Independence House
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE in FOSTORIA, OH — inspection on April 28, 2026.
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
titled, Assessment Schedule, undated, revealed pressure and non-pressure grids were required to be
wounds, it was the policy of the facility to provide evidence-based treatments in accordance with
monitored through ongoing assessment of the wound and take into consideration progression towards healing, change in wound, and changes in resident's goals and preferences, such as end of life.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 2787800, Complaint Number 2784759, and Complaint Number 2742748.
365860 04/28/2026
Independence House 1000 Independence Rd Fostoria, OH 44830
Review of the facility policy titled, Standard for Falls, undated, revealed the purpose was to ensure resident safety from fall-related injury.
Unwitnessed falls, if patient was alert and oriented to person, place, and thing (x3), then ask the patient if they hit their head or face during the fall, if patient admitted to hitting their head or face, document the patient's statement and follow head injury protocol. If the patient denied hitting their head or face, document the patient's statement, perform physical assessment and follow general procedure.
General procedure was to place patient on 24 hour report and monitor the resident for the next 72 hours.
Review of the facility policy titled, Fall Prevention and Management Policy, revised August 2024, revealed each resident would be assessed for fall risk on admission, quarterly, after any fall and as needed. In the event of a fall, the resident would be assessed by the licensed nurse, physician or Nurse Practitioner (NP) and interventions aimed to prevent further falls would be implemented.
Details of the fall would be gathered and documentation completed as indicated.
Falls would be reviewed by the Interdisciplinary Team.
This review would include, but not limited to, new interventions that were identified/implemented, results of the new fall risk assessment, discussion with the resident and/or witness as to potential contributing factors, review of the environment where the fall occurred and discussion as to any new interventions that my help prevent any further falls.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2784759.
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