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Inspectors determined the violation reached a **Scope/Severity Level E**, indicating a **pattern of non-compliance** rather than an isolated incident....
Federal inspectors documented the lapse during a complaint inspection on November 24, 2025....
A pressure wound had become infected....
## Why Quality Assurance Oversight Is Critical The QAA committee serves as a facility's internal watchdog system....
During a November 2025 complaint inspection, surveyors reviewed a form listing residents discharged within the last six months....
Federal inspectors cited the Lewiston nursing home following a complaint inspection completed November 21, 2025....
Federal regulations require that each nursing home resident receive treatment and services consistent with their plan of care....
The nurse practitioner told inspectors she had placed the order as routine rather than stat, meaning she expected it completed within 24 hours....
The owner of the independent living facility told inspectors that the discharge was inappropriate....
The operations manager returned to cook the day shift again on September 13....
These activities â commonly referred to as ADLs â include fundamental tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, and mobility....
The November 11 incident at Souris Valley Care Center revealed multiple breakdowns in basic fall response procedures....
The gap left families in legal limbo....
The November inspection revealed a chaotic scene in the facility's 300 hall....
The facility failed to maintain basic room conditions in all five resident rooms examined....
Pharmaceutical services in nursing homes encompass a broad range of functions critical to resident safety....
The medications the facility had missed included Seroquel, insulin on a sliding scale, antibiotics, and lidocaine patches....
That resident later "got much better," according to the administrator....
Resident #2 had a documented history of physical aggression when agitated by other residents....
The aide, identified in inspection records only as E15, knew the two men were fighting....