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Resident #16 required a mechanical lift for all transfers due to her weakness.

The inspection report does not say how long those problems had existed before that conversation.

They are the starting point of a medical record, not the whole of one.

The facility was cited for failing to meet professional standards for food procurement, storage, preparation, and service.

RN #56 described the resident's difficult adjustment period to investigators.

## Why Dignity Rights Protections Matter The right to dignified existence in a nursing home setting encompasses a broad range of daily experiences.

Inspectors determined the facility failed to meet accepted professional standards for medical record keeping.

The resident, identified in inspection documents as Resident #3, has contractures that make dressing difficult.

The drug was located at a local pharmacy and available for pickup the same day.

He had moments of being quiet and content.

Federal inspectors found identical violations in both medication rooms they examined on August 27 and 28.

The incident at Pulaski Health & Rehab Center involved a resident with severe cognitive impairment who scored just 3 out of 15 on a mental status evaluation.