Princeton Health: Widespread Infection Control Lapses - NM
The resident, identified only as R #10, was described as fairly new to the facility and, by staff's own account, unhappy about being there. He had moments of quiet. He also had moments of grabbing housekeeping spray bottles and trying to douse other residents, latching onto a hall monitor's forearm, throwing food and drinks at nursing assistants, and making statements about killing everyone.
Each time, staff reached for Haldol. On August 20, R #10 started screaming and acting upset, and received a 5 mg intramuscular injection. On August 24, after the spray bottle incident and a confrontation with the hall monitor, he was injected again. On September 9, after throwing food and drinks at CNAs in the hallway, a nurse practitioner ordered another injection, this time into the upper buttock.
The unit manager told inspectors her expectation was that staff try other interventions first. If those didn't work, she said, staff should leave R #10 alone for five minutes and try again. Medication, she said, should not be the first choice.
The physician assistant who treated R #10 said he initially saw the resident because of homicidal threats, but added he was not concerned R #10 would actually hurt anyone, because the resident had no means to do so. He said suicidal threats alone wouldn't warrant Haldol. He acknowledged facility staff could interpret extreme agitation as they needed, and that threatening to kill everyone might rise to that level.
The social services assistant put it more plainly. R #10 made statements about killing everyone, she said, but she believed he just wanted to be let out of the facility.
Nobody tried letting him leave.
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Princeton Health & Rehabilitation in Albuquerque, NM was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 17, 2025.
The resident, identified only as R #10, was described as fairly new to the facility and, by staff's own account, unhappy about being there.
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.