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An inspector intervened before the nurse could take vital signs with the contaminated equipment.

Both workers had approximately quarter-inch facial hair that remained exposed while they handled food, plated meals, and moved through kitchen areas.

R1's facial expression was sad and afraid." The resident asked the nursing assistant to stay with her.

Ten residents at Friendship Rehab and Health described their food using words like "crappy," "slop," and "barely edible" during interviews on December 29.

Resident 2 had been struggling.

The incident at King of Prussia Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, documented in a January 29, 2026 complaint inspection, was classified as actual harm.

Staff collected the sample on October 13.

The facility's Director of Nursing documented the theft allegation in an incident report.

The resident at the center of the allegation, identified in inspection records only as R2, was later hospitalized with altered mental status.

Resident #138 told inspectors on April 16 that her last bath or shower was Saturday, April 4.

One specific pattern had been documented since May 2023.

The resident, identified as R13 in inspection records, has hemiparesis and chronic bone infections.