Life Care Center of Seneca

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF851Apr 30, 2025

  The facility had a census of 39 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information through Payroll Based Journaling (PBJ) as required. This deficient practice placed the residents at risk for unidentified and ongoing inadequate nurse staffing. Findings included: - The PBJ report provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Quarter 1 and 2, indicated the facility had excessively low weekend nurse staffing Review of the facility's weekend nursing schedules for the above Quarters revealed the facility had adequate staffing. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 2, 2021

  The facility had a census of 37 residents. The sample included 12 residents. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to store, prepare, and serve food under sanitary conditions for the 37 residents who received food from the facility kitchen. Findings included: - On 11/29/21 observation revealed: The refrigerator and freezers in the main kitchen lacked documentation of temperatures for 22 days in November 2021. The dry storage room freezers lacked documentation of temperatures for 22 days in November 2021. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Apr 30, 2025

  The facility had a census of 39 residents. The sample size included 13 residents. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to adhere to infection control procedures for R33 who had enhanced barrier precautions (EBP - an infection control intervention designated to reduce transmission of resistant organisms that employs targeted gown and glove used during high contact resident care activities), and failed to adhere to personal cares and change gloves for Resident (R) 2 who had a suprapubic catheter (urinary bladder catheter inserted through the abdomen into the bladder) and failed to adhere to infection control procedures when dietary staff placed a rubber dish tub on the table with dirty dishes while the residents were still eating their meal. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF550Dec 2, 2021

  The facility had a census of 37 residents. The sample included 12 residents. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to promote care in a manner to maintain and enhance dignity and respect, when staff served one resident from each table and the tablemates had to wait for long periods of time for their meals. This deficient practice affected Resident (R) 7, R9, R11, R12, R16, R18, R22, R25, and R38. Findings included: - On 11/29/21 at 04:50 PM, observation revealed R18 and R9 sat at the same dining room table. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF677Dec 2, 2021

  The facility had a census of 37 residents. The sample included 12 residents with four reviewed for activities of daily living (ADL's). Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide the necessary services to maintain good personal hygiene, including bathing for three of four sampled residents, Resident (R) 7, 31 and 40 and good personal hygiene for R1. Findings included: - R7's Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], recorded the resident had moderately impaired cognition, required moderate assist from one to two staff for personal hygiene, and required extensive assist of one staff for bathing. […]