [CMS]) data as required quarterly when the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting system (CASPER, an assortment of real-time reports that allows SNFs the opportunity to pinpoint areas where changes in care and operations are necessary to improve performance) report indicated there was no information for the fourth quarter (Q4-10/25 through 12/25). This failure prevented regulatory agencies, residents, and residents' families from being able to verify that facilities had enough staff to provide necessary care to residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801Jan 29, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to comply with federal regulations related to the oversight of food service operations when the facility did not have a dedicated Registered Dietitian (RD, food and nutrition experts with a minimum of a graduate degree from an accredited dietetics program, who completed a supervised practice requirement, and passed a national exam) for a census of 87 residents.This failure had the potential to compromise dietary services rendered to the facility's residents.During the recertification survey conducted from 1/26/26 through 1/29/26, multiple dietary issues were identified including recipes not being followed (Cross Reference F803), dumpster lid not being closed (Cross Reference F814), and issues pertaining to kitchen… […]