Villa at Green Lake Estates: Fall Injury, No Care Plan - MI
The inspection at The Villa at Green Lake Estates, triggered by a complaint, focused on the care of a single resident identified in records as R103. He was admitted with a severe intellectual disability and a developmental disorder of speech and language. His score on the Brief Interview for Mental Status was zero, indicating severely impaired cognition. He could not reliably use a grab bar for stability.
On the evening in question, a CNA helping R103 through a brief change in the shower room called for backup because of his history of combative behavior. A second CNA came. The change was completed without incident. Staff helped him back to his room, got him into bed, and placed a call light within reach.
At approximately 9:00 p.m., roughly an hour and a half later, a CNA entered the room to take vitals and found him on the floor, lying on his left side.
Nobody had seen him fall.
Post-fall assessment found an injury. EMS was called. R103 was taken to the hospital.
The facility completed a fall investigation. That investigation listed modifications to his plan of care: reinforce use of the grab bar, two-person assist as needed, placement of the call light, increased observation during evening hours. When inspectors checked, none of those interventions had been documented in R103's actual care plan.
The Director of Nursing told inspectors that staff had been verbally instructed to increase monitoring of the resident. Inspectors asked what that meant in concrete terms, given that the facility's standard for other residents was rounding every two hours. The DON did not have a response.
Inspectors pressed further. Evening and overnight shifts run with fewer staff in the building. Did the verbal instruction account for that? The DON did not have a response.
The DON told inspectors that R103's room location meant there was a lot of foot traffic passing by during the day. That, apparently, was part of the supervision plan.
The inspection report noted a finding of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, the lower tier of the federal harm scale. R103 had already been injured and hospitalized before inspectors arrived. The finding reflects the regulatory classification, not a judgment that nothing serious occurred.
What the record shows is a resident who needed two staff members to safely complete a basic hygiene task, whose cognition left him unable to advocate for himself or call for help, who fell and was hurt while alone in his room, and whose care plan, by the time federal inspectors reviewed it, still did not reflect the precautions the facility said it had put in place.
The investigation the DON provided offered no further explanation. The survey closed with that documentation gap unresolved.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for The Villa At Green Lake Estates from 2025-09-04 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: July 23, 2026 · Our methodology
The Villa at Green Lake Estates in Orchard Lake, MI was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 4, 2025.
The inspection at The Villa at Green Lake Estates, triggered by a complaint, focused on the care of a single resident identified in records as R103.
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.