River Valley Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at River Valley Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF565Mar 27, 2025

  Based upon observations, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to meet the requirements for resident council by not providing a private space for the resident council meetings. The findings include: An observation of the resident council meeting was made on 03/26/2025 at 11:00 AM. The meeting area designated by the facility was the dining room. Seven residents were in attendance for the meeting, including the resident council president and two staff members. Prior to the meeting beginning, the facility liaison, who is the Activities Director, asked what topics should be discussed and informed that she always conducts the meetings. The Activities Director was then asked to exit the meeting so they could discuss resident council topics without staff present. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF584Mar 27, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews and review of the maintenance request logs, the facility failed to maintain a comfortable and safe home like environment for 3 of 24 rooms investigated for environment (Rooms 106, 114 & 212). The findings include: room [ROOM NUMBER] On 03/24/25 at approximately 1:39 PM and on 3/27/25 at approximately 1:33 PM, observations of the bathroom door in Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] revealed peeling wood at the base of the door and the door dragging and scratching the floor. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF677Mar 27, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to provide or offer adequate grooming of facial hair for 1 of 3 residents sampled for activities of daily living (ADL). (Resident #75) The findings include: Observations of Resident #75 were conducted on 3/26/25 at 10:24 AM and 3/27/25 at 10:35 AM. The resident was observed to have gray facial hair to her chin approximately 1/2 cm long in some areas. On 3/27/25 at 10:35 AM, the resident was asked if staff ever offer to remove her facial hair. She could not recall. A review of Resident #75's electronic medical record revealed the resident had a diagnosis of dementia and was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF732Mar 27, 2025

  Based upon observations and interviews, the facility failed to report nurse staffing data at the beginning of each shift. The findings include: During observations of the nurse staffing data on 3/24/25, 3/25/25, and 3/27/25, it was observed that the facility had posted all staff for the entire day during the beginning of day shift, which included all staff for the day, evening, and night shifts. On 3/27/25 at approximately 02:20 PM, an interview was conducted with the Administrator and Regional Clinical Manager was conducted. They stated that they have always posted our nursing staffing data for a 24-hour period, then update it at the beginning of each shift and as needed when changes occur, such as call ins.