Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton: Dialysis Med Failures - IN
The patient at Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton was on dialysis and capable of making daily decisions about their own care. Their physician had written a specific order on September 19: hold Clonidine, Irbesartan, Furosemide, and Spironolactone on dialysis mornings and send those medications with the resident to the dialysis center. Clonidine and Irbesartan treat blood pressure. Furosemide and Spironolactone manage fluid retention, a condition the resident's care plan identified as an active concern.
The order was clear. The Medication Administration Record said it was followed.
It was not.
On September 22 and again on September 24, the record showed the medications as given, signed off and accounted for. But when inspectors arrived on September 25, the Assistant Director of Nursing told them she had found the prepackaged medications sitting inside the medication cart. They had never left the building.
The dialysis binder, which travels with residents to document their condition before and after treatment, was not filled out on September 24 and was not in the binder at all.
The ADON, speaking with inspectors at 1:16 in the afternoon on September 25, said she understood the concern. She confirmed both failures: the binder not sent on September 24, the medications not sent on September 22 or September 24. The facility's own Dialysis Protocol policy, which the ADON handed to inspectors three minutes later, stated directly that medications to be administered during or after dialysis must be labeled and sent with the resident.
What that means in practice for a dialysis patient on blood pressure and diuretic medications is this: dialysis itself removes fluid from the body and can cause blood pressure to drop sharply during treatment. The timing of blood pressure medications around dialysis is managed deliberately, because giving them at the wrong time, or not at all, changes how the body responds to the procedure. Physicians write orders specifying exactly when those medications should be held and when they should be given for that reason.
The physician's order here was precise. The nursing home's own protocol backed it up. The documentation said it happened. It did not happen, twice.
Inspectors classified the harm level as minimal, with potential for actual harm, and noted that few residents were affected. The violation was tied to a complaint investigation logged under Intake 2619593.
What the inspection report does not say is whether anyone at the dialysis center noticed the medications were missing, or whether anyone flagged the gap between what the MAR recorded and what actually happened before inspectors arrived. The ADON found the medications in the cart. The inspection report does not say when.
The resident, meanwhile, went to dialysis on September 22 and September 24 without the medications their physician had ordered to accompany them, while a paper record at the nursing home indicated everything had gone according to plan.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: September 13, 2026 · Our methodology
IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT CHESTERTON in CHESTERTON, IN was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 25, 2025.
The patient at Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton was on dialysis and capable of making daily decisions about their own care.
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.