New Lebanon Rehab: Pest Infestation in Resident Room - OH
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 49, told inspectors during a September complaint inspection at New Lebanon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center that he always has flies or gnats in his room. Not sometimes. Always.
Inspectors arrived at his room at 10:59 in the morning on September 22 and found him sitting on the side of his bed, with multiple gnats already moving through the air around him. Twenty-three minutes later, they came back. He had fallen asleep. The flies were on his blanket. The gnats were on his pillow, inches from his face.
A housekeeper, identified in the report as Housekeeper 125, was interviewed at 11:24 that same morning and confirmed what inspectors had seen with their own eyes: three flies on the comforter, two gnats on the pillow.
The inspection, a complaint investigation completed September 30, 2025, classified the violation as causing minimal harm, specifically noting deficiencies in toilet hygiene and bathing. The report identifies Resident 49 as someone who is independent with eating, bed mobility, and transfers, and who needs partial or moderate staff assistance for other tasks. He is, by the facility's own classification, a resident capable of telling staff what is happening in his room. He told them. The bugs kept coming.
Pest infestations in care settings carry consequences beyond discomfort. Flies and gnats are vectors for bacteria, capable of transferring pathogens from waste and decaying material onto surfaces where residents eat, sleep, and receive care. A resident who needs assistance with bathing and hygiene, and who spends significant time in his room, is not in a position to simply relocate while the problem is addressed.
The inspection report does not indicate when Resident 49 first reported the problem to staff, how long the infestation had been present, or what steps, if any, the facility had taken before inspectors arrived. It does not record whether anyone at the facility had documented the complaints. What it records is that on the morning inspectors visited, the bugs were there, the resident confirmed they are always there, and a housekeeper confirmed the same.
New Lebanon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing facility in New Lebanon, a small community in western Ohio. The September inspection was prompted by a complaint, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, or another party, contacted regulators before inspectors walked through the door.
The facility's response to the findings, and whether it has since resolved the infestation, is not contained in the inspection report.
Resident 49 was sleeping when inspectors made their second observation. The flies on his comforter and the gnats on his pillow were still there when the interview with the housekeeper took place, two minutes later. The report does not note that anyone removed them.
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NEW LEBANON REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in NEW LEBANON, OH was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 30, 2025.
Twenty-three minutes later, they came back.
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