Harrison Terrace
HARRISON TERRACE in INDIANAPOLIS, IN — inspection on September 8, 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
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident had his face washed and shaved for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for activities of daily living (ADL) care. (Resident K) Findings include: The clinical record for Resident K was reviewed on 9/2/25 at 10:55 a.m.
The diagnoses included, but were not limited to, dementia and acute osteomyelitis. A care plan, last reviewed/revised on 8/21/25 and obtained from the electronic health record on 9/4/25 at 9:19 a.m., indicated Resident K needed assistance with ADL care.
The goal was for him to maintain his current functional status.
The interventions included, but were not limited to, assisting with bathing as needed, assisting with dressing, grooming and hygiene as needed, and encouraging him to do as much for himself as possible. A care plan, last reviewed/revised on 8/21/25 and obtained from the electronic health record on 9/4/25 at 9:19 a.m., indicated Resident has a DX [Diagnosis] of Vascular Dementia.
Resident has impaired daily decision-making skills and poor insight into care.
Resident will refuse medications or allow staff to get him out of bed at times.
Resident will not allow staff to turn or reposition.
Per the family resident has always been very cautious of taking medications and believed that taking vitamins was the way to maintain good health.
Resident will also refuse showers at times. resident is continuously putting on his call light stating that his TV is messed up despite staff turning TV back to preferred channel each time.
Resident will not have any negative side effects due to medication refusals. On 9/2/25 at 10:55 a.m., Resident K was observed lying in bed. He had a heavy growth of beard on his face with dry flakey skin in his beard. On 9/3/25 at 10:01 a.m., Resident K was observed lying in his bed. He was unshaved and had dry, flakey skin in his beard and food on his face.
During an interview on 9/4/25 at 11:28 a.m., Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) 16 indicated she sometimes provided care for Resident K. He required extensive assistance with ADL care.
He would sometimes refuse care, but she had not known him to refuse to wash his face or shave. He would refuse to use deodorant.
Residents were usually shaved on their shower days. On 9/4/25 at 3:00 p.m., Resident K was observed lying in bed. He was unshaved and had dry skin and food stuck in his beard and on the corners of his mouth. He indicated he used to get shaved.
During an interview on 9/4/25 at 3:06 p.m., Registered Nurse 18 indicated Resident K's shower days were on Wednesday and Saturday on evening shift. On 9/5/25 at 11:20 a.m., Resident K was observed sitting in his wheelchair wearing a black t-shirt. He was unshaved and had dry skin in his beard.
There were dried skin flakes present by the collar of his shirt, under his chin.
The corners of his mouth were red.
During an interview on 9/5/25 at 11:26 a.m., Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 14 indicated there was dried skin in Resident K's beard and probably flakes of potato chips that he liked to eat.
Resident K was picky about things. He had previously lived off the grid.
During an observation on 9/5/25 at 2:24 p.m., the Director of Nursing Services (DNS) obtained a warm washcloth and gently washed Resident K's face.
This citation relates to Intake 1576791.3.1-38(a)(3)(A)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 REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
09/08/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Harrison Terrace
1924 Wellesley Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46219
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 9/4/25 at 10:28 a.m., the Social Services Director (SSD) indicated a care plan had not been initiated when the new behaviors of grabbing other residents were observed on 7/28/25 and 7/29/25.
The IDT team had met and reviewed the behaviors.
During an interview on 9/4/25 at 11:53 a.m., Nurse Practitioner (NP) 8 indicated she had seen Resident C, on 7/31/25, and had started lorazepam for his anxiety and agitation.
NP 8 was aware that Resident C had several room changes since his admission and understood at the time of her, 7/31/25, visit with Resident C, that he was to get a private room as an intervention for his anxiety and agitation.
Resident C's behavior toward Resident B, on 8/14/25, was not normal behavior for Resident C. On 9/4/25 at 8:28 a.m., the Administrator provided the Behavior Management Policy, revised August 2022, which indicated .It is the policy of American Senior Communities to provide behavior interventions for residents with problematic or distressing behaviors.
Interventions provided are both individualized and non pharmacological and part of a supportive physical and psychosocial environment that is directed toward preventing, relieving and/or accommodating a resident's behavioral expression.1.
Care plans should be initiated for any behavioral expression that is problematic or distressing to the resident, other residents or caregivers.
Care plan interventions should be individualized and non pharmacological interventions which address both proactive and responsive interventions. 2.
Care plans should be initiated when a resident is receiving a psychotropic medication used to treat either mood or behavior.
The care plan should clearly identify the specific mood, thought process or behavioral expression which the prescriber has identified as the indication for use of the psychotropic medication.7.
Direct care staff will be educated as to the interventions for residents reviewed by the IDT.This citation relates to Intake 2591193 and Intake 2589663.3.1-37(a)
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
09/08/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Harrison Terrace
1924 Wellesley Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46219
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited HARRISON TERRACE in INDIANAPOLIS, IN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0921 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-09-08.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of HARRISON TERRACE.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-07.