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32 | R1 admission agreement indicated services to be provided included continuous care and supervision, monitoring for resident changes in physical, mental, emotional and social functioning, assistance with daily living activities including mobility tasks, dressing, bathing, toileting, assistance with eating, and medication administration. Per interviews, on or around early January 2021, R1 had shown decline in health and had become reliant on wheelchair and being in bed more. Interviews also revealed that R1 had developed redness and then what was described as a “bed sore” was observed on coccyx area. Following observations of R1 health decline, Licensee (S1) reported that plan was to care for coccyx area, reposition R1 during the day and night, and increase hydration. Medical assessment of the area took place on or around February 12, 2021. At that time, R1 had multiple pressure injuries including Stage III wound to the left buttocks, Stage III wound to the left sacral area, and Stage III wound to the right sacral area. Despite additional instructions to facility staff to reposition R1 every 2 hours to prevent further skin breakdown, interviews revealed that repositioning did not occur as required. In addition, there was no documented written record of the care and services R1 was to receive due to changes observed.
Subsequently, R1 developed additional skin injuries. According to medical records, on or around April 2, 2021, R1 was observed to have the following injuries; Right Sacrum, Left Sacrum, Left Lower Buttocks Skin Tear, Left Ankle Deep Tissue Injury (DTI), Left Heel DTI, Right Ankle DTI. On or around April 7, 2021, medical records indicated that R1 “has a chronic lower leg ulcers and sacral pressure ulcers due to immobility that has progressed slowly and not healed spontaneously that requires surgical debridement and continued wound management.” Wound Description indicates Site 1 is a Stage III located on the Sacrococcygeal, Site 2 is a State III located on the Left Medical Gluteal, Site 3 is Chronic ulcer of skin Fat Layer Exposed located on Left Lateral Ankle, Site 4 is Chronic Ulcer of Skin Fat Layer Exposed located on Left Lateral Lower Leg.
Per Title 22 Regulations, "Pressure Injury" means localized damage to the skin and/or soft tissue under the skin that is usually over a bony part of the body or related to a medical or other device. This damage can appear as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. It occurs because of intense and/or prolonged pressure on the affected part of the body or pressure combined with shear (an action or stress that causes internal parts of the body to become deformed). Based on appearance and severity, the damage to tissue is a Stage 1, 2, 3, or 4 pressure injury. According to regulations, Stage 3 pressure injuries are prohibited health conditions which shall not be accepted or retained in a residential care facility for the elderly. |