Wesley Pines: Notification Failures Risk Safety - NC
That is what inspectors documented at Wesley Pines Retirement Community following a complaint investigation completed January 30, 2026, examining a fall that had occurred nine months earlier, on April 10, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 5, was known to become combative and agitated during incontinence care. The nursing assistant, identified as NA 2, had worked with him for years and knew this. On the evening of April 10, she began his brief change before dinner. He became resistive. She called over her radio for other staff to assist.
Nobody came right away.
While she waited, he calmed down. So she resumed care alone.
He was on his side, turned away from her as procedure required, and he was holding onto the bed frame. Then he pulled himself off the bed and fell.
He was sent to the emergency room. A laceration on his head required steri-strips. Imaging showed no acute fracture to his pelvis and no new injury on the head CT. He was released back to Wesley Pines the same day and assessed the following morning by the nurse practitioner, who found him at his baseline with no new concerns.
The Director of Nursing told inspectors she was notified of the fall on April 10 and interviewed NA 2 the next morning when she returned to work. Her conclusion was that NA 2 had done nothing wrong. Resident 5 had not been designated as requiring a two-person assist for incontinence care before the fall, and NA 2 had followed the facility's procedure by turning him away from her during care. The DON noted that NA 2 had actually paused once already that evening when he became agitated, successfully calmed him, and only then continued. The fall happened during that second attempt.
The administrator told inspectors she reached the same conclusion after conducting her own full investigation. She acknowledged the fall might have been prevented if a second staff member had been positioned on the other side of the bed, or if he'd had quarter side rails to hold onto instead of the full bed frame. But the side rails had been removed. A prior assessment had determined they were unsafe because he had been putting his arms through them.
So the rails came off. And on the evening of April 10, with dinner approaching and no one answering the radio, NA 2 made a judgment call.
CMS rated the violation at the lowest level of harm, noting minimal harm or potential for actual harm, with few residents affected. The inspection finding did not result in a citation at a higher scope or severity level.
What the record shows is a woman who had cared for this man for years, who knew he could become combative, who called for help, who waited, and who believed she had resolved the problem when he settled down. She had done it before. She resumed care. He grabbed the frame and went over the edge before she could stop him.
The administrator put it plainly to inspectors: another person on the other side of the bed might have prevented it. There was no other person. The radio call had gone unanswered long enough that she made the decision to continue alone.
Resident 5 was back in his room the next morning. The nurse practitioner found him at his baseline. No new issues, no new concerns. The nursing assistant who had been standing behind him when he fell was cleared of any deviation from practice.
The bed still has no rails.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: August 5, 2026 · Our methodology
Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton, NC was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 30, 2026.
The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 5, was known to become combative and agitated during incontinence care.
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.