Brookdale Lawndale Park

The facility failed to ensure that 2 of 5 sampled residents had a completed care plan signed by a physician or physician extender within 15 days of assessment. Specifically, Resident #3's care plan lacked the required signature from their primary care provider.

The facility failed to ensure that 2 of 5 sampled residents had a completed care plan signed by a physician or physician extender within 15 days of the resident's assessment. Specifically, Resident #3's care plan lacked the required physician or physician extender signature.

The facility failed to ensure that two out of six sampled medication aides had proper validation of previous employment or completed required training hours. Specifically, one staff member lacked a Medication Competency Validation Clinical Skills Checklist, and another lacked documentation for the completion of 5, 10, and 15-hour training modules.

The facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident regarding dangerously high blood pressure results. Despite multiple recorded instances of elevated blood pressure between June and August 2018, there was no documentation of communication with the physician or orders for blood pressure parameters.

The facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident regarding dangerously high blood pressure results. Despite multiple recorded instances of elevated blood pressure between June and August 2018, there was no documentation of communication with the physician or orders for blood pressure parameters.

The facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident regarding high blood pressure results. Review of records showed multiple instances of dangerously high blood pressure readings that were not communicated to the primary care provider, and there were no orders in place for blood pressure parameters.

The facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident regarding blood pressure results and failed to schedule necessary appointments for International Normalized Ratio (INR) blood draws. Specifically, the facility did not communicate vital sign readings to the physician assistant as ordered and missed scheduled lab draw dates.

The facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident regarding blood pressure results and failed to schedule necessary appointments for International Normalized Ratio (INR) lab draws. Specifically, staff failed to follow orders to recheck INR levels on required dates, resulting in delayed medical monitoring.