Waters of Rising Sun: Accident Hazard Violations - IN
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident D, was cognitively intact and living with heart failure, hypertension, renal insufficiency, anxiety, and depression. When the lift's hydraulics failed, she fell to the ground on her right side. She was complaining of back pain, elbow pain, and head pain by the time a nurse reached her in the parking lot.
Activities and Transport Driver 3 told the nurse she didn't have time to put the strap in place before the lift went down. The facility's own policy required the seat belt to be secured before the lift was even folded out.
The nurse who responded found Resident D lying on her right side at the rear of the van, her wheelchair tipped backward on the lift with the strap hanging loose. She started neurological assessments, made the resident comfortable, and called 911. Resident D was transported to a local emergency room. X-rays came back negative, and she was returned to the facility early the next morning.
The Maintenance Director, who was serving as weekend manager when he learned of the incident on November 16, told inspectors he had performed monthly inspections of the van lift without any concerns. Records showed those inspections on October 15 and November 12, three days before the lift failed.
Inspectors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services arrived on November 20 as part of a complaint investigation. The Regional Director of Operations handed over the facility's vehicle lift safety policy that afternoon. It required residents to be secured before the lift operated. It was undated.
Resident D was back in the facility before 2 a.m. on November 16, her x-rays clear. Whether the driver faced any consequences for skipping the belt was not documented in the inspection record.
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WATERS OF RISING SUN, THE in RISING SUN, IN was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 20, 2025.
When the lift's hydraulics failed, she fell to the ground on her right side.
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