Life Care Center Of Westlake
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTLAKE in WESTLAKE, OH — inspection on February 26, 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
incident, and she plays with bed remotes and was particular to this room. RN #349 stated she did not
time of Resident #15's fall.
The DON also verified the fall investigation lacked information including
the facility policy titled Fall Management, dated 06/04/20, revealed avoidable accident include implantation of interventions, including adequate supervision and assistive devices, consistent with a resident's needs, goals, care plan and current standard of practice in order to eliminate the risk or reduce the risk of an accident.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 2787463 and Complaint Number 274652.
365048 02/26/2026
Life Care Center of Westlake 26520 Center Ridge Rd Westlake, OH 44145
Review of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) summary note for Resident #15 dated 02/16/26 revealed the Resident #15 was found on the floor bleeding and yelling out.
The certified nursing assistant (CNA) and nurse report that they had recently assisted Resident #15 to bed and positioned her according to her plan of care (low bed, bed against wall and bolster to the open side of the bed).
The bed was in a low position.
After re-entering room, Resident #15's bed was found in a different position than previously set and there was another resident (Resident #90) found in the room.Interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 02/25/26 at 3:32 P.M. stated the nurses do behavior tracking in the progress notes and CNA's document behaviors under task tab of the electronic medical record.
The DON verified there was no behavior note in Resident #90's medical record for 02/13/25 stating she was in Resident #15's room playing with her bed remote or bed bolster at the time of Resident #15's accident as alleged.The deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2746452.
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