Carlyle Senior Care: Continence Care Failures - SC
The September 2025 inspection at Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken documented the incident involving a certified nursing assistant identified in the report as CNA2 and a resident identified as R5. The director of nursing was direct about what she saw in the record. She said CNA2 should not have grabbed and held R5 the way she did. She said staff should have tried other diversional techniques first to calm him.
The director did not describe what those techniques would have been.
A bear hug applied to a resident to restrict movement fits the definition of a physical restraint, a category of intervention nursing homes are required to justify clinically and document properly. The director acknowledged as much, telling inspectors the hold "could be considered a restraint." Whether it was documented or justified as one, the report does not say.
What the report does say is that no training existed for this kind of hold. Not that training was outdated, or that CNA2 had missed a session. Staff simply had not been trained on doing those types of holds. That means the aide made a physical decision in the moment with no institutional guidance behind it.
Federal inspectors cited the facility under F0550, which covers resident dignity and rights, and classified the level of harm as minimal or potential. A few residents were affected, according to the report.
R5 was held by someone who, by her own employer's account, had no business doing it that way.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken from 2025-09-12 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken in Aiken, SC was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 12, 2025.
The director of nursing was direct about what she saw in the record.
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.