Warsaw Meadows
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0600
F 0600 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
attempting to get to her room and Resident B had lunged at her. in a threatening manner Confidential Employee 4 indicated she had not witnessed this action, but Resident D was scared when she went to give Resident D her medication. Confidential Employee 4 indicated Resident D had her grabber stick under pillow and indicated the grabber being under the pillow gave her security.During an interview, on 9/30/2025 at 11:21 A.M., the Director of Nursing indicated she was only informed of a verbal altercation between Resident B and D. She was not informed of Resident B lunging at Resident D and staff intervention to prevent contact. She indicated one on one supervision was put into place for Resident B after the altercation with Resident D.During an interview, on 9/30/2025 at 11:35 A.M., the Executive Director indicated there was only a verbal interaction from Resident B to Resident D. He indicated nothing else had happened. Although Resident B had a known history of angry outburst and physical and verbal altercations and had care plan to address behaviors with interventions to relocate the resident to a quiet, safe place and offer him a snack at the first signs of agitation, staff did not follow the planned interventions which resulted
in Resident B physically assaulting Resident C, causing her physical bruising and emotional trauma. In addition, staff did not implement preventative one to one supervision for Resident B to prevent further abuse which resulted in verbal abuse and threatening physical behaviors toward Resident D which resulted
in emotional distress and fear.A policy was provided by the Executive Director, on 9/29/205 at 10:20 A.M.
The policy titled, Abuse Policy, indicated, .The resident has the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation.Residents should not be subjected to abuse by anyone, including, but not limited to, facility staff, other residents, consultants or volunteers, staff of other agencies serving the resident, family members or legal guardians, friends, or other individuals.Abuse is defined as ‘the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish.Prevention-Provide staff, residents, and family members information on how to and whom to report concerns, incidents, and grievances without fear of retribution, and provide feedback regarding the concerns; identify, intervene, and correct situations of alleged, suspected, or substantial abuse; supervision of staff, monitoring of resident's with needs and behaviors, communication deficits, and/or those totally dependent on staff.This deficient practice relates to Intake 2625615.3.1-27(a)3.1-27(b)
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WARSAW MEADOWS in WARSAW, IN inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in WARSAW, IN, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from WARSAW MEADOWS or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.