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The Bloomfield facility has submitted a corrective action plan addressing the cited violations.

Federal inspectors observed the violations during dinner preparation on December 18.

The nursing assistant later admitted she never checked the care requirements before attempting the solo transfer.

Physician orders from July 10 specified the resident should receive 8 units of sliding scale insulin for blood sugars between 351-400 mg/dl.

The system failure affected all 48 residents.

"Yeah," replied one stroke patient with hemiplegia when inspectors asked if he needed his nails cut.

Resident 32 received a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage on September 25, 2025, setting her discharge date for September 28.

Federal regulations require facilities to keep medication errors below 5 percent.

The inspection, filed as a complaint, cited the facility under food sanitation standards.

**Level J sits near the top of that scale** — it indicates an isolated incident that nonetheless posed immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

The incident occurred on May 23, 2025, during the 3 PM to 11 PM shift at Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center Belair.

The deficiency was classified at **Scope/Severity Level E**, indicating a **pattern of noncompliance** rather than an isolated incident.