Nursing Home News — Page 853

The facility's safe resident handling policy, revised in May 2025, states plainly that two staff members must be present whenever a mechanical lift is used.

The facility houses 82 residents.

Resident #42 told his father he had no idea what he was talking about.

That is what a federal inspection team found when they arrived at Laurel Health & Rehabilitation Center on January 27, 2026.

The resident, identified in federal inspection records only as Resident 1, had money missing from his account.

The finding came out of a January 2026 complaint inspection at Mesa Glen Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Glendora.

What they found was a straightforward equipment problem that turned into a prolonged nutritional failure because no one was checking.

The residents who qualify are among the most vulnerable in any nursing home.

Her discharge instructions from the hospital, dated December 18, 2025, were straightforward.

The resident didn't know where the call light was.

Nobody had documented providing incontinence care on the 7 AM to 3 PM shift.

The facility's Director of Nursing confirmed this practice could cause cross contamination leading to infection and delayed wound healing.