Highlandspring of Ft Thomas

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Highlandspring of Ft Thomas, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 11, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to store food under sanitary conditions. Observations of the kitchen on 02/08/2026 revealed undated cans on the rack, four packages of vanilla wafers out of the box and not dated, a large clear plastic container with the appearance of white rice not labeled or dated, and one undated bag of chocolate chips out of the box. Continued observation on 02/08/2026 revealed three of five clear plastic covered cereal containers with no label or date in the second floor serve kitchen. Also, observation on 02/09/2026 in the kitchen revealed the bucket sanitizer had no documentation of the date or time the sanitizer was checked or changed. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF725Dec 6, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, record review, review of the facility's policy, review of the Facility Assessment Tool, and review of the Payroll-Based Journal Staffing Data Report, the facility failed to have sufficient qualified nursing staff available at all times to provide nursing and related services to meet the residents' needs safely and in a manner that promoted each residents' rights, physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. During interviews with seven interviewable residents, Residents (R) 6, R34, R69, R82, R101, R108, and R116, they all stated they had concerns and care issues as a result of low staffing with wait times from 30 to 45 minutes for assistance. During interviews with Resident Representatives for R81 and R52, they stated they had concerns with low staffing. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Dec 6, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, review of medication package inserts, and review of the facility's policy, the facility failed to label drugs and biologicals in accordance with currently accepted professional principles and include the expiration date when applicable for 6 of 6 sampled medication carts. Review of the six medication carts revealed four opened bottles of eyedrops without a date on the container, one bottle of expired potassium chloride tablets, one opened Advair inhaler without a date on the container, three expired bottles of nasal spray, 10 opened bottles of nasal spray without a date on the container, and one opened/used vial of lidocaine that was undated. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF656Feb 11, 2026

  Based on interview, record review, and review of the facility's policy, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive, person-centered care plan for each resident that included measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, and mental and psychosocial needs and describe the services to be furnished to attain or maintain a resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for 2 of 27 sampled residents, Resident (R) 52 and R79.The facility admitted R52 and R79 with known histories of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and histories of known triggers. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF656Dec 6, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident to meet the resident's medical, nursing, and mental and psychosocial needs that were identified in the comprehensive assessment for 2 of 29 sampled residents, Resident (R)23 and R82. R23 and R82 were not provided Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care per their care plan. Reference F677 The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Quality of Care - Care Planning, dated 10/2022, revealed the facility would provide resident/patient centered care aiming to provide individualized Comprehensive/Interdisciplinary Care Plans for each resident. […]