Sarasota Health And Rehabilitation Center
SARASOTA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SARASOTA, FL — inspection on November 12, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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
resident hit her leg on the table and reported it to the nurse.
Review of the facility provided incident investigation dated 10/31/25 at 9:02 p.m., revealed, Nursing Description: Blue/purple color skin discoloration noted to Right medial knee/shin, placement consistent on table in dining room today.
Resident description: Resident unable to give description.The incident investigation form noted that the incident was not witnessed.The Immediate Action taken noted Resident #2 had no pain and an X-Ray was ordered out of abundance of precaution.
The resident was not taken to the hospital.
Increase table height or overbed table instead of dining table.On 11/12/25 at 2:32 p.m., in an interview the DON said no one witnessed the resident hitting her leg on the table. He didn't know where or when the resident sustained the bruising but the injury was consistent with the resident hitting her leg on the table. He could not locate statements from the nurse or the CNA.
The Unit Manager verbally asked staff about the incident but did not document it.
The DON said he usually investigates, goes back to the previous shifts and obtain statements from staff.On 11/12/25 at 3:21 p.m., in an interview CNA Staff B said on 10/31/25 at approximately 3:00 p.m., she was doing rounds. Resident #2 was lying in bed.
She saw a large black bruise on the resident's right leg from the middle of her inner thigh to halfway down her shin.
She reported it to the nurse on duty. CNA Staff B said she did not see the resident in her wheelchair that day and did not witness the resident hitting her leg on the table.
Staff B said the DON called her today and asked her to write a statement.On 11/12/25 at 3:36 p.m., in an interview Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Staff C said on 10/31/25 late evening, CNA Staff B was putting Resident #2 to bed in the evening and reported to her a bruise on the resident's right knee.
She reported it to her supervisor.
When she assessed the resident, she saw a blue and yellow bruise on her right knee that was approximately 3.0 centimeters (cm) x 1.0 cm. LPN Staff C said it was consistent with hitting the table but, We cannot assume anything.
She said she wrote a statement and left it at the nurse's station.
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COMPLETED
11/12/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Sarasota Health and Rehabilitation Center
1524 East Avenue South Sarasota, FL 34239
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited SARASOTA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SARASOTA, FL for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0880 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-11-12.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 2 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SARASOTA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.