CORTLAND CENTER
369 N HIGH STREET, CORTLAND, OH 44410
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 PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PRESSURE ULCER CARE AND PREVENT NEW ULCERS FROM DEVELOPING
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY**
Based on record review, interview, review of wound clinic notes, and review of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Pressure Injury Stages resource, the facility failed to timely follow a physician’s orders [REDACTED] #55) of the residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. Harm occurred when Resident #55 did not receive the physician ordered wound care consult (ordered on [DATE]) until 02/08/18. During the 14-week delay for the physician ordered wound consult, for an infected stage four pressure ulcer to the right ischium, the resident acquired an additional in-house pressure ulcer which progressively deteriorated, and not identified until she was assessed at the wound care clinic on 02/08/18. The facility census was 51 residents
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