Wyant Woods Healthcare Center
WYANT WOODS HEALTHCARE CENTER in AKRON, OH — inspection on February 26, 2026.
Found 5 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Observation on 02/24/26 at 9:49 A.M. of the [NAME] unit revealed three filled white bags labeled Pharmacy Return Bags were in a locked medication room.Interview on 02/24/26 at 4:10 P.M. with Regional Clinical Director of Operations #686 stated there was no feasible method the facility had to track whether a non-narcotic medication had been placed in the Pharmacy Return Bag when the medication was discontinued.
Review of the undated facility policy titled Ohio Abuse, Neglect, and Misappropriation revealed misappropriation was defined at the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings without the resident consent.
The deficient practice was corrected on 10/08/25 when the facility implemented the following corrective action: On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 educated 26 of 26 LPNs and 11 of 11 Registered Nurses (RNs) regarding Medication Controlled Drugs and Security Policy, Pathway to Narcotic Management: Shift to Shift Count, Storage of Medications, Controlled Substance Storage, Medication Administration, Liberalized Medication Pass Times, Stock Medications, Clinical Documentation Standards, Missed Medication/ Medication Error, Nurse shift change and Walking Rounds, Blood Glucose Quality Checks, Refrigerator Maintenance and Temperature, Abuse/neglect/Misappropriation. On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 interviewed all applicable residents listed. On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 and designee reviewed and assessed all applicable residents listed. No residents experienced any adverse effects. On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 and designee initiated began daily medication cart audits which were completed on 10/30/25. No concerns noted. On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 and designee initiated and completed staff interviews related to the Board of Pharmacy Survey. No concerns were noted. On 10/07/25 Former DON #596 and designee initiated and completed assessments and or interviews for missing medications or concerns related to missing medications.
All residents were interviewed and assessed. No concerns were noted. On 10/08/25 the Administrator contacted the local police department after the facility was contacted by the Ohio Board Of Pharmacy regarding residents medication that were found in a home of a former employee of the facility.
The police report stated there were 263 pills belonging to 10 different residents in the facility and none of the medications were narcotics. On 10/08/25 the facility completed an Ad Hoc QAPI meeting.
The Medical Director was in attendance by phone. On 10/08/25 Former DON #596 and designee completed skin sweeps and interviews on all 90 non-interviewable residents. No concerns were noted.
Review of facility resident interviews revealed 73 of 73 residents were able to be interviewed, BIMS score was documented. No concerns were noted.
Review of the facility pharmacy audits beginning on 10/08/25 revealed daily audits were completed until 10/30/25 regarding two full signatures on narcotic logs, documentation cards matched actual count, administration time of medication matched, medication including narcotics were destroyed or returned, documentation strike outs are completed per policy.
Audits were done on Hickory, Buckeye, Willow, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Elm, Birch, This deficiency represents non-compliance under Complaint Number 2692620 and Complaint Number 2735853 .
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Wyant Woods Healthcare Center 200 Wyant Rd Akron, OH 44313
(slow) and the rabbit (fast) mode.
Observations at time of interview noted the scooter was set at the
however, Resident #138 was stubborn and would not give up the scooter.Observation on 02/26/26 at
set on high (rabbit) mode.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2736364 and Complaint Number 2736364.
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Observation on 02/26/26 at 8:44 A.M. of medication administration noted Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #584 administering medications to Resident #218. LPN #584 handed Resident #218 a BREO steroid inhaler, Resident #218 took one breath and gave the inhaler back to LPN #584. LPN #584 did not encourage or prompt Resident #218 to rinse his mouth after inhaling the steroid.
During an interview with LPN #584 immediately after the observation, LPN #584 stated Resident #218 refused to rinse his mouth in the past, so I did not say anything. LPN #584 agreed that she should have prompted Resident #218 to rinse his mouth.
During an interview on 02/26/26 at 3:50 P.M., Regional Director of Clinical Operations #686 verified staff should be encouraging residents to rinse their mouths after using a steroid inhaler.
Review of the BREO inhaler guidelines from accessdata.fda.gov, noted after inhalation, the resident should rinse his/her mouth with water without swallowing to help reduce the risk of overgrowth of yeast in the mouth (oropharyngeal candidiasis).
Review of the undated facility policy titled Medication Administration noted residents were to rinse their mouths after using a steroid inhaler.This deficiency was an incidental finding identified during the complaint investigation.
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Review of the medication administration record (MAR) noted Resident #402 was receiving acetaminophen (analgesic) 1000 milligrams (mg) dated 06/27/25 twice a day for pain, hydroxyzine (antianxiety) 50 mg 09/20/25 twice a day for anxiety, Rabeprazole (acid reducer) 20 mg dated 10/11/25 twice a day for heartburn.Review of medication administration audit report which the facility utilizes to track medications that were administered late noted Resident #402' s medications as follows:10/01/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg scheduled at 7:00 A.M., was administered at 4:20 P.M. acetaminophen 1000 mg scheduled at 7:30 P.M., was administered at 12:46 A.M. on 10/02/25.10/29/25-hydroxyzine 50 mg and Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 7:00 A.M. were administered at 1:24 P.M.10/31/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg, hydroxyzine 50 mg and Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 7:00 A.M. were administered at 12:51 P.M.11/01/15- Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 7:00 A.M. was administered at 12:08 P.M.11/04/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg, hydroxyzine 50 mg and Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 7:00 A.M. was administered at 12:50 P.M.11/06/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg scheduled for 7:30 P.M. was administered at 12:25 A.M. on 11/07/25.11/07/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg scheduled for 7:30 P.M. was administered at 12:19 A.M. on 11/08/25.11/10/25- acetaminophen 1000 mg, hydroxyzine 50 mg and Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 7:00 A.M. were administered at 12:09 P.M., hydroxyzine 50 mg and Rabeprazole 20 mg scheduled for 9:00 P.M. were administered at 5:42 A.M. on 11/11/25.Interview on 02/26/26 at 3:50 P.M., Regional Director of Clinical Operations #686 reviewed the audit and verified the medications were administered out of the timeframe scheduled.Resident #402 was not available for interview.
Review of the undated facility policy titled Medication Administration noted medications would be administered within the times frame of one hour before and one hour after the time ordered.
Review of the facility Liberalized Medication Pass Times, noted medications listed as early morning were from 4:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M., medications listed as A.M. were from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., medications listed as afternoon were from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., medications listed as P.M. were from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., and medications listed as HS were from 8:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2667132.
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Review of medical record for Resident #199 noted an admission date of 08/09/22.
Diagnoses included Alzheimer's disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Review of the annual MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #199 had intact cognition.
Review of medical record for Resident #218 noted an admission date of 07/28/25.
Diagnoses included schizoaffective disorder, depressive type and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Review of the quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #218 had intact cognition.
Review of medical record for Resident #243 noted an admission date of 11/11/24.
Diagnoses included diabetes and peripheral vascular disease.
Review of the quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #243 had intact cognition.
Observation on 02/26/26 at 8:44 A.M., LPN #652 was administering a medication to Resident #131.
LPN #652 placed 11 medications into her hand without sanitizing or wearing a glove. LPN #652 was also observed carrying a blood glucose meter in her hand after checking the glucose level for Resident #243. LPN #652 placed the meter in the top drawer of the medication cart without sanitizing it.
Interview immediately following the observation, LPN #652 verified the findings stating, I don't sanitize my hands between residents, I worked at other places, and no one has said anything to me.
LPN #652 was also asked about the policy and procedure for disinfecting blood glucose meters. LPN #652 stated I don't clean the meters between residents, how would I clean them anyway, with alcohol? LPN #652 stated she had worked at the facility for three weeks and never cleaned the meters.
Observation on 02/26/26 at 8:44 A.M., LPN #584 was administering medication to Resident #218. LPN #584 placed one medication into her hand without sanitizing or wearing a glove.
Observation on 02/26/26 at 8:44 A.M., LPN #584 was administering a medication to Resident #199.
LPN #584 placed three medications into her hand without sanitizing or wearing a glove.
Interview immediately after the observation LPN #584 verified the findings and stated she should have put on a glove before touching medications.Interview on 02/26/26 at 3:50 P.M., Regional Director of Clinical Operations (RDCO) #686 verified staff should not be popping medications into their hands and blood glucose meters should be sanitized between each resident.
Review of the manufactures guidelines for maintaining the meter stated cleaning and disinfecting can be completed by using a commercially available EPA-registered disinfectant detergent or germicide wipe.
Review of the undated facility policy titled Medication Administration noted staff are not touch the medication, either when opening a liquid or dose pack.
Review of the undated facility policy titled Cleaning and Disinfection of Glucose Meter noted glucose meters should be disinfected with a high-level antimicrobial wipe.This deficiency was an incidental finding identified during the complaint investigation.