Majestic Care of Columbus LLC

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Majestic Care of Columbus LLC, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF880Jan 30, 2023

  Based on the unprecedented global pandemic that resulted in the Presidential declaration of a State of National Emergency dated 03/13/20, Nursing Home Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), medical record review, observations, interview with facility staff, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to appropriately implement the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and isolation procedures to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) among facility residents. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy when the facility staff failed to utilize PPE properly when coming into contact with COVID-19 positive residents. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Feb 22, 2024

  Based on observation, medical record review, staff interview, review of the facility smoking policy, and review of the facility therapeutic leave policy, the facility failed to develop and implement safe smoking policies and practices and comprehensive, individualized and effective smoking interventions to prevent accidents and/or resident injuries when smoking. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and actual harm on [DATE] when Resident #69, who had previously been identified to exhibit unsafe smoking practices was assessed to have third degree burns to his bilateral nares after being found smoking with oxygen in place. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Jan 30, 2023

  Based on review of medical records, review of facility Self-Reported Incidents (SRI), observation of cellular phone pictures, interviews with facility staff, and review of the facility policy titled Abuse and Neglect Clinical Protocol, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from physical, verbal, and mental/emotional abuse by two facility staff members while in two resident rooms not for any apparent care or needed services. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and the potential for serious physical and/or psychosocial harm for two cognitively impaired residents (#95 and #98) when State tested Nursing Aide (STNA) #112 and STNA #113 engaged in acts meant to humiliate and dehumanize the residents by recording inappropriate videos and pictures on a cellular phone of explicit… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jun 27, 2022

  Based on observation, review of the medical record review, fall investigation, fall policy, hospital records and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident #98 who was at risk for falls, had care planned interventions in place, was assessed properly post fall, received timely medical treatment from falls with injury, and failed to investigate the root cause of the falls to implement appropriate falls interventions. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy on 05/22/22 at 1:36 A.M., when Resident #98 reported to staff he had an unwitnessed fallen on 05/21/22 at 11:00 P.M., after having a [CONDITION(S)]. The resident had requested to go to the hospital, however, was not sent due to the on-call nurse at the facility did not answer the phone. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Jan 14, 2025

  Based on medical record review, hospital record review, review of the facility's incident/accident investigation, staff interview, and policy review the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive, individualized and effective fall management program to prevent a fall with injury for Resident #1. Actual harm occurred on 12/01/24 at approximately 12:55 P.M. when Resident #1, who had a diagnosis of dementia, fall risk with history of falls, increased lethargy and confusion sustained an avoidable unwitnessed fall out of bed resulting in head trauma/head hematoma which required hospital treatment. Prior to this fall, the resident sustained an unwitnessed fall out of bed on 12/01/24 at 1:30 A.M. […]