cms_NV: 26

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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
26 LEFA SERAN SNF 295001 1ST AND A ST/ PO BOX 1510 HAWTHORNE NV 89415 2019-01-10 689 D 0 1 0DP411 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to remove and secure a cigarette lighter from a resident's room for 1 of 12 sampled residents (Resident #8). Findings include: Resident #8 Resident #8 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. On 01/08/19 at 2:56 PM, Resident #8 was alone, sitting in a wheel chair, smoking a cigarette in the smoking shed. The resident had an unzipped cigarette pouch on her lap containing an opened pack of menthol cigarettes and a black BIC lighter. On 01/08/19 at 3:00 PM, Resident #8 left the smoking shed and re-entered the facility. The resident wheeled directly into her room, with the unzipped cigarette pouch on her lap, and did not speak to any facility staff. Resident #8 placed the cigarette pouch in the top drawer of a small two-drawer table under the T.V. A facility smoking assessment dated [DATE], documented Resident #8 was to have the facility store the lighter. On 01/08/19 at 3:07 PM, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) verbalized Resident #8 had always kept her cigarettes and lighter in her room. On 01/08/19 at 3:09 PM, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) verbalized only cigarettes could be kept in the resident's room and lighters were to be kept at the nursing station. The LPN entered Resident #8's room and verified the lighter was in the resident's drawer in the resident's room. The LPN confirmed the lighter should have been kept at the nursing station to prevent fire hazards. The facility policy titled, Fire Safety-Smoking Policy, revised 10/20/17, documented any paraphernalia capable of igniting smoking material must be obtained from, and returned to, the nursing staff. 2020-09-01