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Holland Home Raybrook Manor: Medication Safety Failure - MI

Healthcare Facility
Holland Home - Raybrook Manor
Grand Rapids, MI  ·  5/5 stars

The admission came during a federal complaint inspection completed December 23, 2025. The nurse, identified in inspection records as LPN C, had pulled medications for Resident 103 and then, instead of discarding them when he couldn't administer them, stored them in his medication cart. That violated a basic rule he acknowledged knowing: you don't pull medications for more than one resident at a time, and if you can't give them, you throw them away and get replacements from the pharmacy.

He didn't do that.

What inspectors could not determine, and what the facility's own investigation could not confirm, was whether Resident 103 ultimately received the correct medications at all.

That uncertainty is the center of this story. LPN C told investigators he could have given Resident 103 the wrong medications. The Director of Nursing, identified as DON B, confirmed the facility launched an investigation after learning of that possibility. The investigation concluded without a definitive answer. Nobody could say with confidence that the right drugs went to the right person.

DON B confirmed to inspectors on December 22 that LPN C had not been following the rights of medication administration, and that storing the medications in the cart rather than discarding them was wrong. She did not dispute what her nurse had already told investigators about his own conduct.

LPN C's account of his own reasoning was unusually direct. He said he was overwhelmed. He said he was trying to get ahead of his workload. He said he knew, while he was doing it, that he was not storing or passing medications correctly. He said he understood that what he was doing increased the likelihood of a medication error. He said all of this to investigators himself.

The facility's medication administration policy, last revised in April 2024, is unambiguous on the relevant point. If medications are prepared but cannot be administered, the nurse discards them and contacts the pharmacy for replacement doses. The policy does not describe storing them in the cart as an option. It does not describe it as a fallback. It describes one course of action.

LPN C knew that course of action. He chose a different one.

Federal inspectors cited the violation under F0761, which covers medication storage and handling. The citation was tagged at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a few residents. That designation reflects the lowest tier of harm in the federal rating system, but it does not mean nothing happened. It means inspectors could not confirm that something worse did.

The distinction matters less to Resident 103 than it might appear on a form. That resident was given medications by a nurse who, by his own account, was operating outside the boundaries of safe practice, who knew it, and who could not rule out afterward that the wrong drugs had been administered. The facility investigated and arrived at the same uncertain place.

There is no finding in the inspection report that Resident 103 was harmed. There is also no finding that they weren't.

Full Inspection Report

The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Holland Home - Raybrook Manor from 2025-12-23 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.

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Editorial Standards & Data Disclosure

Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.

Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.

Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.

Editorial process: Inspection findings are extracted from CMS source documents and synthesized using AI, reviewed for factual accuracy against the original report by our editorial team.

Professional review: All content reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NH EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.

Last verified: August 19, 2026  ·  Our methodology

Quick Answer

Holland Home - Raybrook Manor in Grand Rapids, MI was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 23, 2025.

The admission came during a federal complaint inspection completed December 23, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened at Holland Home - Raybrook Manor?
The admission came during a federal complaint inspection completed December 23, 2025.
How serious are these violations?
Violation severity varies from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the inspection report for specific deficiency codes and scope. All violations must be corrected within required timeframes and are subject to follow-up verification inspections.
What should families do?
Families should: (1) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (2) Request to see the follow-up inspection report verifying corrections, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspection reports, (4) Compare this facility's ratings with other nursing homes in Grand Rapids, MI, (5) Report any new concerns directly to state authorities.
Where can I see the full inspection report?
The complete inspection report is available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request a copy directly from Holland Home - Raybrook Manor or from the state Department of Health. The report includes specific deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines. This facility's federal provider number is 235440.
Has this facility had violations before?
To check Holland Home - Raybrook Manor's history, visit Medicare.gov's Care Compare and review their inspection history, quality ratings, and staffing levels. Look for patterns of repeated violations, especially in critical areas like abuse prevention, medication management, infection control, and resident safety.