Apopka Health And Rehabilitation Center
APOPKA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in APOPKA, FL — inspection on January 29, 2026.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the resident's electronic medical record revealed a court determination of the resident's total incapacity dated 10/26/23 related to her diagnosis of Dementia and showing signs of a lack of awareness. On 8/8/24 the court appointed a legal guardian of person and property of resident #139.The admission Record included resident # 139's court appointed legal guardian's name with her associated telephone number and email address.Review of resident's inventory list dated 7/29/24 indicated the resident had upper dentures listed with her belongings.
Review of the resident's clinical record revealed a monthly summary progress note on 1/19/26 at 8:05 PM, that stated the resident wears dentures or partials.On 1/27/25 at 12:24 PM, resident #139 was noted in the dining room for lunch.
She was noted to not have her dentures in.On 1/28/26 at 3:40 PM, a phone interview with resident #139's legal guardian revealed she was unaware of the resident's missing dentures.
She confirmed that the facility never notified her that they were missing at any point.On 1/29/26 at 10:05 AM, the Executive Director stated that sometimes the residents dentures go missing for a few weeks before they turn up again.
She stated the staff think resident # 139's dentures have been missing for approximately 3 weeks.
She confirmed that she was unaware of the resident's missing dentures before this week during survey.
The Executive Director stated they have a dentist who comes to the facility and will determine if the resident is still a candidate for dentures.
The facility will determine at that time if reimbursement is necessary.
She confirmed that the resident's legal guardian was not notified of the missing dentures since typically they turn up again.
Review of the facility policy titled Notification of Changes with no revision date states that when a resident is deemed incapacity the resident's representative would be notified and they would make any decision that need to be made.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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