cms_NV: 9

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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
9 PERSHING GENERAL HOSPITAL SNF 295000 855 6TH STREET LOVELOCK NV 89419 2020-02-12 610 D 0 1 YHGA11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, clinical record review and document review, the facility failed to initiate an investigation for a report of resident to resident verbal abuse and failed to protect a resident from further potential abuse for 1 of 12 residents (Resident #2). Findings include: Resident #2 Resident #2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Resident #20 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. On 02/09/20 at 12:06 PM, Resident #2 verbalized on 02/08/20, the resident was eating dinner in the dining room at the table in front of the television and Resident #20 was seated at the same table and the resident called Resident #2 a derogatory name. Resident #2 verbalized the incident made the resident feel bad. Resident #2 verbalized the resident had notified a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) of the incident. On 02/10/20 at 12:00 PM, Resident #2 was seated for lunch in the activity room. Resident #20 was seated at a table in front of the television in the activity room and Resident #2 was seated approximately five feet to the right of Resident #20 in a chair with a bedside table pulled over the residents lap. A social services progress note, dated 02/10/20, documented Resident #2 had verbalized to the Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Resident #20 had called Resident #2 a derogatory name on 02/08/20. Resident #2 had verbalized the resident had informed a dietary staff member when the incident occurred. On 02/11/20 at 2:33 PM, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) verbalized the incident of a resident calling Resident #2 a derogatory name would be considered verbal abuse and should have been reported to a supervisor and an investigation should have been initiated by the facility. On 02/11/20 at 3:25 PM, the LSW verbalized there had not been an investigation initiated into the incident and staff caring for the residents had not been notified of the allegation. The LSW verbalized staff should have been made aware of the incident to protect Resident #2 from further potential verbal abuse. The facility policy titled Abuse Prohibition and Prevention, dated 12/04/07, documented it was the facility policy to protect and promote the rights of each resident, including the right to be free from all forms of abuse. The policy documented each situation would be assessed and actions would be taken to prevent further potential abuse while the investigation was in progress. 2020-09-01