| Statement of Deficiencies | (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number 012515 | (X3) Date Survey Completed 04/20/2023 |
| Name of Provider or Supplier Fresenius Medical Care Opelika | Street Address, City, State 2609 Village Professional Drive, Suite 2, Opelika, AL | |
| For information on the provider's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the provider or the state survey agency. | ||
| (X4) ID Prefix Tag | Summary Statement of Deficiencies
(Each deficiency should be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information) |
| V0545 | POC-EFFECTIVE NUTRITIONAL STATUS CFR(s): 494.90(a)(2) The interdisciplinary team must provide the necessary care and counseling services to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status. A patient's albumin level and body weight must be measured at least monthly. Additional evidence-based professionally-accepted clinical nutrition indicators may be monitored, as appropriate. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of medical records (MR) and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure all oral nutritional supplements were given as ordered per the physician orders. This affected one of five in-center hemodialysis patients receiving oral nutritional supplements and did affect Patient Identifier (PI) # 8 and had the potential to negatively affect all patients served by the facility. Findings include: 1. PI # 8 was admitted to the facility on 9/14/2020 with diagnoses including End Stage Renal Disease. Review of the Order Summary Report dated 9/21/22 revealed an order as follows: "LiquaCel - 1 oz (ounce) po (by mouth) during dialysis 3 x (times) week". Review of the Treatment Sheets dated 4/5/23, 4/12/23, and 4/17/23 revealed no documentation the LiquaCel was administered as ordered. An interview was conducted on 4/19/23 at 11:27 AM with Employee Identifier # 2, Director of Operations, Sister Facility who confirmed the staff failed to administer LiquaCel as ordered. |