Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton
IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT CHESTERTON in CHESTERTON, IN — inspection on September 25, 2025.
Found 3 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
Daily Living (ADLs). (Resident H)Finding includes:On 9/25/25 at 11:33 a.m., Resident H was observed
wheelchair.
The resident indicated she had been waiting to be put back to bed.
Her husband had asked the staff to put her back to bed when he left for the day and he was told it would be a while because they had a lot of things to do.
The resident indicated she tried to press her call light again because she really needed to go back to bed and could not locate it. At 11:35 a.m., RN 1 was notified that Resident H could not locate her call light and wanted to be put back to bed. RN 1 looked around the room and located the resident's call light in the back corner of the room out of reach and not in view of the resident. RN 1 notified the resident that she would find an aide to assist her back to bed.
The resident was assisted back to bed at 11:48 a.m.Resident H's record was reviewed on 9/24/25 at 11:10 a.m.
The diagnoses included, but were not limited to, muscle weakness, encephalopathy (brain dysfunction), diabetes, and adult failure to thrive.The 8/31/25 admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment indicated the resident was moderately impaired for daily decision making.
The resident required substantial to maximum assistance with toileting, shower and bathing, lower body dressing, sit to stand, and chair to bed transfer.A Nurse's Note, dated 9/16/25 at 7:29 p.m., indicated the resident's spouse had requested assistance putting his wife back to bed.
The resident appeared very lethargic and had difficulty locating a pulse.
She was pale in appearance and vitals were checked.
The resident was admitted to the hospital with a severe urinary tract infection.
During an interview on 9/25/25 at 1:00 p.m., the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) indicated she understood the call light concern and had no additional information to provide.This citation relates to Intake 2621750.3.1-3(p)(1) 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
155844 09/25/2025
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton 2775 Village Point Chesterton, IN 46304
During an interview on 9/26/25 at 3:30 p.m., the Nurse Consultant indicated she understood the resident missed three doses of antibiotic.
The pharmacy had made time changes to the doses, and the original order was discontinued, which caused the three doses to be missed.
This citation relates to Intake 2621688. 3.1-37(a)
155844 09/25/2025
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton 2775 Village Point Chesterton, IN 46304
During an interview on 9/25/25 at 1:16 p.m., the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) indicated she understood the concern with the dialysis binder not being sent to the dialysis center on 9/24/25 and the resident's medications not being sent to dialysis center on 9/22/25 and 9/24/25.
The ADON indicated she had found the prepackaged medication for the resident in the medication cart.
The Dialysis Protocol policy, received as current from ADON on 9/25/25 at 1:19 p.m. indicated, . 8.
Medications to be administered during or post dialysis will be labeled and sent with resident to dialysis .
This citation relates to Intake 2619593. 3.1-37(a)
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