Life Care Center Of Attleboro

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Jul 28, 2023

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents in 3 of 4 dining rooms had a comfortable and homelike dining experience. Findings include: During dining observations throughout survey from 7/25/23 through 7/28/23, the surveyors observed the following on [NAME], Bristol, [NAME] Units, and the main dining room: 1. [NAME] Unit: -7/25/23 from 8:25 A.M. to 8:34 A.M., the surveyor observed three residents seated at two tables in the unit dining room. All three residents were served their meal from the food truck to the table. All meal plates remained on the trays and residents were observed to eat breakfast off the serving trays that were placed directly on the table. Both tables in the dining room had tablecloths on them. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF658Jul 28, 2023

  Based on record review, policy review, and staff and family interviews, the facility failed to ensure that for two Residents (#17 and #64), of a total sample of 22 residents, care and treatment of the residents met professional standards of quality. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure: 1. For Resident #17, care and treatment to the Resident's implanted cardiac pacemaker met professional standards of quality and were in accordance with the facility's policy, and follow-up care for a pacemaker and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) met current standards of practice; and 2. For Resident #64, a physician's order for discharge from the facility was obtained. Findings include: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jul 28, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure that acceptable infection control and prevention measures were implemented during a dressing change, for three Residents (#34, #84, and #95), of a total sample of 22 residents. Specifically, the facility failed: 1. For Resident #34, to ensure staff wore appropriate personal protective equipment including a gown and performed appropriate hand hygiene during a wound dressing change; 2. For Resident #84, to ensure staff performed appropriate hand hygiene during a wound dressing change; and 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF658Sep 23, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided care in accordance with professional standards of practice for three Residents (#7, #32, and #104), out of a total sample of 24 residents.Specifically, the facility failed:1. For Resident #7, to ensure Metoprolol Tartrate (a medication used to lower blood pressure and/or heart rate) was not administered when the Resident's systolic blood pressure (SBP) was below 110 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or the Resident's heart rate (HR) was below 65 beats per minute as instructed in the physician's order; and 2. For Residents #32 and #104, to ensure that the nurse observed the Residents taking the medications and not leave the medications at the Residents' bedside. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF698Aug 21, 2024

  Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that dialysis services included ongoing, collaborative, and complete documentation of communication between the facility and dialysis center regarding the Resident's dialysis care and treatment for one Resident (#168), of a total sample of 23 residents. Findings include: Resident #168 was admitted in May 2024 with diagnoses which included end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Review of the facility's policy titled Area of Focus: Dialysis, dated 11/23/2022, included but was not limited to the following: General Guidelines: -Assess for any signs/symptoms of infection, such as redness or edema at the vascular access site. -Assess vascular access site for signs of clotting every 8 hours. […]