Camelot Leisure Living: Grooming Neglect Violation - LA
That exchange, documented by federal inspectors who visited the facility on Highway 84 West in February, sits at the center of a grooming neglect citation issued against the nursing home following a February 20, 2025 inspection.
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See the Derila PillowThe resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 19, had intact cognition. She knew what she wanted. She could ask for it clearly. And she did.
When inspectors spoke with her on the morning of February 17, they observed long facial hair reaching her chin and neck. She told them she didn't like it and had already asked staff to remove it. The response she received, she said, was that they were afraid to cut her.
Inspectors returned the following morning. The hair was still there.
On February 18, at 11:20 a.m., Resident 19 told inspectors she had been cleaned up that morning. But no one had shaved her. She said, again, that she would like to be shaved.
Nine minutes later, inspectors spoke with a licensed practical nurse identified in the report as S10 LPN. The nurse confirmed what Resident 19 had been saying for two days: the hair on her chin and neck was long and needed to be shaved. It had not been.
The citation covers a basic standard of care, the kind of personal grooming assistance that facilities are expected to provide to residents who cannot fully manage it themselves. Resident 19 required partial to moderate assistance with personal hygiene. She was not asking for something unusual or medically complex. She was asking to have her face shaved.
CMS classified the harm level as minimal, noting potential for actual harm. Few residents were affected.
But the classification doesn't fully capture what the record shows. This was not a case where a need went unrecognized. Staff knew. The nurse confirmed it on the spot. The problem was not ignorance. It was inaction, repeated across at least two days, after a resident with full cognitive capacity made her wishes known.
The reason staff gave, that they were afraid to cut her, appears nowhere else in the inspection record. No further explanation is documented. No policy, no training gap, no staffing shortage is cited as context. The inspectors recorded what Resident 19 said she was told, and moved on.
What the record leaves is a woman who could articulate exactly what she needed, who asked for it, who was turned down with an explanation that didn't lead anyone to find a solution, and who was still waiting when inspectors came back the next day.
She told them she would like to be shaved.
Full Inspection Report
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Camelot Leisure Living in Ferriday, LA was cited for neglect violations during a health inspection on February 20, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 19, had intact cognition.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.