Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Apr 21, 2025

  Based on observations, record reviews and staff interviews for one (1) of seven (7) sampled residents, the facility staff failed to ensure that a resident had adequate assistance while being transferred from the wheelchair to the bed in the resident's room and subsequently the resident sustained injuries and was transferred to the hospital emergency room. Resident #1. The findings included: Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with multiple diagnoses that included the following: Unspecified Dementia, Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and Muscle Weakness. A Facility Reported Incident (FRI) DC~13527 was submitted to the State Agency on 03/14/25 at 10:41 PM, that documented the following: On March 14, 2025, around 21:45 (9:45 PM), Nursing Assistant Ms. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF686Mar 20, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interviews, for one (1) of 41 sampled residents, facility staff failed to ensure that Resident #52 received care to prevent pressure ulcer development that was first observed at a Stage 3. This deficiency resulted in actual harm to Resident #52 on 02/28/2024. The findings included: Review of the facility's Wound Care Consultant Contract dated 09/14/22 documented,The Wound Care Consultant agrees to serve as the Wound Care Consultant to coordinate medical care in the facility and provide clinical guidance and oversight regarding wound care; provide diagnosis and treatment recommendations for wounds; and sign and date all orders, such as medications. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF697Mar 20, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interview, for one (1) of 1 residents sampled for pain management, facility staff failed to ensure that Resident #243 received effective pain assessments/evaluation for a known left hip fracture. The findings included: According to National Institute of Health (NIH): - Assessment of pain is a critical step to providing good pain management. - Nurses working with patients with acute pain must select the appropriate elements of assessment for the current clinical situation. - The most critical aspect of pain assessment is that it is done on a regular basis (e.g., once a shift, every 2 hours) using a standard format. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF684Nov 9, 2022

  Based on observation, record review and staff interview, for two (2) of 41 sampled residents, facility staff failed to ensure that Resident #26 received timely treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice and the physician's orders for her right foot; and facility staff failed to assess Resident #32's skin every shift per the care plan. Subsequently, the resident was observed with cellulitis of left lower limb with edema. These failures resulted in actual harm to Resident #26 when it was determined that the resident's reddened right big toe (first observed on 07/14/22) further declined and resulted in amputation on 10/26/22. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 20, 2024

  Based on observations and staff interview, facility staff failed to serve foods under sanitary conditions as evidenced by hot foods temperatures that were below 135 degrees Fahrenheit (F) on six (6) of six (6) observations, two (2) of two (2) convection ovens, and two (2) of two (2) grease fryers that were soiled throughout, ready-to-eat (RTE), open bags of foods such as two (2) of two (2) packs of cold cuts, one (1) of two (2) bags of shredded yellow cheese, three (3) of five (5) packs of sliced yellow cheese, one (1) of one (1) bag of feta cheese, one (1) of one (1) jar of applesauce stored in the walk-in refrigerator, that were not labeled to indicate a use-by ' date, pieces of frozen chicken that were being thawed improperly, and a sanitize water solution in the 3 compartment sink that… […]