Trinity Community at Fairborn

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Trinity Community at Fairborn, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Mar 17, 2021

  Based on record review, observations, resident, facility staff, and agency staff interviews, review of the hospital records, review of the facility investigation and review of the facility policy and documents, the facility failed to ensure one resident was provided adequate supervision and assistance during transfers to prevent falls. Actual harm occurred when Resident #57, who required assistance of two persons using a Hoyer lift, was transferred with a gait belt and without using a Hoyer lift from the bed to the wheelchair by one person resulting in fractures of the right humerus (arm) and left femur (leg). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Feb 25, 2025

  Based on record review, observations, staff interviews, interview with the local Health Department staff, review of facility policies, review of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, and review of Ohio Department of Health's (ODH) guidance for reporting infectious diseases, the facility failed to develop and implement effective infection control procedures which included when and to who potentially communicable diseases should be reported, failed to ensure the local Health Department was notified in a timely manner of a facility gastrointestinal illness (GI) outbreak and failed to track the residents and employees who developed GI related symptoms as part of their infection surveillance plan. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF925Jul 31, 2025

  Based on observations, resident interviews, staff interviews, an interview with the pest control provider, review of pest control invoices, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program. This affected three (Residents #62, #70, and #71) of six residents sampled for pest control and had the potential to affect all 21 residents living on the 400-Hall. The facility census was 84.Findings include: 1.Review of the medical record revealed Resident #62 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Diagnoses included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type II diabetes, chronic combined congestive heart failure, end stage renal disease, unspecified dementia, and unspecified anxiety. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jan 12, 2022

  Based on medical record review, observation, staff and local health department personnel interview, review of the facility policy, and review of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the facility failed to properly isolate residents placed in transmission-based precautions (TBP) per CDC guidelines for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections to potentially prevent the spread of COVID-19. This affected four (#74, #68, #25, and #12) of eight residents reviewed for transmission-based precautions and infection control practices. The facility census was 81. Findings include: 1. Medical record review for Resident #62 revealed admitted [DATE]. Resident #62 was fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and had received a COVID-19 booster vaccine on 11/18/21. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF558May 13, 2021

  Based on observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure the call lights were within reach to the resident. This affected seven (#12, 14, #20, #36, #38, #55, #65 and #66) of seven residents observed at the facility. The facility census was 77. Findings include: Observation on 05/13/21 from 6:30 A.M. until 7:05 A.M., with Registered Nurse (RN) #20 revealed multiple residents were observed without call lights within reach. The RN #20 stated many of the residents on the Memory Care Unit do not use the call lights, however, the expectation was to have the call lights in reach. Observation of the resident rooms with RN #20 revealed seven residents were observed to be without call lights in reach. […]