Lake Taylor Hosp: Resident Left Unfed for Hours - VA
Inspectors observed the resident, identified in records as R9, on September 23, 2025. Her lunch arrived at 12:02 p.m. At 12:19 p.m. and again at 12:36 p.m., she was still in bed, door closed, no staff present. At 1:16 p.m., more than an hour after the tray arrived, inspectors found her meal consumption was poor. She told them directly: no one had helped her.
The facility's own records confirmed it. Her meal acceptance history logged lunch that day at 25 percent.
Dinner went the same way. The tray arrived at 4:51 p.m., covered, door closed. At 5:21 p.m., she was asleep with the dinner untouched beside her. The record logged it as refused.
When asked why R9 hadn't received feeding assistance for either meal, LPN5 said R9 could feed herself.
That was not what the facility's own feeding list said. CNA3, who was assigned to R9 that day, pulled out the list from the nurse's station when inspectors asked. It showed R9 was to receive cueing and supervision at meals. CNA3 confirmed it.
The speech therapist, interviewed two days later, was direct: "Someone should be with R9 to cue/supervise." The therapist added that R9 would accept being fed, and confirmed she had poor meal consumption and a pressure sore.
R9 had two unstageable pressure ulcers. Her care plan contained no section addressing her eating ability or activities of daily living.
The nurse manager, asked about the gap between the diet order and the feeding list, said cueing and supervision were the same thing as what the diet order required. The speech therapist did not agree.
R9's cognitive assessment, completed on admission, showed she scored 13 out of 15, indicating she was fully aware of what was and wasn't happening around her.
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Last verified: September 23, 2026 · Our methodology
LAKE TAYLOR HOSP in NORFOLK, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 26, 2025.
Inspectors observed the resident, identified in records as R9, on September 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.