Nursing Home News — Page 863

Two days later, inspectors found the same resident with pork and toast for breakfast.

Three residents reviewed by inspectors fell a total of five times within days of admission.

Resident #9 arrived at Melrose Healthcare in November 2024 with diabetes and mild cognitive impairment.

The complaint came during a federal inspection at Life Care Center of Port Townsend that uncovered widespread failures in basic patient care.

The resident, identified only as CR#1, was eventually discharged as "against medical advice" without ever coming back to the facility.

She received no written explanation for the transfer and no orientation to her new accommodations.

Federal inspectors found the facility failed to manage pain appropriately for the resident, who has fibromyalgia, back pain, and polyneuropathy.

The July 19 citation marked the most serious level of nursing home violation — immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

The April 25, 2022 assault at Willowbrooke CT Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase was witnessed by two staff members, but neither reported it immediately.

Agency Licensed Practical Nurse 2 took medications to the beauty salon looking for Resident 93, who lived in one room but was found in another resident's room.

The resident died on June 14, four days after her family was finally notified of the wounds.

Federal inspectors documented the pest infestation during an August inspection that resulted in immediate jeopardy violations for kitchen cleanliness failures.