NHC HEALTHCARE, MOULTON
LOCATED: 300 HOSPITAL STREET, MOULTON, AL 35650
NHC HEALTHCARE, MOULTON was cited by the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES for the following deficiencies:
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STAFF FAILED TO ENSURE RESIDENT’S SAFETY DURING TRANSPORT

Level of harm – Immediate Jeopardy

This deficiency was written as a result of complaint #AL 530. Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure EI (Employee Identifier) #3, an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse), EI #4, a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), EI #5, a CNA, and EI #6, a CNA, safely transported RI (Resident Identifier) #1, a dependent, confused, non-ambulatory resident, in a manner to prevent a fall with injuries. On [DATE] at 8:12 PM, a fire was discovered in the shower room next to RI #1’s room. EI #6 transported the resident away from the fire without incident. After the fire department gave clearance, residents were transported back to their rooms. RI #1 was placed on a backboard, used by facility staff to perform CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). RI #1 was not secured to the backboard. Upon entering the resident’s room, EI #s 3, 4, 5, and 6 held the backboard suspended approximately two and one half feet above the floor for approximately five to ten minutes, while EI #12, another CNA, made RI # 1’s bed. RI #1 fell facedown off the suspended board onto the floor, hitting their head on a dresser/night stand. As a result of the fall, the resident was rendered unconscious and sustained two hematomas to the head. RI #1 was transported to a local emergency roiagnom on [DATE] and treated for [REDACTED]. According to the staff who transferred the resident, EI #s 3, 4, 5, and 6, they used the backboard to transfer RI #1 even though they had no prior training on using this device to transport residents. This affected RI #1, one of two residents transported by a backboard on [DATE]. This deficient practice posed an immediate threat to the health and safety of residents, as it is likely to cause serious harm, injury, impairment, or death.

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