Waters of Huntington: CPR Failure, Immediate Jeopardy - IN
The citation, tagged at the "actual harm" level, centers on a Qualified Medication Aide performing inhalation treatments. Indiana's QMA scope of practice is explicit: medication aides are not permitted to administer any form of medication inhalation treatment, including nebulizers. The prohibition is not a gray area or a matter of facility interpretation. It is written into state guidance published by the Indiana Department of Health.
Nebulizer treatments deliver medication directly into the lungs and are typically used for residents with respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD, and pneumonia. Administering them incorrectly, or without the clinical training to recognize when a resident is deteriorating, carries real risk.
The facility's own emergency policy made the chain of responsibility clear. When a resident shows symptoms requiring immediate attention, a nurse responds, evaluates, contacts the physician, notifies the responsible party, and calls 911 if the situation is emergent. That sequence exists because nurses are trained to make those clinical judgments. A medication aide is not.
Inspectors pulled the facility's current nursing standards alongside the Indiana QMA scope of practice document. The corporate clinical consultant provided the facility's medical emergency policy during the survey. Together, the records established both what the aide did and what she was never authorized to do.
The inspection was triggered by a complaint. The harm finding means at least one resident was affected in a way inspectors determined went beyond the theoretical.
What the aide's patients experienced during those treatments, and what followed, the report does not say.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Waters of Huntington Skilled Nursing Facility, The from 2025-11-24 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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WATERS OF HUNTINGTON SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE in HUNTINGTON, IN was cited for immediate jeopardy violations during a health inspection on November 24, 2025.
The citation, tagged at the "actual harm" level, centers on a Qualified Medication Aide performing inhalation treatments.
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.