The Rehabilitation Center of North Hills

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at The Rehabilitation Center of North Hills, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF600Apr 19, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to protect one of three sampled resident's (Resident 1) right to be free from neglect (the failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental anguish, or emotional distress) by: 1. Failing to ensure that facility staff identified Resident 1's central venous catheter (CVC-a tube placed in a large vein [blood vessel that carries blood to the heart] also known as a central line, to give fluids, blood, medications or to do medical tests which includes taking blood when a resident needs to have blood test) upon admission on 4/5/2022 and readmission on 5/28/2022. 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF694Apr 19, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to monitor and provide central venous catheter (CVC-a tube placed in a large vein [blood vessel that carries blood to the heart] also known as a central line, to give fluids, blood, medications or to do medical tests) line care for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1) by: 1. Failing to ensure that facility staff identified Resident 1's central venous catheter upon admission on 4/5/2022 and readmission on 5/28/2022. 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF677Aug 11, 2023

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to: 1. Ensure oral care to maintain good oral hygiene was provided for one of five sampled residents (Resident 1) who was dependent on staff to carry out all activities of daily living (ADLs- everyday tasks necessary for self-sufficiency and independent living). 2. Ensure that two of five sampled residents (Residents 2, and 3) were provided with routine dental visits. As a result of the noncompliance described above, four (4) live maggots (small, wormlike fly larva [a worm-like creature, which emerges from an egg]) were found in Resident 1 ' s mouth on 7/16/2023; Resident 2 and Resident 3 were not seen for routine dental visits for over two (2) years while admitted at the facility placing the residents at increased risk… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Dec 31, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), was kept free from neglect (a situation in which not enough care or attention is provided to someone or something) when facility staff failed to call paramedics (person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill) when the resident first exhibited signs and symptoms of decompensating (a sudden worsening of a resident ' s medical condition) as evidence by a blood pressure of ,d+[DATE] millimeters of mercury (mmHg-unit of measure, normal blood pressure is ,d+[DATE]mmHg); Oxygen Saturation level (O2 sat- the amount of oxygen in the blood) of 77 percent (%-unit of measure; normal level is 95% or higher); pulse (heart rate) of 111 beats per minute… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Dec 31, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to immediately call the paramedics (person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill) for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), when the resident first exhibited signs and symptoms of decompensating (a sudden worsening of a resident ' s medical condition) as evidence by a blood pressure of ,d+[DATE] millimeters of mercury (mmHg-unit of measure, normal blood pressure is ,d+[DATE]mmHg); Oxygen Saturation level (O2 sat- the amount of oxygen in the blood) of 77 percent (%-unit of measure; normal level is 95% or higher); pulse (heart rate) of 111 beats per minute (BPM; normal range is 60 to 100 bpm); and respiration (beathing) rate of 26 breaths per minute (normal range is 16 to 20 breaths per minute)… […]