Tucker Operating Company LLC

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Tucker Operating Company LLC, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF689Nov 3, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, resident and staff interview, review of the facility's Admission Agreement and Employee Handbook and review of the policy titled Smoking Policy, the facility failed to ensure that the environment and facility were free from potential accident hazards for residents and staff, by failing to enforce the facility's No Smoking Property guidelines in an area that has an active propane tank. The facility's failures created potential risks for the safety and well-being of the residents and resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. The census was 118 residents. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Nov 3, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, interviews, review of the Administrator and Director of Nursing job descriptions, and review of the policy titled Smoling Policy, the facility administration failed to provide oversight and monitoring of the facility operations related to enforcement of its No Smoking Policy and failed to ensure that licensed nursing staff were knowledgeable and competent to act in emergency situations for decannulation of tracheostomy tubes. The facility's failures created potential risks for the safety and well-being of the residents and resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. The census was 118 residents. Specifically 1. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF926Nov 3, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, interviews, review of facility's Employee Handbook, Admission Packet, and policy titled Smoking Policy, the facility failed to ensure that there was a policy developed outlining the procedures of a non-smoking facility and smoke free property, including the potential outcomes when individuals smoke on the facility property. Specifically, two facility staff and one resident (R) R1 were allowed to smoke on the facility property near an active propane tank. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF656Nov 3, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, resident and staff interviews, and review of the policy titled Comprehensive Care Plan, the facility failed to implement the Comprehensive person-centered care plan for one resident (R) R2 with a tracheostomy (trach) by not having emergency trach supplies at the bedside in the event of decannulation. In addition, the facility failed to develop a Comprehensive person-centered care plan for smoking for one resident, R1. The facility's failures created potential risks for the safety and well-being of the residents and resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. The sample size was 33 residents. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF695Nov 3, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, staff interviews, and review of the policy titled Tracheostomy Care, the facility failed to provide respiratory/tracheostomy care by trained and competent nursing staff according to professional standards, failed to develop a policy/procedure for accidental dislodgement of trach tubes, and failed to have emergency tracheostomy supplies at the bedside for one resident (R2) of three residents receiving tracheostomy care. The facility's failures created potential risks for the safety and well-being of the residents and resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. […]