The worker who did it had already quit by the time inspectors arrived.
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The resident, identified in inspection records only as R158, spoke with an inspector on October 1, 2025.
The inspection, completed October 4, 2025, stemmed from a complaint.
The resident, identified in inspection records as R801, was transferred by ambulance to a hospital emergency department on September 28, 2025.
The theft was documented in an internal investigation completed September 18, 2025.
That happened at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake on the morning of October 1, 2025.
The administrator confirmed it directly.
The surveyor arrived on the third floor around 8:00 a.m.
The resident, identified in federal inspection records only as R9, has lived at Lake Taylor Hospital on Kempsville Road since July 2018.
When inspectors arrived on October 2, 2025 and asked the administrator directly whether he knew about the incident, he said he did not.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident R16, was prescribed levothyroxine at 25 micrograms, to be given every morning at 6:00 a.m.
The therapist, identified in inspection records as V22, told inspectors she went to the facility in March 2025 and performed the tests.