Woodland Manor: No Correction Plan Filed - MO
A certified nurse aide told inspectors on December 30 that she watched the resident hit the exit door with his wheelchair and send hot soup spilling across him. The resident had been telling people he ran into a laundry cart. He hadn't. The aide said his wheelchair frequently got caught on a small refrigerator inside the room when he tried to turn around and leave, and that the refrigerator would get pushed about six inches from the wall each time. He usually went in to heat up small pizzas he kept in his room.
Staff had been told to inform the resident he wasn't allowed in the room. Nobody locked the door.
The Social Services Director told inspectors she didn't know how staff monitored who entered the microwave rooms, wasn't aware of any microwave use policy, and had no knowledge of safety assessments being completed for residents using microwaves. She confirmed that residents with dementia or confusion could open the door and walk in. The administrator said the same: no hot food or hot liquid assessments had ever been completed at the facility, no care plans addressed microwave use, and he was unaware of any policy governing it. He said he had not known the resident's wheelchair was getting caught on the refrigerator.
Every unit at Woodland Manor had a room with a microwave. Every door had a sign reading "employees only." None of the doors were locked.
The administrator acknowledged that residents, for the most part, ignored the signs.
No one at the facility, including the nursing staff who conducted monthly resident assessments, had ever completed a hot food or hot liquid safety assessment on any resident. The room where the resident burned himself had no lock the day inspectors arrived.
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WOODLAND MANOR in SPRINGFIELD, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 30, 2025.
The resident had been telling people he ran into a laundry cart.
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.