ANCHORAGE, AK
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Polaris Extended Care: Infection Control Failures - AK
Federal inspectors found the facility failed to ensure proper infection control practices during wound care for two residents during their July inspection.
Polaris Extended Care: Abuse Investigation Failures - AK
Nobody came for three and a half hours, so he began yelling for help.
Centennial Post Acute: Unsafe Discharge Harm - AK
But when the resident's wander guard went off, staff didn't know what to do.
Centennial Post Acute: Assessment Failures - AK
Resident #90 had been identified as having elopement and exit-seeking behaviors related to aimless wandering.
Centennial Post Acute: Care Plan Failures - AK
The December incident exposed a fundamental gap in the facility's elopement prevention system.
Centennial Post Acute: 9 Deficiencies, No Fix Plan - AK
Despite wearing a wander guard device designed to alert staff when residents approached exits, the person successfully left the building undetected.
Centennial Post Acute: Pressure Ulcer Harm - AK
Resident #90's care plan included multiple interventions designed to prevent exactly this scenario.
Centennial Post Acute: Safety Hazard Violations - AK
The facility's own policies required residents identified as "exit seeking" to wear wanderguard devices to prevent them from leaving unsupervised.
Centennial Post Acute: 9 Deficiencies, No Fix Plan - AK
Federal inspectors found the facility's policies never defined what staff should do when a wander guard alarm activated.
Centennial Post Acute: Quality Assurance Failures - AK
Federal inspectors found the facility's policies failed to define staff roles and required actions when electronic monitoring devices activated.
Centennial Post Acute: Assessment Failures - AK
The deficiency fell under the category of **Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies**.
Centennial Post Acute: Care Quality Failures - AK
For elderly residents with multiple chronic conditions, even a single missed treatment can trigger a cascade of complications.
Centennial Post Acute: Medication Error Failures - AK
Each of these scenarios can trigger adverse drug reactions, dangerous interactions between medications, or the worsening of underlying medical conditions.
Centennial Post Acute: Drug Storage Failures - AK
## Why Proper Drug Storage and Labeling Are Critical Pharmaceutical storage protocols in nursing homes exist for several important reasons.
Centennial Post Acute: Infection Control Gaps - AK
Infection prevention and control programs are foundational to safe nursing home operations.
Polaris Extended Care: Staffing Crisis, Patient Harm AK
This staffing model created significant gaps in care delivery, with periods where no cook, nurse, or CNA was available in certain areas of the facility.