Waterford Place: Bladder Care Safety Violations - IN
That is what an inspector found at Waterford Place Health Campus on January 30, 2026, at 11:13 in the morning.
The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 11, had a Foley catheter related to a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder. The medical history was extensive: a documented history of urinary tract infections, acute kidney failure, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, retention of urine, and atrial fibrillation. A physician's order dated December 27, 2025, showed the resident had been prescribed ciprofloxacin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, at 500 milligrams twice a day for 14 days to treat an active UTI. The infection was not historical. It was ongoing.
The catheter tubing, when the inspector observed it, contained urine that was cloudy with visible sediment.
Three staff members were interviewed within minutes of the observation. None of them disputed what the inspector found, and none of them suggested it was acceptable.
The Assistant Director of Nursing said the catheter bag should not be on the trash can and that placing it there contributed to infection risk for a resident with a UTI history. The Medical Record Nurse said the same: the bag was not supposed to be on the trash can, and the resident was at risk. A Qualified Medical Assistant, QMA 6, was the most direct of the three. The bag should be hung on the bed rail, she said. "When you hang the bag on the dirty trash can, the resident would be at risk of developing a major infection."
The facility's own catheter care policy, last reviewed in December 2024, required staff to check urine for unusual appearance, position the drainage bag lower than the bladder to prevent backflow, and keep the catheter and tubing free of kinks. The policy did not contemplate a scenario where the bag would be left on a trash can, because that is not a scenario the policy needed to address. It is not a close call.
The care plan for Resident 11, in place since May 2024, listed an intervention to observe the catheter tubing. Someone had looked at the tubing. The cloudy urine with sediment was visible to the naked eye. The bag's position against a trash can with garbage inside was visible to anyone who walked into the room. The inspector saw it in eleven seconds of observation.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are among the most common healthcare-acquired infections, and residents with indwelling catheters are already at elevated risk. A resident with a documented history of UTIs, currently being treated for one, with cloudy sediment in the tubing, attached to a container that holds garbage, faces a compounding of risks that the staff interviewed that morning all recognized immediately when asked.
What none of them explained was how the bag came to be there in the first place, or how long it had been that way before the inspector arrived.
The deficiency was cited at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a small number of residents. It covered one resident out of two reviewed for catheter care during the inspection.
Resident 11 was still on the antibiotic course when the inspector walked into that room. Fourteen days of ciprofloxacin for an infection already present, a catheter bag against a trash can, and tubing carrying urine too cloudy to be mistaken for anything but a problem. Everyone who looked at it that morning knew exactly what they were seeing.
Full Inspection Report
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WATERFORD PLACE HEALTH CAMPUS in KOKOMO, IN was cited for violations during a health inspection on February 2, 2026.
That is what an inspector found at Waterford Place Health Campus on January 30, 2026, at 11:13 in the morning.
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.