Gideon Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Gideon Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Nov 9, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a safe, clean and comfortable homelike environment. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents in the facility. The facility census was 64. Review of the facility's policy titled, Homelike Environment, revised February 2021, showed: - Residents are provided with a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment and encouraged to use their personal belongings to the extent possible; - Clean, sanitary and orderly environment; - Comfortable and adequate lighting is provided in all areas of the facility to promote a safe, comfortable and homelike environment. Observations made on 11/07/23 at 10:09 A.M., and 11/08/23 at 10:35 A.M., of the 100 Hall showed: - A two inch (in.) X 24 in. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF679Apr 28, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide an ongoing program of activities to meet the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial well being of each resident. This practice affected three residents (Resident #5, #11, and #32) out of 14 sampled residents, and three residents (Resident #1, #26, and #55) outside the sample, and had the potential to affect all residents in the facility. The facility's census was 56. 1. Record review of the facility's policy titled, Activity Programs, revised June 2018, showed: - Activities programs designed to meet the interests of and support the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident; - The Activities Program will be ongoing and includes facility-organized group activities, independent individual… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF558Mar 19, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of residents by not replacing an oxygen concentrator for one resident (Resident #18) out of 16 sampled residents and by not adjusting a dining table to an adequate level during meal consumption for one resident (Resident #31) out of 16 sampled residents and one resident (Resident #42) outside the sample. The facility failed to place a call light within reach for one resident (Resident #54) outside the sample. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF582Mar 19, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to issue a Skilled Nursing Facility Advanced Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN) to the resident and/or the resident's representative in writing at least two calendar days before discharge from skilled services. This notice informs the beneficiary about potential non-coverage and the option to continue services with the beneficiary accepting the financial liability for those services. This practice affected one resident (Resident #8) out of three sampled residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF732Mar 19, 2026

  Based on observation and interview, the facility staff failed to post the required daily nurse staffing information which included the total number of staff and the actual hours worked by both licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for resident care, in a prominent location readily accessible to residents and visitors for three out of four days. The facility census was 62. Review of the facility's policy titled, Posting Direct Care Daily Staffing Numbers, dated August 2022, showed:- The facility will post on a daily basis for each shift nurse staffing data, including the number of nursing personnel responsible for providing direct care to residents;- Within two hours of the beginning of each shift, the number of licensed nurses (Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed… […]