Heritage Health Care & Rehab Inc

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Heritage Health Care & Rehab Inc, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jul 28, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, medical record review and review of a facility policy titled HAND HYGIENE the facility failed to ensure Employee Identifier (EI) #4, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), washed and sanitized her hands in between glove use and prior to opening and retrieving a gown out of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) isolation cart. This had the potential to affect 45 out of 45 residents on unit one who received care from EI #4. Findings include: A review of the facility policy titled, HAND HYGIENE with a revised date of 11/2020 documented the following: PURPOSE: All staff will perform proper hand hygiene procedures to prevent the spread of infection to other personnel, residents, and visitors. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF657Jan 27, 2022

  Based on interviews, record review, and facility procedure review titled, Restorative Nursing Program, the facility failed to update Resident Identifier (RI) #48's care plan with recommendations from the speech therapy department. This deficient practice affected RI #48, one of 25 sampled residents whose care plans were reviewed. Findings Include: A review of a facility procedure titled, Restorative Nursing Program, written in November of 2016 and revised in November of 2017, revealed in part, Those residents on a restorative program will have a care plan developed to reflect the goal(s) of the restorative program. RI #48 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and had diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Jan 27, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, record review, and review of a facility policy titled, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) the facility failed to provide Resident Identifier (RI) #48 and RI #62 with necessary and appropriate care and services with eating. This deficient practice affected RI #48 and RI #62, two of three residents reviewed for assistance with ADLs. Findings Include: A review of the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) policy, written in January of 2018 and last reviewed in January of 2020, which was provided by EI #2, revealed, . C. […]