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Federal inspectors found the unsanitary conditions during a September complaint investigation.

The resident at Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Kingsford had been diagnosed with non-Alzheimer's dementia, anxiety disorder and depression.

The resident was immediately transferred to the hospital emergency department with "many maggots" in a large right-sided temple wound.

The incidents occurred at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside in June, according to a federal inspection report completed in September.

The housekeepers called for a registered nurse, who found the male resident still in the woman's room when she arrived.

Both staff members skipped the required gowns during wound care and personal hygiene tasks.

Federal inspectors documented the case after reviewing care records and interviewing staff during a September complaint investigation.

The August 25 incident occurred when staff heard yelling from a room and found one resident trying to prevent another from striking them.

Resident 1 was found lying on his back on a fall mat beside his bed on August 28, 2025.

The security guard was in view of the front entrance when it happened.

The victim sustained an acute comminuted fracture of his right fifth metacarpal, the bone leading to his little finger.

On September 6, the resident's physician documented a potassium level of 5.5 — well above the normal range of 3.5 to 5.0.