The Laurels of Sandy Creek: Sanitation Failures - MI
Those were not the only problems inspectors documented during a May 2025 visit to The Laurels of Sandy Creek.
In the East Day room, food crumbs, paper trash, and debris had collected under and along the sides of seat cushions on two chairs and a love seat. Inspectors returned the following morning. The crumbs and debris were still there. The Laundry Director, identified in the report as LD Q, told inspectors those areas should be cleaned daily.
They were not.
In one spa room, inspectors found 12 washcloths, four towels, and a box of gloves piled on a shower chair next to the shower. Inside the spa cabinet, a spray bottle of disinfectant had been stored directly over and beside clean, sanitary linens. In the East side shower room the next day, personal hygiene products were found stored alongside a bottle of cleaning disinfectant. When inspectors asked about the mixed storage, LD Q said personal hygiene products should be kept in residents' rooms, not in the shower cabinet with chemicals.
In a second shower room visited on the morning of May 20, inspectors found 14 towels and 12 washcloths stacked on a shower chair next to the shower. LD Q acknowledged that was not where clean linens should be kept. Stored on the shower chair, she said, they risked contamination from residents showering nearby.
That same afternoon, inspectors walked the facility's exit doors. What they found was a row of compromised seals. The bottom of the hall North door had a visible gap. The center South door had a gap along the side. The Center Hall North courtyard door had a gap at the bottom right. The Dining Room exit had a gap along the left side. The East Hall North door had weatherstripping that had bent out of place. Through each of these openings, inspectors could see light coming through and feel air moving. Each one, the report noted, allowed easy pest entry.
The inspection was conducted on May 19 and 20, 2025. CMS cited the facility under F0921, which covers the requirement that nursing home environments remain safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable. The violation was tagged at the level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting some residents.
The pattern across two days is what the report makes plain. The crumbs were there Monday morning and still there Tuesday morning. The fecal matter appeared on a commode in one room on Monday and on a commode in a different room on Tuesday. The linens that should have been in a cabinet were on a shower chair. The disinfectant that should have been separated from personal care products was not. The doors that should have been sealed against the outside were not sealed.
LD Q, the Laundry Director, was the staff member inspectors spoke with most directly. She confirmed, each time she was asked, what the correct practice should have been. The washcloths should be in the cabinet. The hygiene products should be in residents' rooms. The linens on the shower chair could get contaminated. She knew the standards. The conditions inspectors found were not consistent with them.
For residents who rely on staff to bathe them, to move them through spa and shower rooms, to keep those spaces clean, the gap between what should happen and what inspectors found is not abstract. It is the commode they sit on. It is the washcloth used on their skin. It is the door at the end of the hall that does not fully close.
Full Inspection Report
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The Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland, MI was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 21, 2025.
Those were not the only problems inspectors documented during a May 2025 visit to The Laurels of Sandy Creek.
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.