Sunny View Nursing Home

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF880Dec 13, 2023

  Based on record review, surveyor observation and staff interview it has been determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infections relative to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for 1 of 2 nursing units and affecting Resident ID #s 1,2,3,4,5, 6 and 7. Findings are as follows: Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Appendix A, Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007) revealed precautions for RSV should include standard, droplet and contact precautions throughout the duration of the illness. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Mar 30, 2026

  Based on surveyor observation, clinical record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to provide the necessary supervision to prevent the elopement of a cognitively impaired resident. This failure placed the resident in a situation of Immediate Jeopardy, as the resident exited the facility, undetected with another resident's visitor, and remained unsupervised in the community for approximately six hours.During this time, the resident's whereabouts were unknown, placing the resident at risk for serious harm, injury, or death. The resident was not located until s/he arrived independently at his/her former residence, where his/her spouse currently resides. The spouse then notified the facility of the resident's presence. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jun 23, 2025

  Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that each resident receives assistive devices to prevent accidents relative to the placement of a TekTone device (a device that allows at-risk residents to move freely about a facility, while preventing them from exiting the facility) for 1 of 1 resident who successfully eloped from the facility and sustained a major injury, Resident ID #1. Findings are as follows: Review of the facility policy titled Elopement Assessment dated 10/27/2022 states in part, .It is the facility policy to maintain a safe and secure environment for all residents. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF842Jun 23, 2025

  Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that resident records are complete and accurately documented, relative to the monitoring of an elopement prevention device, a TekTone device (a device that allows at-risk residents to move freely about a facility, while preventing them from exiting the facility), for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who eloped from the facility and sustained a hip fracture, Resident ID #1. Findings are as follows: Review of a facility's policy titled Wanderguard [TekTone device] System and Assessments checks states in part .The bracelet will be checked each shift to assure placement, the nurse will sign this as checked in the treatment record . […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Mar 25, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interview if has been determined that the facility failed to provide treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice and failed to promptly identify and intervene during an acute change in a resident's condition, related to vomiting and an unknown cardiac event for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #38. Findings are as follows: Review of a facility policy titled, Resident Change in Condition dated [DATE] states in part, .Changes in condition require assessment by the RN [registered nurse] and notification to the MD [Medical Doctor] (both to be done timely). Timely depends upon the level/severity of the change and RN should use professional assessment and judgement to make that decision. […]