Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center
ALBANY HEALTH CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER in ALBANY, IN — inspection on February 20, 2026.
Found 6 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
During an observation, on 2/18/26 at 10:55 a.m., the resident sat in a wheelchair in the dining room. He was unshaven. Resident 16's clinical record was reviewed on 2/18/26 at 3:48 p.m.
Diagnoses included altered mental status, dementia, other lack of coordination, other reduced mobility, and need for assistance with personal care. A quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 1/19/26, indicated the resident was severely cognitively impaired. He required substantial/maximal staff assistance with personal hygiene. A current care plan, created 12/17/24, indicated the resident needed assistance with his activities of daily living (ADLs) related to activity intolerance. An intervention, revised 9/12/25, indicated the resident was dependent on staff assistance for his morning and evening care. A point of care response history indicated the resident had received a shower on 2/11/26 and bed baths on 2/15/26 and 2/18/26.
During an observation, on 2/19/26 at 4:50 p.m., the resident propelled himself in his wheelchair out of the dining room. He was unshaven and had facial hair the length of the diameter of a pea. At the same time, during an interview, the Corporate Nurse Consultant indicated the resident did not appear he had been shaved recently.
The residents were generally shaved twice weekly with showers. CNA 8 was offering and shaving residents this week.
She wondered if CNA 8 had offered to shave Resident 16.
During an interview, on 2/19/26 at 4:52 p.m., CNA 8 indicated she had not shaved, nor offered to shave, Resident 16 this week.
During an interview, on 2/20/26 at 2:17 p.m., CNA 6 indicated the residents were shaved on shower days and as needed. Resident 16 normally requested to have his shaving done or performed the shaving himself with set up. He did not refuse to be shaved or showered as far as she knew.
During an interview, on 2/20/26 at 2:18 p.m., CNA 5 indicated she set up the resident with his electric razor yesterday to shave.
She wondered if the razor was not working properly. He had a couple of electric razors and shaved himself with set up.
She usually shaved men when she got them up in or when they got a shower.
The resident received showers on second shift.
During an interview, on 2/20/26 at 2:59 p.m., the DON indicated the residents should be shaved at least twice a week on shower days. A facility document, provided by the Administrator on 2/20/26 at 3:09 p.m., titled Resident Care Procedure #39: RCP-Electric Razor, did not include when or how often a resident should be shaved. 3.1-38(a)(3)(D) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
155432 02/20/2026
Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 910 W Walnut St Albany, IN 47320
2/20/26 at 5:07 p.m., indicated the following: Policy: To promote wound healing of various types of
Wound treatments will be provided in accordance with physician orders, including the cleansing
155432 02/20/2026
Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 910 W Walnut St Albany, IN 47320
During an observation, on 2/19/26 at 11:52 a.m., the resident was assisted out of the dining room while sitting in his wheelchair.
The urinary catheter bag spout drug on the floor.
The DON secured the drainage spout so that it no longer drug on the floor.
During an interview, on 2/19/26 at 3:48 p.m., the DON indicated neither the resident's urinary catheter tubing nor the urinary drainage bag spout should be dragging on the floor. A current facility policy, revised 7/1/24, titled Catheter Care, provided by the Administrator on 2/19/26 at 3:56 p.m., indicated the following: It is the policy of this facility to ensure that residents with indwelling catheters receive appropriate catheter care.Ensure tubing and catheter bag does not touch the floor.
155432 02/20/2026
Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 910 W Walnut St Albany, IN 47320
2/20/26 at 4:43 p.m., the DON indicated staff was to ensure Resident 21 sat upright for her meals.
Resident 21 had neglect on one side or not.
During an interview, on 2/20/26 at 4:49 p.m., the ADON
2/20/26 at 4:51 p.m., CNA 15 was sitting across the table from Resident 21. A nursing aide in training sat on Resident 21's right side and was assisting Resident 21 with her meal. CNA 15 indicated Resident 21 would feed self at times and encouragement was needed. Resident 21 was able to drink from a cup without assistance. CNA 15 did not feel Resident 21 had one-sided neglect and did not feel sitting on one side versus another affected her eating.
Staff were aware that Resident ate better for lunch when her representative was present. Resident 21 was not eating well for this meal.A current facility policy, dated 11/29/23, titled Serving a Meal, provided by the Nurse Consultant, on 2/20/26 at 6 p.m., indicated the following: .3.
Remove dome lid from the tray, and check to be sure everything is included on the meal tray that is required by the diet card, and the residence preference. 4.
Arrange the dishes in silverware so the resident can reach them easily.12.
Remember that some residents take a long time to eat.
Provide adequate time for the resident to consume the meal and offer to reheat foods as needed. 13.
Offer additional fluids and water with the meal when there are no fluid restrictions.A current facility policy, dated 11/27/23, titled Assisted Nutrition and Hydration, , provided by the Nurse Consultant, on 2/20/26 at 6 p.m., indicated the following: Policy: Residents within the facility will maintain adequate parameters of nutritional and hydration status, to the extent possible, to ensure each resident is able to maintain the highest practicable level of well-being.Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: 1.
The Facility will: a.
Provide nutritional and hydration care and services to each resident, consistent with the residents comprehensive assessment; b.
Recognize, evaluate, and address the needs of every resident, including but not limited to, the resident at risk or already experiencing impaired nutrition and hydration.2.the facility will ensure each resident: a.
Maintains acceptable parameters of nutritional status, such as usual body weight or desirable body weight range and electrolyte balance, unless the residence clinical condition demonstrates that this is not possible or resident preferences indicate otherwise; . 3.1-46(a)(1)
155432 02/20/2026
Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 910 W Walnut St Albany, IN 47320
Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were dated when opened
storage. (100 hall) Finding includes:During a medication storage observation of the 100 hall medication cart, accompanied by QMA 10 on 2/18/26 at 3:11p.m., the following was observed: Six bottles of eye drops were open and undated.
Two metered dose inhalers were open and undated.
One bottle of Robitussin DM (cough medicine) was open, undated, and had an expiration date of 9/2024.
One bottle of Black Seed herbal supplement was open and undated.
Nine bottles of Miralax (laxative) were open and undated.
Two bottles of liquid Docusate Sodium were open and undated.
One bottle of cough medication liquid was open and undated.
One bottle of Lactulose (laxative) was open and undated.
Five bottles of Milk of Magnesia (laxative) were open and undated.
One bottle of saline nasal spray was open and undated.
Two bottles of Flonase (steroid) nasal spray was open and undated.
During an interview at the time of the observation, QMA 10 indicated he was unsure if opened items needed labeled and dated at the time the product was opened and thought the facility went by the product expiration dates.
During an interview at the time of the observation, RN 12 indicated he found the bottle of Robitussin DM in a resident's room.
The resident's family had brought it to the facility.
He removed the medication from the resident's room and placed it in the medication cart. He was aware the resident did not have an order for the Robitussin when he placed it in the medication cart.
He did not notify the physician or request an order for the medication. He was not aware it had expired.
During an interview, on 2/18/26 at 3:48 p.m., LPN 11 indicated all medications were to be labeled with an open date and all medications in the medication cart were to have a physician order.
Any expired item was to be removed.
During an interview, on 2/18/26 at 4:06 p.m., the DON indicated that medication items were to be dated when opened.
All medications were to have a physician order and there were not to be any expired medications in the medication cart. A current facility policy, revised 4/16/24, titled Labeling of Medications and Biological's, provided by the Corporate Nurse Consultant, on 2/18/26 at 4:40 p.m., indicated the following: Policy: All medications and biological's used in the facility will be labeled in accordance with current state and federal regulations to facilitate consideration of precautions and safe administration of medications. 3.1-25(j)3.1-25(k)3.1-25(o)
155432 02/20/2026
Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 910 W Walnut St Albany, IN 47320
During an interview on 2/16/26 at 3:03 p.m., CNA 8 indicated she probably should have washed her hands before touching residents' food.
She used hand sanitizer after handing out lunch trays to avoid cross contamination.
Hand hygiene was utilized for infection prevention.During an observation on 2/19/26 at 4:56 p.m., CNA 9 retrieved a meal tray from the cart, and delivered the meal tray to room [ROOM NUMBER]-D. CNA 9 assisted the resident with meal set up and touched personal items on the beside table.
She exited room [ROOM NUMBER]-D, poured a yellow drink from the drink cart, and placed the cup on a tray in the food cart.
Then CNA 9 delivered a meal tray to room [ROOM NUMBER]-D and exited the room.
Hand hygiene was not observed at any time throughout the observation.
During an interview on 2/19/26 at 5:16 p.m., CNA 9 indicated she probably should have performed hand hygiene after she passed out each tray.
Hand hygiene was done to prevent cross contamination.On 2/20/26 at 2:32 p.m., the Infection Preventionist indicated hand hygiene was required before picking up any meal trays.On 2/20/26 at 2:33 p.m., the DON indicated hand hygiene must be completed every time staff enter and exit resident rooms, after touching themselves, and after touching objects.
Food should not be touched bare handed.A current policy, revised 10/2017, titled Hand Antiseptic for Food Service, provided by the Corporate Nurse Consultant on 2/20/26 at 2:48 p.m., indicated the following: Policy.
Hand antiseptic or antimicrobial gel used by staff as a hand dip or wash will be limited to situations that involve no direct contact with food by the bare hands.
Hand antiseptic may be applied between washing hands twice before full hand washing must be completed.3.1-18(l)