PA #1 again stated in an abusive demeanor, I have no time for you!

ST THERESA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER LOCATED: 7900 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110 ST THERESA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER was cited by the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES for the following deficiencies: PLEASE NOTE: The following highlighted quoted text is only a portion of the full report/survey […]

PA #1 again stated in an abusive demeanor, I have no time for you!

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ST THERESA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
LOCATED: 7900 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110
ST THERESA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER was cited by the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES for the following deficiencies:
PLEASE NOTE: The following highlighted quoted text is only a portion of the full report/survey submitted by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES. The full report/survey can be found here.

FACILITY FAILED TO PROTECT EACH RESIDENT FROM ALL ABUSE, PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT, AND BEING SEPARATED FROM OTHERS

LEVEL OF HARM –IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY**
The facility failed to keep residents free from physical and verbal abuse for 1 (R #152) of 1 (R #152). On 09/25/14 at 12:58 pm, R #152 rolled her wheelchair into the office doorway where PA #1 was working on his charting. R #152 began saying, I want to go home! repeatedly. PA #1 at this time grabbed the resident’s wheelchair with both hands and pushed R #152 backwards into the hallway. As he pushed R #152’s wheelchair, he was yelling loudly and in an abusive tone at R #152, I am unavailable. I have no time for you! As PA #1 walked off, PA #1 kept saying in the same demeanor I am unavailable! PA #1 did not look for help for R #152. PA #1 returned and again said in an abusive demeanor, I have no time for you! Repeatedly to R #152. No staff tried to stop or remove PA #1 from coming back to the resident. Staff did not make the Acting Manager (AM) fully aware of the situation. PA #1 was not removed from the facility immediately after the incident. This deficient practice resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) being identified at the facility on 09/25/14 at 3:10 pm.

Based on observations, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure that residents were free from abuse for 2 (R #87 and #152) of 2 (R #87 and #152). This deficient practice resulted to 1) prevent R #152 from being physically and verbally abused and 2) failed to prevent R #87 from being verbally abused. The findings are: Resident #152

A. On 09/25/14 at 12:58 pm, observation of the 400 Hall revealed R #152 rolled her wheelchair into the office doorway on 400 Hall where PA #1 was charting documents in resident’s medical records. R #152 stated, I want to go home! repeatedly. PA #1, who was now in the doorway, used both hands to push R #152’s wheelchair backwards into the hallway. As PA #1 pushed R #152’s wheelchair PA #1 was yelling loudly and in an abusive tone at R #152, I am unavailable. I have no time for you! After pushing R #152’s wheelchair out of the way, PA #1 walked off angrily around the corner to the dining room. In the same demeanor PA #1 kept saying, I am unavailable! while walking away. PA #1 did not look for help for R #152. The Director of Social Services, upon hearing the commotion, came up to R #152 to try and calm R #152 down and check on R #152. An observation at the nurses’ station revealed there was one med tech, two nurses, and the Director of Nursing, (DON) allwatched what had happened. No other staff came to check on R #152.

B. On 09/25/14 at 1:04 pm, observation of the 400 Hall revealed PA #1 turned the corner from the dining hall onto the 400 hall. R #152 was still in the 400 hall trying to be calmed down by the Director of Social Services. PA #1 again stated in an abusive demeanor, I have no time for you! repeatedly to R #152, while walking past R #152 to the office where PA #1 was charting. No staff tried to stop or remove PA #1 from coming back and yelling at the resident.

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