Northern Lakes Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
NORTHERN LAKES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in ANGOLA, IN — inspection on September 17, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
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Inspection Findings
indicated Resident K looked to be his normal self, had no complaints of pain and was up and around
jeopardy to resident health or it to the nurse who would report it to the doctor.In an interview, on [DATE] at 11:19 AM, CNA 6 safety indicated she was taking Resident K's breakfast tray to him, and noticed him sitting up in bed, and slumped over.
She indicated his color was gray, and when she touched his hand to wake him, his skin
shall communicate any information about resident status change to appropriate licensed personnel immediately upon observation.
The policy indicated when the nurse was notified of the change of condition, the nurse must immediately assess the resident, including vital signs, lung sounds, and other assessments as indicated by the change, including complaints of new or worsened pain.
The Immediate Jeopardy that began on [DATE] was removed and the deficient practice corrected on [DATE] when the facility conducted audits of current resident's condition to ensure no changes and re-educated nursing staff regarding assessments, documentation, and physician notification but will remain at the lower scope and severity of no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
This Citation relates to Intake 2616068.3.1-5(a)(2)
155449 09/17/2025
Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 516 N Williams St Angola, IN 46703
because Resident K wanted to see if he felt better, but he did not go back and check on the resident.
jeopardy to resident health or retrieved on [DATE] from simple nursing. com, when a resident complains of pain, the nurse should safety assess the cause, assess the symptoms, ask the resident their stated level of pain, take vital signs, then monitor the resident's pain level every 2 hours and contact the physician when pain is
attack. In an interview, on [DATE] at 10:41 AM, QMA 5 indicated she had administered no prn medications to Resident K on the day shift of [DATE]. QMA 5 indicated Resident K looked to be his normal self, had no complaints of pain and was up and around the facility as usual. In an interview, on [DATE] at 11:19 AM, CNA 6 indicated she was taking Resident K's breakfast tray to him, and noticed him sitting up in bed, and slumped over.
She indicated his color was gray, and when she touched his hand to wake him, his skin was cold and hard.A current undated policy, titled Change of Condition, indicated all staff members should communicate any information about resident status change to appropriately licensed personnel immediately upon observation.
The policy indicated when the nurse was notified of the change of condition, the nurse must immediately assess the resident, including vital signs, lung sounds, and other assessments as indicated by the change, including complaints of new or worsened pain.
The Immediate Jeopardy that began on [DATE] was removed and the deficient practice corrected on [DATE] when the facility conducted audits of current resident's condition to ensure no changes and re-educated nursing staff regarding assessments and documentation but will remain at the lower scope and severity of no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
This Citation relates to Intake 2616068.3.1-37
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