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The August 4 records request sat unfulfilled when state inspectors arrived September 17 for a complaint investigation.

Resident 2, who cannot speak and is rarely understood when attempting to communicate, depends entirely on staff for basic hygiene and bathing.

Inspectors documented problems severe enough to trigger mandatory corrective action before they would leave the building.

The computer screen on top of the cart counter displayed an unidentified resident's picture and medical information.

The violation occurred at Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin during a September inspection triggered by complaints.

The facility's interdisciplinary team promised to update the care plan to ensure the cushion was placed before seating the resident.

The nurse rushed to provide care, but when the resident stopped breathing and lost their pulse, she immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The violation affects billing data sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The resident at New Orange Hills expressed frustration during a September inspection about the facility's blood pressure monitoring practices.

The facility's administrator never filed an incident report.

Federal inspectors discovered the practice during a 4:35 a.m.

Licensed Nurse 1 had left Station 2's medication cart unlocked when she went down the hall to help another resident.