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After administering insulin, the nurse set the glucometer, now carrying Resident 8's blood, on top of the cart in the hallway.

That resident, identified in federal inspection records only as R1, said so directly when inspectors arrived on April 24, 2026.

He spends the majority of his time in bed.

The resident who did the hitting, Resident 2, had been admitted in 2024 following a cerebral infarct, a form of brain tissue death caused by lack of oxygen.

The man, identified only as Resident 1 in the inspection report, was completely dependent on staff for oral hygiene.

The resident, identified in inspection records only as R24, has a colostomy bag and cleans it himself in the bathroom sink.

The level of harm was classified as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, with a small number of residents affected.

Her oral medications were ordered to be swallowed.

Inspectors conducting a complaint investigation found the facility fell short of that standard.

The deficiency was assigned a harm level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, and the number of residents affected was recorded as few.

That was four days before inspectors arrived at Capital Post Acute on April 29, 2026.

The inspection, completed April 29, 2026, was triggered by a complaint.