Munster Med-inn
MUNSTER MED-INN in MUNSTER, IN — inspection on October 28, 2025.
Found 4 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 interview on 10/28/25 at 11:00 a.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) indicated QMAs were not allowed to perform any pressure ulcer treatments.
During a confidential interview on 10/27/25, a family member indicated they had witnessed QMAs doing pressure ulcer treatments while they were visiting their loved one.
The current 9/1/2020 Job Description and Performance Monitoring System for a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) policy, provided by the DON on 10/28/25 at 2:50 p.m., indicated a QMA can perform minor skin treatments such as a Stage 1 pressure ulcer. 3.1-35(g)(1)
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10/28/2025
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Munster Med-Inn
7935 Calumet Ave Munster, IN 46321
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 10/28/25 at 11:00 a.m., the Director of Nursing indicated the wound and skin treatments should be done as ordered by the physician.
This citation relates to Intake 2651009. 3.1-37(a)
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Munster Med-Inn
7935 Calumet Ave Munster, IN 46321
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 10/27/25 at 12:35 p.m. the Wound Nurse indicated she was unaware the treatment to the right medial distal foot had changed.
She administered the wrong treatment and did not apply the Mupirocin ointment.
She indicated the bandages were old and outdated.
The Wound Physician was in the facility on 10/23/25 and she did the treatments with him, as those were her initials on the bandages from 10/23/25.
During an interview on 10/28/25 at 11:00 a.m., the Director of Nursing indicated the wound and skin treatments should be done as ordered by the physician.
This citation relates to Intake 2651009. 3.1-40(a)(2)
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COMPLETED
10/28/2025
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Munster Med-Inn
7935 Calumet Ave Munster, IN 46321
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 10/27/25 at 3:45 p.m., the Wound Nurse indicated she was unaware she had to perform hand hygiene every time she removed her gloves.
During an interview on 10/28/25 at 11:00 a.m., the Director of Nursing indicated hand hygiene was to be performed before and after glove removal.
- During an observation on 10/27/25 at 11:41 a.m., the Wound Nurse and the Second Floor Unit Manager
were asked to change and provide the treatments to Resident C's pressure ulcers.
The Wound Nurse washed her hands with soap and water and donned a clean isolation gown and gloves to both hands.
She removed the old bandage to the right distal lateral and medial foot.
She removed her gloves, washed her hands with soap and water, and donned clean gloves to both hands.
The Wound Nurse cleaned the pressure ulcer to the right distal lateral foot with wound cleanser, patted it dry, removed her gloves, donned clean gloves to both hands and did not perform hand hygiene.
She performed the treatment to the lateral foot, removed her gloves and performed hand hygiene.
She donned a clean pair of gloves to both hands, and cleaned the right distal medial foot wound with wound cleanser, patted it dry, and removed her gloves, donned clean gloves to both hands and did not perform hand hygiene.
She put the ointments on the wound bed, removed her gloves, donned clean gloves to both hands and did not perform hand hygiene.
She then covered the wound with a piece of oil emulsion bandage and secured it with a dry bordered bandage.
She removed her gloves, washed her hands with soap and water, and donned clean gloves to both hands.
She removed the bandage from the coccyx pressure ulcer, discarded her gloves, donned a clean pair of gloves to both hands and did not perform hand hygiene.
She cleaned the wound with wound cleanser, patted it dry, removed her gloves, donned clean ones, and did not perform hand hygiene.
She completed the treatment and performed hand hygiene.
She donned clean gloves to both hands, and removed the bandage from the left lateral knee.
She discarded the old gloves, donned clean gloves to both hands and did not perform hand hygiene.
She cleaned the wound, removed her gloves, donned clean gloves and did not perform hand hygiene and proceeded to the complete the treatment.
She performed hand hygiene, donned clean gloves to both hands and removed the kerlix bandage from the resident's left hand.
She then removed her gloves, donned clean gloves and did not perform hand hygiene.
She cleaned the wound and palm of the resident's hand, discarded her gloves, donned clean gloves and did not perform hand hygiene and completed the treatment.
During an interview on 10/27/25 at 3:45 p.m., the Wound Nurse indicated she was unaware she had to perform hand hygiene every time she removed her gloves.
During an interview on 10/28/25 at 11:00 a.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) indicated hand hygiene was to be performed before and after glove removal.
The current 9/1/2020 Hand Hygiene/Handwashing policy, provided by the DON on 10/28/25 at 2:50 p.m., indicated hand hygiene was to be performed before and after glove removal. 3.1-18(b)
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