Astoria Place Of Cincinnati
ASTORIA PLACE OF CINCINNATI in CINCINNATI, OH — inspection on October 22, 2025.
Found 2 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
Based on medical record review, staff interview, review of facility Self-Reported Incidents (SRIs), and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to report an allegation of sexual abuse to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) in a timely manner.
This affected one resident (Resident #45) of three residents reviewed for abuse.
The facility census was 75 residents.Findings include:
Review of the medical record for Resident #45 revealed an admission date of 01/09/20 with a diagnosis of paraplegia and a discharge date of 04/10/25.
Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for Resident #45 dated 02/04/25 revealed the resident had intact cognition.
Interview on 10/20/25 at 4:00 P.M with [NAME] #246 confirmed sometime in early April 2025 they reported to the previous Administrator that Housekeeping Supervisor (HS) #902 and Resident #45 were having a sexual relationship.
Interview on 10/21/25 at 3:23 P.M with Social Worker (SW) #208 confirmed sometime in April 2025 she reported to the previous Administrator that she believed HS #902 and Resident #45 were having a sexual relationship.
Interview on 10/22/25 at 10:30 A.M. with the Regional Director of Operations (RDO) confirmed the facility did not report an allegation of possible sexual abuse made in early April 2025 per HS #902 towards Resident #45 until 10/21/25.
The RDO stated sometime in April 2025 when Resident #45 was still in the facility, he had heard HS #902 and Resident #45 had an inappropriate relationship, but no one including the previous Administrator had indicated to the RDO that there were allegations of sexual abuse.
Review of the facility SRI for Resident #45 dated 10/21/25 revealed the facility investigated an allegation of sexual abuse per HS #902 towards Resident #45 which had allegedly occurred when the resident resided in the facility with a discharge date of 04/10/25.
The facility did not substantiate abuse had occurred.
Review of the facility policy titled Abuse and Neglect Protocol dated 06/13/21 revealed the facility would report allegations of suspected abuse which did not result in serious bodily injury to the state agency within 24 hours and would conduct and complete an investigation of the alleged abuse within five days.
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10/22/2025
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Astoria Place of Cincinnati
3627 Harvey Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45229
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were properly stored.
This had the potential to affect all 18 residents residing on the 200 unit (Residents #17, #25, #30, #101, #102, #103, #104, #105, #106, #107,#108, #109, #110, #112, #113, #114, #115, #116).
The facility census was 75 residents.
Findings include:Observation on 10/21/25 at 9:33 A.M. of the 200-unit medication cart revealed it contained 18 cups of loose pills labeled with the respective names of all of the residents residing on the unit.
Interview on 10/21/25 at 9:40 A.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #505 confirmed she had prepulled all of the medications for the morning med pass for Residents #17, #25, #30, #101, #102, #103, #104, #105, #106, #107, #108, #109, #110, #112, #113, #114, #115, #116.Interview on 10/21/25 at 9:45 A.M with the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed nurses and qualified medication assistants (QMAs) should not pull all the residents' medications at once.
Each resident's medication should be prepared, administered, and signed off, before proceeding to the next resident.
Review of the facility policy titled Medication Administration dated April 2019 revealed the individual administering the medications should initial the resident's Medication Administration Record (MAR) on the appropriate line after giving each resident's medication and before administering the next ones.
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