Nursing Home News — Page 441

One resident had been hospitalized for nausea, vomiting and sepsis syndrome caused by a urinary tract infection.

Brown substances were scattered on the floor near the bed.

When inspectors ran their fingers along the side of the ice machine during a November 19 inspection, black substance came off on their hands.

The November 19 inspection at Sharon Care Center found Resident 3 connected to feeding equipment that should have been discarded immediately after use.

According to the resident's History and Physical assessment, they retained the mental capacity to make their own medical decisions.

Federal inspectors found the violations during a November complaint investigation.

Family members ultimately discovered the abscess.

The incident occurred October 1st when Resident #2 complained of pain to her right side while being transferred to a shower chair around 7:30 am.

The November incident at Paradigm at Katy unfolded when CNA K was giving a resident a bed bath and her jacket sleeves got wet.

The October 18 incident occurred when the resident, who normally used a walker, attempted to use the bathroom independently.

Resident 2 had been recovering from surgery and a motor vehicle accident that left multiple fractures when the oxycodone overdose occurred in April.

The woman's left leg was pulled up and she refused to let nurses touch it.