That phrase, "potential for actual harm," carries weight in nursing home oversight.
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The facility set its own deadline.
That's what inspectors found in February at the 47-resident skilled nursing facility in Santa Rosa.
The seat was cracked and hanging sideways.
On December 27, 2024, that person sent an email to the South Dakota Department of Health.
The scrambled eggs came in at 88.3 degrees.
What he couldn't explain was what any of it had to do with keeping residents safe.
The administrator confirmed it verbally as well.
She also said she wasn't sure which color meant which code status.
The admission came on February 10, 2025, at 4:14 in the afternoon.
The nursing home administrator didn't know the complaint existed.
The administrator had an explanation for that.
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