Heather Knoll Retirement Village
HEATHER KNOLL RETIREMENT VILLAGE in TALLMADGE, OH — inspection on August 15, 2025.
Found 1 citation. 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
in accordance with accepted professional standards.
record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure Resident #1's medical record was accurate
documentation.
The facility census was 110.Findings include:Review of Resident #1's medical record revealed the resident was admitted on [DATE] and discharged on 06/02/25 with diagnoses including chronic diastolic congestive heart failure, anxiety disorder and syncope and collapse.Review of Resident #1's admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment dated [DATE] revealed the resident exhibited intact cognition, was always incontinent of bowel and bladder and was not on a toileting program.Review of Resident #1's Emergency Department Encounter note dated 06/02/25 revealed the resident presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of altered mental status.
The emergency medical squad (EMS) reported that the nursing facility called because she was not acting like herself and they found her to be unresponsive when the family arrived.
The husband stated that he visited the nursing home on [DATE] and the resident was acting confused and told the staff, but she had not been evaluated at that time.Interview on 08/15/25 at 12:11 P.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #810 revealed she vaguely remembered Resident #1's husband reporting concerns about confusion and she had assessed the resident on that date. LPN #810 confirmed she did not document the assessment of the resident at that time but did not identify a change in the resident's condition.An additional interview on 08/15/25 at 3:03 P.M. with LPN #810 confirmed she remembered Resident #1's husband coming to her on 06/01/25 around lunchtime with concerns that the resident had a decline. LPN #810 confirmed she assessed the resident and did not find any changes in condition but neglected to document the assessment in the resident's medical record.This deficiency is an incidental finding discovered during the course of the complaint investigation.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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