Envive of Huntington: Transfer Safety Failure - IN
Inspectors observed the transfers on September 19, 2025, at 10:24 a.m. Two certified nursing assistants, identified in the inspection report as CNA 3 and CNA 5, moved the resident from his recliner to his bed, completed foley catheter and incontinence care, then moved him back to the recliner. Both times, they slid their arms under his armpits and lifted. Both times, they cued him to use his feet. Neither time did they use a gait belt or mechanical lift.
The resident, identified only as Resident M, was cognitively intact and dependent on staff for all chair and bed transfers. His care plan, initiated in April 2025 and reviewed as recently as August, specified that transfers required extensive assistance from two staff members and that a gait belt was to be used. A mechanical lift was listed as an option if needed.
Seventeen minutes after the observation ended, inspectors spoke with both CNAs. Each said they should have used a gait belt.
The charge nurse said the same. So did the director of nursing, reached at 11:06 a.m. The facility's own safe lifting policy, provided by the administrator later that morning, states that staff responsible for direct resident care will be trained in the use of gait and transfer belts.
Everyone agreed on what should have happened. The belt was not used anyway, twice, on a man whose disease causes tremors and weakness on one side of his body.
The inspection cited minimal harm. Whether the resident experienced pain, strain, or fear during either transfer is not recorded.
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ENVIVE OF HUNTINGTON in HUNTINGTON, IN was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 19, 2025.
Inspectors observed the transfers on September 19, 2025, at 10:24 a.m.
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