Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF760May 14, 2026

  Based on clinical record review, hospital record review, medical provider, staff, resident, and family interviews and facility policy review, the facility failed to accurately reconcile hospital discharge orders for three out of four residents reviewed (Res #2, #4, #6). The facility additionally failed to notify the medical provider of orders requiring follow-up upon a resident's return from a hospitalization. This resulted in harm due to the erroneous discontinuation of Res #4's diabetic medications, resulting in the resident experiencing 14.5 months of no diabetic treatment. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF805Jul 12, 2024

  Based on observations, interviews and clinical record review, the facility failed to safely serve the recommended therapeutic meals according to physician orders and speech therapy recommendations for 2 of 2 residents reviewed (Res #4, and Res #26). The facility contains 16 residents on a mechanically altered diet. The facility reported a census of 60. The State Agency informed the facility of the Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on 07/09/24 at 03:26 PM. The IJ began on 07/08/24. Facility staff removed the Immediate Jeopardy on 07/11/24. The facility staff removed the Immediate Jeopardy by implementing the following actions: 1. 100% Audit of Resident diet orders on 07/09/24 2. 100% Audit of resident diet cards on 07/09/24 3. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF697Jul 13, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to administer pain medication as ordered by a physician leaving 4 out of 4 residents reviewed without adequate pain control (Resident #4, #19, #20, and #21). Four residents reviewed were not administered their Controlled II pain medication as ordered for prolonged periods of time. The nurses and CMAs stated the medication was not available to give, therefore they did not give it. Resident #21 went 8 days without receiving his three times a day routine order of Percocet (an oral opioid pain medication). The other 3 residents did not receive their Fentanyl patches (potent opioid pain patch) as ordered every 3 days. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Apr 27, 2023

  Based on observations, resident, staff and family interviews, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to provide safe mechanical lift transfers for 6 of 7 residents reviewed (Residents #4, #7, #14, #16, #17, and #18). The facility failed to transfer residents safely by not following the Hoyer lift recommendations and locking the lift while raising the resident, not having a clear process in place to ensure staff were using the appropriate sling for transfers, and allowing a non-certified staff to assist in the Hoyer transfer. The State Agency informed the facility of the Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) that began as of January 9, 2023 on April 25, 2023 at 1:44 P.M. The Facility Staff removed the Immediate Jeopardy on April 26, 2023 through the following actions: a. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF697Apr 27, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to administer pain medication as ordered by a physician leaving 4 out of 4 residents reviewed without adequate pain control (Resident #4, #19, #20, and #21). Four residents reviewed were not administered their Controlled II pain medication as ordered for prolonged periods of time. The nurses and CMAs stated the medication was not available to give, therefore they did not give it. Resident #21 went 8 days without receiving his three times a day routine order of Percocet (an oral opioid pain medication). The other 3 residents did not receive their Fentanyl patches (potent opioid pain patch) as ordered every 3 days. […]