Nursing Home News — Page 106

The therapist, identified in the report only as OT #2, was pulled from work on May 26, 2025, the day after the incident came to light.

It touched the population broadly enough that regulators checked the most serious box available for scope.

She also could not explain why the drug was unavailable in the facility to begin with.

The inspection was triggered by a complaint.

The medication was Lorazepam, a controlled benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.

The citation was issued under F0584, the federal tag that covers residents' right to a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment.

Federal inspectors cited Amethyst Health of Wausau, located at 1010 E Wausau Ave, following a complaint inspection completed August 19, 2025.

Neither refusal was ever added to that resident's care plan, the document that guides every nurse and aide who walks through that person's door.

The August 20 complaint inspection found ant infestations in at least two residents' rooms at the 92-bed facility.

Dehydration in nursing home residents is not a minor inconvenience.

Inspectors classified it as an isolated finding with no documented actual harm, but with the potential for more than minimal harm.

No documentation that audits had been completed.