Inspection Reports for
Springdale Health and Rehab

AR, 72762

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Deficiencies (last 3 years)

Deficiencies (over 3 years) 12.7 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory findings recorded during state inspections.

144% worse than Arkansas average
Arkansas average: 5.2 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

16 12 8 4 0
2022
2023
2024

Occupancy

Latest occupancy rate 11% occupied

Based on a July 2023 inspection.

This facility has shown a decline in demand based on occupancy rates.

Occupancy rate over time

0% 30% 60% 90% 120% Apr 2022 Jul 2023

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 6 Date: Aug 1, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate compliance with regulatory standards related to resident rights, safety, food handling, infection control, and environmental conditions at Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to ensure staff respected residents' dignity during meal assistance, maintain a clean and safe environment, properly store and handle food to prevent foodborne illness, and implement adequate infection prevention and control practices including hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment during resident care.

Deficiencies (6)
Staff failed to avoid standing over residents during meal assistance, violating residents' right to dignity.
Facility failed to maintain a clean and safe environment including issues with bathroom grout, door frame damage, and hazardous metal transition strips.
Open food items in refrigerator were not dated, spoiled fruit was not promptly discarded, and expired food was found in storage.
Food handlers failed to perform hand hygiene when handling raw and cooked food, risking cross contamination.
Staff failed to perform hand hygiene and glove changes during tracheostomy care and perineal care, and failed to use proper PPE.
Staff picked up food from the floor and placed it on a resident's napkin without hand hygiene, risking infection.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 2 Residents affected: 3 Residents affected: 95 Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 1

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Nursing Assistant #1Named in findings for standing over residents during meal assistance and improper hand hygiene including placing food from floor to resident's mouth
Certified Nursing Assistant #7Named in findings for standing over resident during meal assistance
Licensed Practical Nurse #2Named in findings for improper tracheostomy care including failure to change gloves and perform hand hygiene
Certified Nursing Assistant #3Named in findings for failure to perform hand hygiene while preparing meal trays
Certified Nursing Assistant #14Named in findings for failure to use proper PPE and hand hygiene during perineal care
Nursing Assistant #15Named in findings for failure to use proper PPE and hand hygiene during perineal care
Dietary Manager #5Named in findings related to food safety and hand hygiene enforcement
Registered Dietician #4Named in findings related to food storage and spoilage
Unit Coordinator/Infection Control #9Named in findings related to infection control practices and staff education

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 3 Date: Feb 15, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate compliance with care planning and provision of activities of daily living (ADL) assistance, including oxygen use and hygiene care, at Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility failed to ensure individualized comprehensive care plans addressing ADL assistance and oxygen use for certain residents. Additionally, the facility did not provide scheduled showering/bathing for several residents, resulting in poor personal hygiene observations.

Deficiencies (3)
Failed to develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs for ADL assistance for 2 residents.
Failed to revise the care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment to include oxygen use for 1 resident.
Failed to provide scheduled showering/bathing to promote good personal hygiene for 5 residents requiring assistance.
Report Facts
Residents sampled for ADL assistance: 5 Residents affected by ADL care plan deficiency: 2 Residents using oxygen: 3 Residents affected by oxygen care plan deficiency: 1 Residents affected by showering/bathing deficiency: 5 Shower dates documented for Resident #1: 3 Shower dates documented for Resident #3: 1 Shower dates documented for Resident #4: 3

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Director of NursingDirector of NursingConfirmed residents #2 and #5 were not care planned for ADL assistance and oxygen order missing from care plan
CNA #1Certified Nursing AssistantConfirmed residents #2, #3, and #4 had not been showered/bathed according to schedule and hair was not clean
Licensed Practical Nurse #1Licensed Practical NurseConfirmed residents are not receiving their shower as scheduled

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 3 Date: Feb 15, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with care planning and provision of activities of daily living (ADL) assistance, including oxygen use and hygiene care, at Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility failed to ensure individualized comprehensive care plans addressing ADL assistance and oxygen use for certain residents, and residents were not consistently showered or bathed as scheduled, resulting in poor personal hygiene for multiple residents.

Deficiencies (3)
Failed to ensure the comprehensive care plan was individualized to address appropriate care and services for activities of daily living (ADL) for 2 residents.
Failed to revise the care plan to reflect current needs including oxygen use for 1 resident.
Failed to ensure residents were showered/bathed as scheduled to promote good personal hygiene for 5 residents.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 2 Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 5 Oxygen liters per minute: 3

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Director of Nursing (DON)Confirmed residents #2 and #5 were not care planned for ADL assistance and oxygen order missing from care plan; confirmed residents not showered as scheduled
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #1Confirmed residents #2, #3, and #4 had not been showered/bathed according to schedule
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1Confirmed residents are not receiving showers as scheduled

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 91 Deficiencies: 9 Date: Jul 28, 2023

Visit Reason
Routine inspection to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to residents' rights, care, safety, infection control, and food service at Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including residents' access to personal funds after hours, mail delivery on weekends, meal service practices, cleanliness of linens and resident hygiene, activities of daily living care, skin assessments, secure storage of personal care items, respiratory care equipment storage, food handling and infection control practices, and laundry cross-contamination prevention.

Deficiencies (9)
Failed to ensure residents with trust accounts had access to personal funds after business hours and weekends.
Failed to ensure residents' right to receive mail on weekends was maintained.
Failed to ensure residents' meals were removed from serving trays and bed linens were clean and sanitary.
Failed to provide adequate activities of daily living care including nail care, shaving, bathing, and clothing changes.
Failed to perform consistent weekly skin assessments for a sampled resident.
Failed to ensure personal care items and sharpened pencils were securely stored on the secure unit to prevent accidents.
Failed to ensure nebulizer mouthpiece and medicine cup were contained after use to prevent contamination.
Failed to prevent cross contamination during food preparation and dining service.
Failed to prevent cross contamination of linen and clothing during laundry processing.
Report Facts
Residents affected by trust account access deficiency: 19 Residents affected by mail delivery deficiency: 91 Residents affected by meal service and linen cleanliness deficiency: 15 Residents affected by ADL care deficiency: 4 Residents affected by skin assessment deficiency: 1 Residents affected by secure storage deficiency: 15 Residents affected by respiratory care equipment storage deficiency: 1 Residents affected by food service cross contamination deficiency: 90 Residents affected by laundry cross contamination deficiency: 91

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Certified Nursing Assistant #1Observed improper handling of clothing protectors during meal service.
Business Office ManagerInterviewed regarding residents' access to funds and weekend cash availability.
Financial AssistantInterviewed about setting up cash envelopes for residents.
Certified Nursing Assistant #2Interviewed about secure unit storage and nail care responsibilities.
Licensed Practical Nurse #4Interviewed about meal service, nail care, nebulizer equipment storage, and secure unit storage.
Director of NursingInterviewed about policies and responsibilities related to deficiencies including skin assessments, meal service, and infection control.
Laundry Staff #1Observed and interviewed about laundry handling and cross contamination.
Laundry SupervisorInterviewed about laundry cross contamination prevention.
Dietary ManagerInterviewed about food handling and storage practices.
Certified Nursing Assistant #6Interviewed about proper handling of clothing protectors.

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 15 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jul 28, 2023

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to ensure the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents, specifically focusing on the secure unit where personal care items and sharpened pencils were found unsecured.

Findings
The facility failed to ensure that personal care items and sharpened pencils were contained and secured on the secure unit, posing a potential risk to 15 residents. Observations and interviews confirmed that items such as hair spray, toothpaste, body wash, conditioner, and pencils were left unsecured, despite staff acknowledging these should be stored in locked rooms to prevent resident access.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to ensure personal care items and sharpened pencils were contained and secured on the secure unit.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 15

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Certified Nursing Assistant #2Certified Nursing AssistantInterviewed regarding storage of pencils, toothpaste, body wash, and conditioner on the secure unit
Licensed Practical Nurse #4Licensed Practical NurseInterviewed regarding storage and rationale for securing pencils, toothpaste, body wash, and conditioner on the secure unit
Director of NursingDirector of NursingInterviewed regarding unsecured pencils and personal care items on the secure unit

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 100 Deficiencies: 16 Date: Apr 8, 2022

Visit Reason
The inspection was a routine survey to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident care, safety, and facility operations.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including use of disposable dinnerware affecting resident dignity, improper use of physical restraints, failure to timely report and investigate abuse allegations, failure to notify residents and representatives of hospital transfers, lack of PASARR screening for mental disorders, incomplete care plans for fall prevention, inadequate discharge summaries, poor nail care, incomplete fall investigations, catheter care deficiencies, oxygen therapy management issues, failure to follow dietary and food safety standards, and lapses in infection prevention and control practices.

Deficiencies (16)
Residents were served meals on disposable styrofoam dinnerware due to staffing shortages, affecting dignity.
Resident placed in a reclined Broda chair constituting a physical restraint without proper assessment or documentation.
Failure to immediately report an allegation of abuse to Administrator and state agencies within required timelines.
Failure to notify resident, representative, and Ombudsman in writing of hospital transfers.
Failure to obtain PASARR screening for resident with mental disorder prior to or on day of admission.
Care plans lacked interventions to prevent falls and incident reports were not consistently completed or reviewed.
No discharge summary or recapitulation of stay was completed for resident discharged home.
Fingernails of residents dependent on staff for nail care were long, dirty, and jagged, increasing risk of infection.
Fall incident was not investigated or care planned to prevent recurrence; lint buildup in laundry dryers posed fire hazard.
Urinary catheter tubing was dragging on floor and not secured properly; improper incontinent care technique used.
Oxygen therapy was administered without physician orders for some residents; BiPAP mask improperly stored; oxygen concentrator malfunctioning.
Laboratory tests were not completed as ordered, delaying physician's ability to make treatment decisions.
Meals served did not meet planned menu portions; residents received less than specified amounts of meat.
Pureed food items were not blended to smooth, lump-free consistency, posing choking risk.
Dietary staff failed to wash hands before handling food and equipment; ice scoop holder and ice machine were dirty.
Staff entered isolation room without PPE and failed to perform hand hygiene, risking transmission of infection.
Report Facts
Residents affected by disposable dinnerware: 100 Staff normally in kitchen: 4 Residents transferred/discharged to hospital: 16 Residents on pureed diets: 11 Residents on mechanical soft diets: 24 Residents receiving meals from kitchen: 100 Residents with PASARR screening missing: 1 Residents with falls reviewed: 9 Residents with catheter care issues: 2 Residents receiving oxygen without orders: 2 Residents with oxygen therapy: 3 Residents with lab orders missed: 1 Residents on isolation with PPE lapses: 1

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Dietary Employee #1Explained use of disposable dinnerware and food portion sizes
Dietary SupervisorDiscussed disposable dinnerware use, food consistency, and kitchen hygiene
CNA #3Discussed use of reclined Broda chair for Resident #34
DONDirector of NursingProvided information on restraint assessments, abuse reporting, fall investigations, oxygen therapy, and lab orders
RN #1Registered NurseFailed to report abuse allegation for Resident #11
LPN #1Licensed Practical NurseObserved Resident #74's fingernail condition
LPN #2Licensed Practical NurseChecked oxygen concentrator settings and BiPAP mask storage
Nurse ConsultantProvided policies and lab report information
Maintenance DirectorObserved lint buildup in laundry dryers
CNA #6Entered isolation room without PPE
Dietary Employee #3Handled food without washing hands
Dietary Employee #4Handled food without changing gloves or washing hands

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