Inspection Reports for
Crowne Health Care of Fort Payne
403 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Fort Payne, AL, 35967
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Deficiencies (over 3 years)
2 deficiencies/year
Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.
44% better than Alabama average
Alabama average: 3.6 deficiencies/yearDeficiencies per year
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Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 2
Date: Nov 14, 2019
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to investigate complaints regarding the facility's failure to provide timely written 30-day discharge notices to Resident Identifier (RI) #87 and/or the resident's representative when the facility determined it could no longer meet the resident's needs, and failure to provide written notification of the facility's bed-hold policy upon transfer to the hospital.
Complaint Details
The complaint investigation focused on whether the facility provided the required 30-day discharge notice and bed-hold policy notification to RI #87 and/or the resident's representative. The investigation found that neither notice was provided. The complaint was substantiated based on interviews and documentation.
Findings
The facility failed to issue a 30-day notice of discharge to RI #87 and/or the resident's representative as required by federal regulations. Additionally, the facility did not provide written notification of the bed-hold policy to RI #87 and/or the representative when the resident was transferred to the hospital. These deficiencies were confirmed through interviews with facility staff, the resident's representative, and review of policies and medical records.
Deficiencies (2)
Failure to provide a 30-day written notice of discharge to the resident and/or resident's representative when the facility could no longer meet the resident's needs.
Failure to provide written notification of the facility's bed-hold policy to the resident and/or resident's representative upon transfer to the hospital.
Report Facts
Date of physician's orders for hospital transfer: Oct 27, 2019
Date of hospital discharge to another skilled nursing facility: Nov 4, 2019
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Social Worker Director | Employee Identifier (EI) #1 responsible for providing 30-day discharge notice and bed-hold policy notification; stated notices were not provided. | |
| Administrator | Employee Identifier (EI) #4; aware that attending physician could no longer meet resident's needs and that notices were not provided; stated oversight on discharging nurse. | |
| Primary Physician | Employee Identifier (EI) #7; informed facility that he could no longer meet resident's needs and stated facility was responsible for issuing 30-day discharge notice. | |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Employee Identifier (EI) #2; nurse who cared for resident prior to hospital transfer; forgot to provide bed-hold policy information to resident's representative. | |
| Director of Nursing (DON) | Employee Identifier (EI) #3; informed by LPN about failure to provide bed-hold policy information; confirmed notices should have been provided. |
Inspection Report
Deficiencies: 0
Date: Sep 13, 2018
Visit Reason
The document is a statement of deficiencies and plan of correction for Crowne Health Care of FT Payne, summarizing the findings of a regulatory survey completed on 2018-09-13.
Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the survey.
Inspection Report
Census: 102
Deficiencies: 4
Date: Aug 24, 2017
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate compliance with nutritional menu planning and food safety standards, including proper food preparation, sanitation, and cleaning procedures in the facility's dining services.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure the recipe and preparation of Ham & Beans matched the planned quantity of meat, potentially affecting 102 residents. Additionally, dishwashing procedures were not properly followed to ensure effective sanitization, and the iced tea urn dispenser spigot was found uncleaned with build-up, posing potential food safety risks.
Deficiencies (4)
Failed to ensure the recipe and preparation corresponded with the designed quantity of meat (Ham) for the lunch meal on 8/23/2017.
Dishes and utensils were not effectively sanitized due to failure to monitor chemical concentration with test strips.
Iced tea urn dispenser spigot was broken down and not cleaned at least every 24 hours, with observed build-up.
Documentation showed tea equipment cleaning was initialed for shifts on August 20, 21, and 22.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 102
Chemical concentration: 50
Ham quantity planned: 19.81
Ham quantity used: 10
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