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The violations affected at least five residents at the 50-bed facility on Sterling Way.

The resident also had pseudobulbar affect and muscle wasting.

The November 21 attack left the victim shaken and the aggressor with a head injury after he lost his balance and fell.

She said staff sometimes told her to wait until they finished their rounds before they could help with basic hygiene needs.

Resident #16 described the reality of life inside the facility during an April 24 interview with inspectors.

The resident, identified as Resident 8, had been readmitted to the facility in May 2024 with type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, and chronic kidney disease.

The patient's blood sugar climbed steadily throughout the day — from 313 mg/dl at 2:47 PM to 332 mg/dl at 5:32 PM, finally reaching 402 mg/dl by evening.

that February morning, inspectors accompanied CNA #1 to check on Resident 103 in bed.

When inspectors found her in her room, she sat in her wheelchair with her eyes closed, no television or music playing, no books or magazines available.

During a May 31 morning medication round, inspectors watched Nurse #1 give resident #9 just one tablet of Vitamin D3 when the doctor had ordered two.

But the termination came only after the facility had already botched its response to confirmed physical abuse.

Federal inspectors found the facility violated residents' rights to be free from physical abuse when they reviewed the cases in late May.