The Laurels Of Pender
The Laurels of Pender in Burgaw, NC — inspection on September 3, 2025.
Found 1 citation. 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
assessed to be at her baseline.
Mood assessments were completed 3 times a week for two weeks beginning 4-1-25 through 4-12-25 for Resident #1 by the Social Worker and Resident #1 remained at baseline. On 5-14-2025, the administrator followed up with local law enforcement to seek out updated information regarding criminal and restitution actions.To make the resident whole, a restitution judgement was made against NA #1 by the [NAME] District Court for the State of North Carolina on 8-13-2025 for Resident #1 in the amount of $14,481.05.
This restitution judgment will be managed by the [NAME] District Court for the State of North Carolina.
The family for Resident #1 was made aware of local law enforcement notifications made by the Business Office Manager and the Administrator as it relates to pursuing criminal actions and restitution through local law enforcement against NA#1 for Resident #1 beginning on 3-27-2025. Resident #1's ability to stay at the facility, as it relates to Resident #1s Patient Monthly Liability, has not and will not be affected by the event caused by NA #1 per the Administrator.2.
Address how the facility will identify other residents having the potential to be affected by the same deficient practice.100% of interviewable residents were interviewed, offered a lock box, and educated by the Social Work department beginning on 3-27-25 and completed on 3-28-25 related to misappropriation and no other residents were affected.
Interviews, offering a lock box and education related to gifts, gratuities and misappropriation of funds were completed by the BOM with responsible parties of 100% non-interviewable residents on 3-28-25 and no residents were affected. 100% of employee file audits were completed on 3-27-25 by the Human Resources (HR) Director related to abuse education, healthcare registry review, and background check verification.
Newly admitted residents are offered a lock box by the admission Director or designee when completing the new admission paperwork.3.
Address what measures will be put into place or systemic changes made to ensure that the deficient practice will not recur.All facility-employed staff education related to abuse and misappropriation began on 3-27-25 and was completed on 3-27-25 by Human Resources and designees.
The education covered the facility's Abuse Prohibition Policy that covers physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, mental abuse, neglect, with an emphasis on misappropriation of resident property, to include examples of allegations of misappropriation of resident property and exploitation .
The education was completed in person and via telephone by the HR Director and designees. No facility staff worked until they were educated, and this was va[TRUNCATE
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