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Resident 233, who has heart failure and diabetes, soiled herself at 9 AM on February 6 and pressed her call button for help.

The errors included crushing Isosorbide Mononitrate ER, a heart medication, and Slow-Mag, a delayed-release calcium and magnesium supplement.

Resident 35 was supposed to receive only pureed food after the May 13 choking episode.

Licensed Practical Nurse #4 discovered Resident #75's feeding tube was clogged during medication administration on March 26.

The February 26 incident was one of at least five documented attacks by Resident #2 against other residents and staff since November.

Resident #123 was last seen by staff at 5:30 PM on July 29, 2023, sitting in the television room.

The facility's own policy requires staff to wear masks, gowns and gloves before entering rooms of residents on droplet precautions.

The 93-bed facility's medication error rate reached 6.9 percent, exceeding the federal limit of 5 percent.

The same drug screen showed no traces of alprazolam, the anxiety medication he was supposed to receive.

The January 6 incident occurred at 2:04 p.m.

The resident screamed that "she was raped last night" in front of her husband during his visit on February 1st.

The violations at Eliot Center for Health and Rehabilitation were among eight deficiencies found during a federal inspection completed January 21.