Bridgeport Healthcare Center

Inspectors wroteBased upon observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain a safe, clean homelike environment for residents. This was found to be true in three (3) rooms of eight (8) observed. Room identifiers: #202, #204, #206. Facility census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased upon record review and staff interview, the facility failed to coordinate the diagnoses on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the Pre-admission Screening and Record Review (PASARR). This was found to be true for two (2) of four (4) residents reviewed during the long term care survey process. Resident identifiers: #7, and #19. Facility census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation and staff interview the facility failed to have an accident free environment for Resident #39 in regards to fall interventions. This was true for one of five residents. Resident identifier: #39. Facility Census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and staff interview the facility failed to ensure Resident #14 was free from unnecessary medications. This was true for one (1) of five (5) residents who were reviewed for unnecessary medications. Resident identifier: #14. Facility Census: 59. a) Resident #14 On 04/09/26 at 9:42 AM a medical record review for Resident #14 found a current Physician order for Pantoprazole 40 milligrams two (2) times a day. Continued record review revealed a pharmacist recommendation made on 07/18/25. The pharmacist had noted that the resident had received a proton pump inhibitor, Pantoprazole 40 MG, two times a day and recommended to change to once daily before food. A review of this recommendation revealed the response from the physician who prescribed the medication was blank. It had no signature. [...]

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to submit a Five-Day Follow-Up Investigation report to the required agencies following an Initial Reporting of Allegations. This failed practice had the potential to affect a limited number of residents. Facility census: 54.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide information, and/or offer the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization per recommendation of the CDC in a timely manner. This failed practice affected more than a limited number of residents who currently resided in the facility. Resident identifiers: #3, #6, #7, #29, #33, #36, #37, #45, and #46. Facility census:

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interviews, the facility failed to have clean sanitized, steam table, freezer, refrigerators and dish room. This had the potential to affect all residents that get their nutrition from the kitchen. Facility census. 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview and observation the facility failed to post, in a form and manner accessible and understandable to residents a list of names, addresses (mailing and email), and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups, such as the State Survey Agency, the State licensure office, adult protective services, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. This deficient practice had the potential to affect a limited number of residents in the facility. Resident #16. Resident census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide evidence that the required Notification of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) was issued in a timely fashion for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for beneficiary protection notification. This failure had the potential to place the resident at risk of not being informed of her rights prior to the end of Medicare Part A covered services. Resident identifier: 22. Facility census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to honor a resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment. The facility failed to ensure the bathroom door and a wall in a resident room were in good repair. Room identifier: 205. Facility Census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a written Notice of Transfer / Discharge was provided to the long-term care Ombudsman for one (1) of two (2) residents reviewed for hospitalizations during the long-term care survey process. This had the potential to affect all residents being transferred or discharged . Resident identifier: 57. Facility census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to coordinate with the appropriate, State-designated authority, to ensure individuals with a mental disorder, intellectual disability or a related condition received care and services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. This was true for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed during the survey process. Resident identifier: #12. Facility Census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide proper care and treatment, including assistive devices, to prevent a decline, maintain, or improve the resident's communication abilities, or other functional communication system. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident Identifier: #44. Facility Census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident received the proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain his hearing abilities. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident identifier: #44. Facility Census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to deliver respiratory care services consistent with professional standards of practice. The physician's order for oxygen was not followed. This practice affected one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for respiratory care during the Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). Resident identifier: #2. Facility Census: 60.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation and staff interview the facility failed to ensure Resident #9 who required dialysis received such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, by documenting/taking a Blood Pressure (BP) on residents left arm. This was found true for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for dialysis during the long-term care survey process. Facility census: 60. Resident identifier: 9.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment, over which it had control, was as free of accident hazards as possible, by having a dysfunctional magnetic lock on the French doors to the outside of the facility through the activities office, exposing residents to hazards that could potentially cause serious injury or death. Resident Identifier: #58. Facility Census: 57. The State agency determined this failure placed the residents in an immediate jeopardy (IJ) situation due to the potential of serious injury and/or death as a result of a documented elopement. The State agency notified the Nursing Home Administrator of the immediate jeopardy at 12:50 PM on 07/02/24. The facility submitted a plan of correction (POC) at 2:42 PM. At 3:42 PM on 07/02/24, the POC was accepted by the State agency. [...]

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to prepare meal trays in a safe and sanitary manner. Staff wore jewelry on the tray line. This practice has the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents. Facility census 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain pharmacy related information, pertaining to the monthly medication regimen review, for each resident, that was readily accessible. This deficient practice was found true for five (5) of five (5) residents reviewed for the care area of unnecessary medications and for one (1) of one (1) residents reviewed for the care area of anticoagulants. Resident identifiers: Residents #28, #52, #17, # 33, #10, and #31. Census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, medical record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure the Pharmaceutical services of provision, monitoring and/or the use of medication-related devices were completed on a consistent basis. This deficient practice was found during a random opportunity for discovery. Facility census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a psychotropic mediation had the appropriate diagnoses. This deficient practice was found for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications. Resident identifier: 10. Facility census: 59.

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain appropriate infection control standards for the disposal of soiled linen. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident Identifier: #54. Facility Census: 59. Findings Included: a) Resident #54 On 11/13/23 at 11:21 AM, soiled linens were observed laying on the floor next to bed 114-B. On 11/13/23 at 11:23 AM, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #31 confirmed the soiled linens were laying on the floor. LPN # 31 stated, let me get those right now. On 11/15/23 at approximately 11:30 AM, Corporate Nurse #122 was notified and confirmed soiled linens should not be in floor. No further information was obtained during the survey process. .

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to develop and/or implement the care plan regarding showers for Resident #2 and #29. This was true for two (2) of four (4) residents reviewed during the survey process. Resident identifiers: #2 and #29. Facility Census: 58.

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide activities of daily living (ADL) care for a dependent resident. This is true for one (1) of four (4) residents reviewed during the survey process. Resident identifier: #2. Facility Census: 58.