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The immediate jeopardy citation was triggered after inspectors discovered systemic failures in meal supervision and care planning.

By then, staff at Countryside Meadows had already changed his treatment goals from full care to palliative care without her knowledge or consent.

The unit manager said the overnight agency aide "must have left the dirty sheet on the resident's bed" rather than changing it during incontinence care.

When the roommate tried to retrieve the book, the Alzheimer's patient slapped him on the left side of the face, leaving visible redness.

Resident 17 was walking inside their room when inspectors arrived at 1:43 PM.

Resident 1 was found sitting on her bedroom floor at 6:45 a.m.

Three residents tested positive for the highly contagious virus, while 42 others developed gastrointestinal symptoms between April 6 and April 14.

But no restraint assessments were completed for either alarm device.

The violations affected at least five residents at the 50-bed facility on Sterling Way.

The resident also had pseudobulbar affect and muscle wasting.

The November 21 attack left the victim shaken and the aggressor with a head injury after he lost his balance and fell.

She said staff sometimes told her to wait until they finished their rounds before they could help with basic hygiene needs.