Nursing Home News — Page 184

diff is a spore-forming bacteria spread through fecal matter.

That finding, recorded under the federal tag F0689, is one of the most commonly cited deficiencies in American nursing homes.

The pattern wasn't isolated to one person.

Federal inspectors cited the facility following a complaint investigation completed August 28, 2025.

The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 114, had fallen one to two times in the three months before coming to the facility.

The inspection was triggered by a complaint.

The deficiency, cited under federal tag F0657, affected a small number of residents.

The inspection, conducted on August 28, 2025, was triggered by a complaint.

The finding, recorded during a complaint inspection on August 28, 2025, was one of 11 deficiencies cited against the Coraopolis facility.

When a facility falls short in this area, the people most affected are often the least able to say so.

Cedar Manor staff were not consistently putting on gowns and gloves before providing high-contact care to those residents.

That was the Director of Nursing's own explanation.