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The facility received a severity rating of Level E, indicating no actual harm occurred but there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents....
Instead, nursing documentation shows the drain was removed on December 24....
## Why Timely Notification Matters Prompt communication about resident status changes serves multiple critical functions in nursing home care....
INTERLAKEN, NY â The Bixby Home, an adult care facility serving 20 residents, has been ordered to close immediately after New York State health officials found widespread medication management failures that posed an imminent threat to resident safety, according to state officials....
Federal inspectors found the violations at South Mountain Post Acute during a December complaint investigation....
The resident was discovered during a facility-wide search on the evening the incident occurred....
The problems ranged from expired food items to improperly stored ingredients that could affect every person in the facility....
EAU CLAIRE, WI â An assisted living facility in Eau Claire is being forced to shut down after state regulators revoked its operating license, requiring all 51 current residents to relocate to other facilities....
The resident, who has anxiety, conduct disorder, and moderate cognitive impairments, was found crying on the floor by the final aide who entered the room....
Nurses repeatedly failed to wash their hands before handling medications and used contaminated equipment to prepare drugs for residents....
The facility had documented previous altercations involving the same three residents....
PELLA, IOWA â A certified nursing assistant who admitted to stealing oxycodone from elderly nursing home residents and replacing the pain medication with anti-nausea pills has surrendered her professional license, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch....
The incident began November 23rd when the resident, identified in records as R1, was receiving occupational therapy....
The facility had already identified six residents and seven staff members who contracted the virus since the beginning of December....
Comprehensive abuse prevention policies must address multiple critical areas....
BARRE, VT â A licensed practical nurse has been arraigned on felony drug diversion charges after allegedly stealing powerful controlled substances from patients at a central Vermont hospital over a nine-month period, according to Vermont's Attorney General's Office....
The violations fell under federal tag F0695, which requires nursing homes to provide safe and appropriate respiratory care when needed....
The compliance officer confirmed to inspectors on December 22 that she was not the administrator and does not have an administrator's license....
Federal inspectors found the persistent problems at Warren Nursing & Rehab during a December complaint investigation....
Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, reversing Biden-administration standards that mandated round-the-clock registered nurse coverage and set specific care hour minimums per resident....