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One of those deficiencies involved something fundamental to how nursing homes are supposed to work: the care plan.

Inspectors determined Meridian Center had not done that, at least not completely.

The August 20 complaint inspection identified six deficiencies in total.

Inspectors classified the violation as an isolated deficiency with no documented actual harm, but with potential for more than minimal harm to residents.

Immediate jeopardy is not a routine citation.

That is what inspectors found when they arrived at the nursing home at 1770 W.

These are not clinical abstractions.

The inspection was triggered by complaints, not a routine survey.

At The Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center, those systems weren't working.

The citation, issued August 20, 2025, falls under a category covering resident assessment and care planning.

The finding was one of 27 deficiencies cited during a complaint inspection conducted on August 20, 2025.

The citation, tagged F0689, covers the failure to prevent the fall and the failure to respond to signs of injury afterward.