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On April 7, 2024, at about 0023 hours, R3 was admitted to the emergency department and was diagnosis with a community acquired pneumonia, left intertrochanteric femur fracture, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). R3 had surgery to a cephallomedullary nail placement.
On April 13, 2024, R3 was discharged to a Skilled Nursing Facility for rehabilitation. Ponte Palmero had two LIC624 Unusual Incident/Injury Reports dated April 4, 2024, documenting that at about 1315 hours, R3 was found on the floor in their bathroom. R3 did not have any apparent injuries. The second incident report documented that at about 1515 hours, R3 complained of body aching, pain, and coughing more than usual. 911 was called and R3 was taken to the Hospital. R3’s PCP and family were notified. The second incident report was documented inaccurately as R3 was admitted to the hospital on April 7, 2024. The facility did not have any incident reports documenting R3’s hospital visits on April 7, 2024.
Several staff interviews revealed that R3 fell off the toilet on April 4, 2024, and was placed back in
bed for a few days prior to being sent to the hospital on April 7, 2024. Interviews indicated S4 was supposed to be supervising R3 while R3 was using the bathroom, but S4 stepped away from R3 and R3 fell. S4 called S5 and Ms. Bracy to come assess R3’s injuries. R3 was in pain, but S5 and Ms. Bracy placed R3 in a wheelchair. R3 did not go to the hospital on April 4, 2024, when R3 sustained their fall and was taken three days later on April 7, 2024. Interviews with S5 and Ms. Bracy revealed similar statements of R3 falling in their room and helping R3 back into a wheelchair but did not recall R3 being in any pain. S5 and Ms. Bracy indicated they were aware that R3 sustained a fractured femur and returned to the facility.
R3 was admitted to Ponte Palmero on August 21, 2019. R3 was documented as having
16 falls on 10/24/2020, 2/17/2021, 2/27/2021, 6/29/2021, 12/17/2021, 1/23/2022, 3/29/2022, 5/4/2022, 5/9/2022, 8/29/2022, 9/1/2023, 3/11/2024, 3/24/2024, 4/4/2024, 5/17/2024, and 6/27/2024. Staff statements revealed consistently that R3 was considered a fall risk and could not walk or barely stand on their own. R3 may have been documented as a fall risk; however, the facility failed to have a fall plan in place at the time of R3’s fall on June 27, 2024, resulted in R3 sustaining an intertrochanteric femur fracture.
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