Ayden Healthcare Of Wauseon
AYDEN HEALTHCARE OF WAUSEON in WAUSEON, OH — inspection on May 28, 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
Review of the facility provided document titled, Resident Rights, dated 10/03/23, revealed resident's had the right to be treated at all times with courtesy, respect, and full recognition of dignity and individuality.
This was an incidental finding discovered during the complaint investigation.
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365330 05/28/2026
Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon 303 W Leggett St Wauseon, OH 43567
Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 05/08/26, revealed the resident was cognitively intact.
Further review of Resident #19's medical record revealed no evidence a self-administration assessment was completed for the resident to safely self-administer medications or a physician's order was in place for the self-administration of medications.
Review of the Medication Administration Review (MAR) for May 2026 revealed Resident #19 received the following morning medications on 05/27/26: cranberry (herbal) oral tablet; cyanocobalamin (vitamin) tablet 500 microgram (mcg); desvenlafaxine succinate ER (antidepressant) oral tablet extended release 24 hour 100 milligram (mg); folic acid (vitamin) tablet one mg; Jardiance (antidiabetic) 25 mg; levothyroxine sodium (thyroid product) oral tablet 200 mcg; levothyroxine sodium oral tablet 50 mcg; montelukast sodium oral tablet 10 mg; prempro (estrogen) oral tablet 0.3-1.5 mg; rosuvastatin calcium (lipid lowering agent) oral tablet 10 mg; vitamin A (supplement) oral tablet 3000 mcg; zinc (supplement) 50 mg; buspirone (anti-anxiety) tablet five mg; calcitriol capsule (supplement) 0.5 mcg two tablets; doxycycline hyclate (tetracycline) 100 mg; calcium acetate tablet 667 mg give three tablets; calcium citrate 1200 mg; renvela 800 mg; Tylenol 325 mg give two tablets; and magnesium oxide (supplement) 400 mg.
Observation on 05/27/26 at 9:45 A.M. revealed a medication cup, approximately half full of medications, was on Resident #19's bedside table.
Nursing staff were not present in the room.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 9:49 A.M. with Therapy #365 verified Resident #19 had unattended medications at bedside.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 9:50 A.M. with Resident #19 revealed the nurses left her medications at bedside because she liked to spread them out.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 10:06 A.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #360 verified leaving Resident #19's medications unattended at the bedside.
Interview on 05/27/26 10:51 A.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) verified Resident #19 was not assessed to self-administer medications and did not have a physician's order in place to self-administer mediations.
The DON stated Resident #19 would be appropriate to self-administer medication.
Review of the facility policy titled, Administering Medication, revised December 2012, revealed resident may self-administer their own medications only if the attending physician, in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Care Planning Team, determined that they had the decision-making capacity to do so safely.
This deficiency was an incidental finding discovered during the complaint investigation.
365330 05/28/2026
Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon 303 W Leggett St Wauseon, OH 43567
Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 05/08/26, revealed the resident was cognitively intact.
Review of Resident #19's written documentation, dated 3/30/26, revealed the staff pulled her curtain open and used the roommate's trash can to prop open the door. Resident #19 documented propping the door open let in a great amount of light and the nighttime staff were not not letting her sleep.
Review of Resident #19's written documentation, dated 04/08/26, revealed nighttime staff used the trash can to prop the door open, preventing the resident from sleeping.
The documentation also revealed Resident #19 wore ear plugs, with no success, to aid in her sleep.
Review of Resident #19's written documentation revealed on 4/11/26, the resident reported she did not sleep well and had sleep disorders.
The resident asked the facility staff to shut the door tight and they did not respect her by leaving it open.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #355 opened the door using the trash can to prop it open and left the light on. Resident #19 documented her eyes hurt from lack of sleep.
Review of Resident #19's written documentation, undated, revealed the nighttime facility staff were noisy and would not shut the door or keep it closed.
Interview on 05/26/26 at 8:59 A.M. with Resident #19 revealed she had severe insomnia and slept better when it was dark. Resident #19 stated the aides would not allow the door to stay closed at night and they propped the door with her roommate's trash can. Resident #19 stated she asked for the door to stay closed and closed it herself, only for the door to be opened and propped shortly after.
Observation on 05/27/26 at 6:05 A.M. revealed Resident #19's door was propped open with a garbage can.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 6:20 A.M. with CNA #355 verified Resident #19 did not like the door to her open. CNA #355 stated for the past week she had propped the door open due to the roommate's condition.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 6:23 A.M. with Registered Nurse (RN) #398 verified Resident #19 had complained about not sleeping well due to the room door being propped open.
Interview on 05/28/26 at 8:45 A.M. with Resident #19 verified the room door had been propped open for months as indicated in the resident's documentation.
Review of the facility provided document titled, Resident Rights, dated 10/03/23, revealed residents had the right upon reasonable request to have room doors closed and to have them not opened without knocking, except in the case of emergency or unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2991972.
365330 05/28/2026
Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon 303 W Leggett St Wauseon, OH 43567
you back and then call the cops.
Review of the facility policy titled, Abuse, Mistreatment, Neglect,
was defined as the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidations, or punishment
that was observed or reported by staff or resident.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2807211.
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Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon 303 W Leggett St Wauseon, OH 43567
authorities.
facility failed to ensure staff reported allegations of abuse timely.
This affected one (#16) of four
record for Resident #16 revealed an admission date of 04/03/26 with diagnoses of dementia, adjustment disorder, and fracture of the sacrum.Interview on 05/27/26 10:51 A.M. with the Director of Nursing (DON) and the Administrator revealed a report of an allegation of abuse that occurred in the afternoon of 05/26/26 between Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #330 and Resident #16.
The Administrator stated LPN #300 and Registered Nurse (RN) #315 had knowledge of the incident on the date of occurrence and did not report it at the time of the incident. LPN #300 reported the allegation this morning.
Interview on 05/27/26 at 11:30 A.M. with LPN #300 revealed she walked down the north hall when LPN #330 reported to her that Resident #16 was attempting to hit her (LPN #330) and LPN #330 stated she grabbed the wrists of Resident #16 and told the resident, If you hit me, I will hit you back and call the police. LPN #300 verified she did not report this to anyone in management following the conversation with LPN #330 on 05/26/26.
She stated that following a conversation later in the afternoon with a State Surveyor, she got to thinking and decided to report the incident this morning (05/27/26) when she got to work.Interview on 05/27/26 at 12:47 P.M. with RN #315 revealed she spoke with LPN #330 on 05/26/26 in the afternoon and learned from LPN #330 that she was involved in a situation with Resident #16. LPN #330 reported to RN #315 that Resident #16 became combative.
LPN #330 stated to RN #315 that she (LPN #330) grabbed the wrists of Resident #16 and pinned them to the arms of the wheelchair and told the resident, If you hit me, I will hit you back and call the police. RN #315 stated she was enroute to report the incident to the DON and Administrator and got distracted and forgot to follow through.
Review of the facility policy titled, Abuse, Mistreatment, Neglect, Exploitation, and Misappropriation of Resident Property, dated October 2022, revealed residents had the right to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and misappropriation of resident property.
Facility staff should immediately report all such allegations to the Administrator and to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) in accordance with this policy.
All incidents and allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, and misappropriation must be reported immediately to the Administrator or designee.
The Administrator/designee should be notified by informing him/her in person, calling via telephone, or sending an email or text message.
The Administrator/designee would notify ODH immediately, but not less than two hours after the allegation was made or the serious bodily injury is identified.This was an incidental finding discovered during the complaint investigation.
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