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In the 100 hall shower room, staff had stored an electric razor filled with gray hair stubble without any resident identification label.

The federal requirements governing medication administration encompass multiple safeguards.

This qualification gap becomes particularly significant when considering the scope of responsibility involved in dietary management.

The resident experienced severe pain for approximately 15 hours before receiving the appropriate pain medication.

Inspectors documented that Resident 67, who tested positive on July 16, continued sharing room 301 with COVID-negative Resident 61.

This positioning failure presents serious medical risks.

The IV medication bag containing one gram of Vancomycin lacked essential documentation: no date, no administration time, and no nurse signature.

Inspectors found the facility lacked proper systems for recording incidents of infections identified through surveillance activities.

The resident also required monitoring for potential brain bleeding.

At 7:15 a.m., inspectors tested the dishwasher and recorded a final rinse temperature of just **137 degrees Fahrenheit**.

Her medical history included Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease and dementia.

The surveyor observed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 8 wheeling Resident 47 away from the Northwest area of the facility.