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Their medical history includes diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease, conditions that significantly impair healing and increase infection risk.

The Director of Nursing confirmed that the transition created significant operational challenges.

By 3:30 PM, Washer One had become completely inoperable due to malfunctioning detergent pumps.

One resident told inspectors **she routinely waits about three hours for her call light to be answered while sitting in a dirty brief**.

During the January inspection, surveyors observed the resident's contracted right hand with fingernails that were both dirty and excessively long.

## Dangerous Laundry Practices Exposed Surveyors observed laundry rooms on three separate units with no separation between clean and dirty areas.

The physician's order contained a potentially fatal error in the hold parameters - the instructions for when nurses should withhold the medication.

Inspectors observed these medical devices stored at residents' bedsides without protective covering over multiple days of observation.

Despite facility protocols requiring 72-hour alert monitoring after falls to watch for latent injuries, staff failed to implement these safety measures.

When staff returned one minute later, the resident was found unresponsive with his upper body on the bed and lower extremities hanging off the side.

The immediate jeopardy period lasted from December 13, 2024, to January 22, 2024, before being downgraded after the facility implemented corrective measures.

Federal inspectors discovered that Villa Del Sol had no Legionella testing results for 2024 or 2025, despite facility policies requiring annual testing.