Nursing Home News — Page 920

The medical provider only learned of the death when someone eventually contacted them, well past the normal timeframe for signing death certificates.

The man, identified in inspection records only as Resident 111, told a licensed practical nurse that he wanted to be shaved on days he gets cleaned up.

The resident at the center of the finding, identified in inspection records as R5, received IV medication that was not administered as it should have been.

Resident K required thyroid tablets for hypothyroidism — 60 mg on Tuesdays at 5 AM, and 90 mg on all other days at 5 AM.

The deficiency was one of two citations issued during the survey.

The citation fell under the broader category of **Resident Rights Deficiencies**, one of the most fundamental areas of federal nursing home regulation.

Hospital records indicated the patient's catheter had last been changed two and a half to three months earlier at the nursing home.

Federal inspectors documented the violation during a November complaint investigation at the 120-bed facility on Southeast Powell Boulevard.

Resident #1 arrived at the facility on August 1, 2025, with his step-son and daughter-in-law.

A complaint inspection conducted on October 30, 2025 found that medications were not administered in accordance with physicians' orders.

The nurse, identified in inspection records only as V3, had worked the previous day from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM.

A physician ordered laboratory tests on November 10, but staff never completed them.