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The Hills Post Acute: Medication, Infection Violations - CA
The medication errors weren't isolated incidents....
Latest reports, citations, and penalties from CMS data
The medication errors weren't isolated incidents....
The February 25 incident exposed multiple safety failures at the 100-bed facility, according to a federal inspection report....
Resident 119 had been living at the facility since May 2017 with diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease, dementia, osteoporosis, and difficulty swallowing....
Despite this, nursing staff continued documenting dialysis care tasks from July 1 through July 8....
R12, a hospice patient with vascular dementia, fell on September 12, September 26, and December 11....
The aide was caring for Resident #30 when federal inspectors arrived at Complete Care at Brick in May....
The facility's own policy required watching for anorexia, confusion, lethargy, and severe constipation from opioid medications....
Resident 530 lay in bed awake when inspectors visited her room at 1:30 PM on January 6....
Video surveillance captured the entire attack, but the weapon has never been found despite facility-wide searches....
The nursing assistant nudged the resident....
"I told [LPN A's name] he wasn't breathing," CNA B wrote in a statement....
On December 3, 2024, nurses documented that R36 was confused with no verbal response to questioning....
The most serious incident involved Resident 79, who has PTSD and major depressive disorder from past sexual abuse....
She never changed her gloves or performed hand hygiene between tasks....
On August 27, inspectors observed one housekeeper cleaning a resident's room and bathroom....
The citation means inspectors determined the facility's failures had caused or were likely to cause serious injury, harm, or death to residents....
He continued the treatment by applying calcium alginate, medical honey, and covering the wound....
The resident asked staff for help opening a food container while confined by the rails....
The April 3 complaint inspection revealed systemic breakdowns in the facility's response to sexual misconduct incidents....
The resident, admitted in August 2024 with blood clots and morbid obesity, told staff that two cord holders had disappeared from their room....