Latest reports, citations, and penalties from CMS data
Because of the incorrect coding, she said the computer system never prompted her to document the resident's refusal....
The right to self-administer medication is a federally protected provision under the Nursing Home Reform Act....
Inspectors reviewing treatment administration records found blank after blank: day shifts, evening shifts, wounds that were supposed to be treated twice daily....
The resident was diagnosed with seizures and respiratory failure....
Inspectors found those steps weren't consistently happening....
The November 10 attack happened without warning....
The regulation requires that care plans include specific timetables and measurable actions....
The facility has not submitted a plan of correction for the identified deficiencies....
## Why Accurate Assessments Are Critical Resident assessments in nursing homes are not routine paperwork....
The care plan is the document that tells every nurse and aide who walks into a resident's room what that person needs and how to provide it....
One resident should have received a follow-up shot years ago....
MDS Coordinator #5 started the job on October 13, 2025....
The deficiency was classified at **Scope/Severity Level D**, meaning it was isolated in nature and did not result in documented actual harm....
While this does not represent the most severe enforcement category, the underlying clinical concern remains significant....
Resident #111 began refusing medications on September 4, the day after admission to Cedar Ridge Center....
The October 24 incident at Center at Lincoln occurred on what was supposed to be the resident's discharge day....
When the lift's hydraulics failed, she fell to the ground on her right side....
Under the facility's own written policy, all allegations of abuse are to be reported to the state within two hours of the facility becoming aware....
Federal inspectors found multiple wheelchair safety violations at Balmoral Home during a November complaint investigation....
The facility has since reported correcting the cited issues....