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Falcon Heights: Medical Group Change Without Consent - CO
The Director of Nursing confirmed that the transition created significant operational challenges....
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The Director of Nursing confirmed that the transition created significant operational challenges....
VRE infections pose significant health risks, particularly for nursing home residents with compromised immune systems or multiple medical conditions....
Federal investigators documented violations spanning abuse prevention, care planning protocols, nutrition and hydration management, and pharmacy services....
## Medication Administration Failures The facility faced significant medication-related violations affecting patient safety....
By 3:30 PM, Washer One had become completely inoperable due to malfunctioning detergent pumps....
The aide also forcefully removed the resident's brief and made inappropriate comments about not having time to provide proper care....
One resident told inspectors **she routinely waits about three hours for her call light to be answered while sitting in a dirty brief**....
During the January inspection, surveyors observed the resident's contracted right hand with fingernails that were both dirty and excessively long....
Inspection records show that one nurse aide, employed since May 2018, received no annual education between May 2022 and May 2024....
## Dangerous Laundry Practices Exposed Surveyors observed laundry rooms on three separate units with no separation between clean and dirty areas....
The facility was required to submit an emergency removal plan within days to address the critical safety concerns....
The physician's order contained a potentially fatal error in the hold parameters - the instructions for when nurses should withhold the medication....
Inspectors documented the nurse pouring 2.5 ml of the suspension into a dosage cup at 8:08 AM without first shaking the pharmacy bottle as required....
Inspectors observed these medical devices stored at residents' bedsides without protective covering over multiple days of observation....
This represents a fundamental failure in the facility's internal oversight system designed to protect residents from preventable injuries....
The violation was documented under federal regulation F 0880, which governs infection prevention and control standards....
Despite facility protocols requiring 72-hour alert monitoring after falls to watch for latent injuries, staff failed to implement these safety measures....
When staff returned one minute later, the resident was found unresponsive with his upper body on the bed and lower extremities hanging off the side....
The immediate jeopardy period lasted from December 13, 2024, to January 22, 2024, before being downgraded after the facility implemented corrective measures....
The funding structure presented additional obstacles to comprehensive programming....