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Temple Park Hospital: Failed Abuse Reports - CA
Neither incident was properly reported to the Department of Public Health, police, or the state ombudsman....
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Neither incident was properly reported to the Department of Public Health, police, or the state ombudsman....
The medication incident involved Resident 220, who had intact cognition and could understand staff clearly....
The drug treats rapid emotional fluctuations from calmness to anger....
The facility's own service line checklist showed the same dish left the kitchen at 174 degrees â a temperature drop of more than 50 degrees....
Resident 198 had been admitted to Whittier Pacific Care Center on January 16 with spinal stenosis and coordination problems....
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase produces enzymes that make infections resistant to many antibiotics....
Instead, the medication wasn't given until 7:15 PM on January 9, well past the resident's preferred bedtime of 7:00 PM....
At 6:59:40 p.m., the evening receptionist abandoned her post to help a wheelchair-bound resident toward the back of the facility....
But a review of his medical records revealed no behavioral concerns or hallucinations until after the falls occurred....
The incident occurred when Resident #278 became unresponsive and had no pulse....
The aide told inspectors she didn't see the sign and didn't know the resident was on special infection control protocols....
Federal inspectors found the facility's Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee ineffective during a March complaint investigation....
Two days later, inspectors found the same resident with pork and toast for breakfast....
Three residents reviewed by inspectors fell a total of five times within days of admission....
Resident #9 arrived at Melrose Healthcare in November 2024 with diabetes and mild cognitive impairment....
The complaint came during a federal inspection at Life Care Center of Port Townsend that uncovered widespread failures in basic patient care....
The scene at Crystal Cove Post Acute repeated itself across multiple days in late January, according to federal inspection records....
The resident, identified only as CR#1, was eventually discharged as "against medical advice" without ever coming back to the facility....
The Director of Nursing admitted she had no infection control certification....
She received no written explanation for the transfer and no orientation to her new accommodations....