Core of Bedford: G-Tube Feeding Failure Harms Resident - IN
The incident happened on October 2, 2025. A resident identified in inspection records only as Resident B had a gastrostomy tube, commonly called a G-tube, which delivers nutrition and medication directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall. Before anything is pushed through that tube, a nurse is supposed to verify it is still correctly positioned. The verification is simple: insert air with a syringe while listening to the abdomen with a stethoscope. A swishing sound confirms placement. No swish, no feeding.
The nurse did not do it.
When the error became apparent, the nurse stopped immediately and contacted the nurse practitioner on call. An order came through to transfer Resident B to the emergency room. The resident left the facility that day.
The facility's director of nursing, interviewed by inspectors on October 24, said staff would normally document G-tube placement checks in the medication and treatment record. When inspectors asked to see that documentation for the days leading up to October 2, the director could not find it. It was not there.
What inspectors found instead was a training gap that made the failure harder to dismiss as a one-time mistake.
On September 26, 2025, just six days before the incident, Core of Bedford had held an in-service training on G-tube policy and procedures. Every nurse on staff signed the attendance sheet. Every nurse except one: LPN 2, the nurse the director of nursing later identified as the person caring for Resident B.
LPN 2 had worked three of the four days immediately surrounding the training, on September 27, September 28, and October 1. She was present and working. She did not attend the training.
The director of nursing confirmed this to inspectors at 1:50 p.m. on the day of the inspection.
The facility's own written policies, both of them revised in November 2018 and both described by the director as currently in use, spelled out what was required. One policy on administering medications through an enteral tube listed placement verification as step five: push 5 to 10 milliliters of air into the G-tube while listening to the abdomen above the insertion site, and confirm placement by hearing a swish or movement. A second policy on confirming feeding tube placement went further, requiring that whoever performed the check document the date, the time, their name and title, and all assessment data in the resident's medical record.
None of that documentation existed for Resident B before the October 2 transfer.
The citation was classified as causing actual harm to a resident, not a technical paperwork failure. Inspectors assigned it to F0693, which covers the safe and accurate administration of medications and treatments. The level of harm finding means inspectors determined the lapse resulted in real injury or medical consequence to the resident, not merely a risk of one.
Core of Bedford had conducted its G-tube training less than a week before the incident. The policies were written, current, and available. The nurse assigned to the resident had not been trained, and there is no record that anyone confirmed she had been before she continued caring for a resident who depended on a feeding tube for medication delivery.
Resident B was taken to the emergency room. The inspection report does not say what happened after that.
Full Inspection Report
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CORE OF BEDFORD in BEDFORD, IN was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 24, 2025.
The incident happened on October 2, 2025.
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.