Pulaski Health Care Center
PULASKI HEALTH CARE CENTER in WINAMAC, IN — inspection on August 22, 2025.
Found 2 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 8/22/25 at 1:00 p.m., the Director of Nursing and Regional Nurse Consultant were notified of the concern and provided no further information.
A policy related to bowel protocols and monitoring was requested and was not received.
This citation relates to Intake 1759620. 3.1-37(a)
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08/22/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pulaski Health Care Center
624 E 13th St Winamac, IN 46996
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 8/21/25 at 3:25 p.m., the Administrator was made aware of the missing documentation, there was no additional information provided.
Record review for Resident C was completed on 8/19/25 at 12:33 p.m.
Diagnoses included, but were not limited to, Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and anxiety.
The Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 6/5/25, indicated the resident was severely cognitively impaired.
The resident was dependent on staff for eating and drinking.
A Care Plan, dated 3/20/25 and revised 8/18/25, indicated the resident was on a mechanically altered diet texture related to Lewy body dementia. An intervention included to monitor and record intakes.
The August 2025 Physician’s Order Summary (POS) indicated orders for the following:-Chart morning snack intake daily-Chart afternoon snack intake daily-Chart evening snack daily at bedtime -Chart breakfast intake daily-Chart lunch intake daily-Chart dinner intake daily The Task Meal Consumption Logs were documented with percentage of snacks and meals eaten.
The last 30 days lacked documentation for the following snacks and meals:-Morning snack: 7/22, 7/24, 7/25, 7/27, 7/31, 8/3, 8/4, 8/6, 8/7, 8/8, 8/13, and 8/17/25-Afternoon snack: 7/19, 7/20, 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/26, 7/27, 7/29, 7/30, 8/2, 8/3, 8/4, 8/5, 8/7, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10, 8/12, 8/14, 8/15, 8/16, 8/17, 8/18, and 8/19/25-Evening snack: 8/7/25-Breakfast: 7/22, 7/24, and 8/8/25-Lunch: 7/25, 8/8, and 8/10/25-Dinner: 7/19, 7/20, 7/23, and 8/18/25 During an interview on 8/20/25 at 3:59 p.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) indicated she was unable to provide any documentation the resident's meal consumption logs were completed on the above dates.
This citation relates to Intake 1759620. 3.1-50(a)(1)
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