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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Early Memorial Nursing Facility during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Food items were found improperly stored in the cooler and pantry, with raw bacon and raw sausage not labeled or dated and multiple open dry goods in containers and zip lock bags also lacking labels and dates. The Dietary Manager confirmed the items were not labeled or dated and stated she was responsible for ensuring food is labeled with open and expiration dates.
Oven Doors Would Not Stay Closed: Surveyors observed that the oven doors would not remain closed unless cardboard or another item was placed at the top of the door. The Dietary Manager confirmed the issue, stated the oven had been out of order for a while, and noted it had been repaired before but the same problem recurred.
Dirty PTAC Air Filters in Resident Rooms: Facility observations found heavily dust-coated PTAC air filters in six resident rooms on one hall. A resident reported the filter in the room was covered in heavy dust, and the MD confirmed the filters in multiple rooms were dirty and should not have been dirty.
A resident with severe cognitive impairment and a diagnosis of cerebral infarction had no person-centered care plan addressing razor safety. Staff observed a shaving razor and shaving cream left unsupervised in the resident’s room while the resident was asleep, and an LPN and the Administrator confirmed the razor should not have been in the room and should have been addressed in an individualized care plan.
A resident with severe cognitive impairment and a history of cerebral infarction had a shaving razor and shaving cream left out unsupervised in the room while asleep in bed. The care plan did not include a person-centered plan for safely keeping the razor in the room, and an LPN and the Administrator confirmed the razor should not have remained there.
Two residents were involved in an incident where a cognitively intact resident, with a history of irritability, became upset and struck a severely cognitively impaired resident during a group activity after the latter moved items on a table. Staff confirmed the event, and the facility's policy requires protection from abuse by anyone, including other residents.
A resident with moderate cognitive impairment and a history of psychiatric conditions expressed to a family member that something sexually had happened to her. The family member reported this to an LPN, who, after the resident denied the incident and the family member suggested it might have been a dream, did not report the allegation or document it. The Administrator was not informed until the issue was raised through a grievance weeks later, resulting in a failure to follow required abuse reporting procedures.
A resident with multiple psychiatric diagnoses did not receive a prescribed antipsychotic medication for over a month because the medication order was not filled by the pharmacy and staff failed to identify or communicate the omission. The issue was only discovered during a medication review with the family, revealing a lack of effective procedures for ordering and tracking new medications.
An LPN left an IV bag of vancomycin and a bottle of vitamin D3 unsecured on top of a medication cart in a hallway, with a housekeeper present and no licensed staff supervising the cart. The medications were later secured after the issue was observed by a surveyor. Both the LPN and DON confirmed that medications should be kept locked according to facility policy.
The facility failed to provide timely notifications of Medicare Part A benefit discontinuation for two residents, potentially affecting their understanding of appeal rights. One resident with intellectual disabilities and another who was cognitively intact received their Notices of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) on the last day of covered services, rather than two days prior as required. The MDS Coordinator acknowledged the delay, attributing it to the nature of the skilled care provided.
Food Items Found Unlabeled and Undated in Cooler and Pantry
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The facility failed to ensure food was properly labeled, dated, and maintained in sanitary conditions in accordance with its Food Storage: Dry Goods and Food Storage: Cold Foods policies. During an observation tour with the Dietary Manager, the cooler contained raw bacon and raw sausage that were not labeled or dated. The pantry contained open pasta noodles, open corn bread meal/batter, open rice, and open vanilla wafers stored in containers and zip lock bags that were not labeled or dated. The Dietary Manager confirmed the items were not labeled or dated and stated she was responsible for ensuring all food is labeled with open dates and expiration dates.
Oven Doors Would Not Stay Closed
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The facility failed to ensure that foodservice equipment was clean, sanitary, and in proper working order, as required by its Equipment policy stating that all equipment will be routinely cleaned and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's directions and training materials. During a tour with the Dietary Manager, surveyors observed that the oven doors would not stay closed unless a piece of cardboard or another item was placed at the top of the door. The Dietary Manager confirmed the concern and stated that the oven had not been working for a while, had been repaired before, and then developed the same problem again with the doors not staying closed without something holding them shut.
Dirty PTAC Air Filters in Resident Rooms
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure resident rooms were safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike in six rooms on one hall, where PTAC wall units had heavily coated dusty air filters. The deficiency was identified through observation, resident and staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Physical Environmental: Electric Equipment, which states that the facility will maintain mechanical, electrical, and patient care equipment in safe operating condition and that HVAC equipment should be repaired or replaced as soon as practicable. During observations of resident rooms, Rooms 114, 211, 226, 227, 229, and 303 were found to have PTAC units with dirty, dusty air filters. A resident in one room stated the PTAC air filter was covered in heavy dust and could not remember when maintenance last cleaned it. The Maintenance Director later confirmed that the filters in Rooms 211, 226, 227, 229, and 303 were dirty and should not have been dirty, and stated that he cleaned or replaced them. He also stated that only one hall out of four needed to be cleaned or replaced.
Missing Care Plan for Razor Safety
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Summary
The facility failed to develop a person-centered care plan regarding razor safety for one resident with severe cognitive impairment. The resident’s admission MDS dated 11/3/2025 documented a BIMS score of 00 and diagnoses including cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of an unspecified cerebral artery. The resident’s comprehensive care plan, initiated 7/31/2024, did not include measurable goals or plans related to safely maintaining a razor in the room. Observations on 12/9/2025 at 11:50 AM and again at 1:50 PM showed the resident asleep in bed while a shaving razor and shaving cream were left out on the counter unsupervised. An LPN confirmed that the resident should not have had the razor in the room, and the Administrator confirmed that staff should have removed the razors as soon as they were aware they were in the room and that keeping the shaving razor in the room should have been an individualized plan of care.
Unsupervised Razor Left in Resident Room
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The facility failed to ensure that a resident’s environment remained free of accident hazards and failed to provide adequate supervision related to a shaving razor kept in the resident’s room. The resident, R86, was admitted and readmitted to the facility and had an admission MDS dated 11/3/2025 that documented a BIMS score of 00, indicating severe cognitive impairment. The MDS also listed diagnoses including cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of an unspecified cerebral artery. Review of R86’s comprehensive care plan initiated 7/31/2024 showed no person-centered plan of care with measurable goals and interventions related to safely maintaining a razor in the room. On 12/9/2025 at 11:50 AM and again at 1:50 PM, R86 was observed asleep in bed while a shaving razor and shaving cream were sitting out on the counter unsupervised. An LPN confirmed that R86 should not have the razor in the room, and the Administrator later confirmed that staff should have removed the razors as soon as they were aware of them and that keeping the shaving razor in the room should have been addressed in an individualized plan of care.
Failure to Prevent Resident-to-Resident Abuse
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The facility failed to protect residents from resident-to-resident abuse, as evidenced by an incident involving two residents. One resident, who was cognitively intact and had a history of irritability and anger, became upset when another resident, who was severely cognitively impaired and known to wander, began rearranging items on a table during a group activity. The cognitively intact resident verbally expressed frustration and then physically struck the other resident on the buttocks before staff could intervene. Staff interviews confirmed that the incident occurred during a prayer meeting service, with the cognitively impaired resident not responding to questions about the event and the other resident denying any problems. The facility's policy states that all residents have the right to be free from abuse by anyone, including other residents. The incident was substantiated by the facility administration based on direct contact made between the two residents.
Failure to Timely Report Alleged Sexual Abuse to State Agency
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The facility failed to follow its policies and procedures for reporting a reasonable suspicion of a crime and for reporting all alleged sexual abuse violations to the State Agency. A family member informed an LPN that a resident, who had moderate cognitive impairment and a history of psychiatric diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease and psychosis, expressed that something sexually had happened to her. The LPN, after speaking with the resident and a CNA, did not report the allegation because the resident denied that anything had happened and the family member suggested it might have been a dream. There was no documentation of the allegation in the resident's progress notes on the date it was reported to staff. The facility did not notify the Administrator or the State Agency of the allegation until it was brought to the Administrator's attention through a grievance more than two weeks later. The facility's policy required immediate reporting of all abuse allegations to the designated Abuse Coordinator and the State Agency, but this process was not followed. The delay in reporting and lack of documentation resulted in a failure to implement required abuse reporting procedures for the resident involved.
Failure to Provide Prescribed Antipsychotic Medication Due to Pharmacy and Communication Lapses
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Summary
A resident with diagnoses including bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder with delusions, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder was admitted to the facility and had a physician's order for quetiapine fumarate, an antipsychotic medication, to be administered at bedtime for psychosis. The resident's care plan specified that psychotropic medications were to be administered as ordered and monitored for effectiveness. However, the medication was not received from the pharmacy and was unavailable for administration for a period of 32 days, from the date the order was written until it was eventually filled by the pharmacy. The facility's process involved faxing the medication order to a community pharmacy, but there was no documented policy or procedure for ordering new medications. The delay in receiving the medication was not identified by staff until a nurse, while reviewing medications with the resident's family, discovered the omission. There was no communication among staff regarding the medication's unavailability, and the issue was only addressed after the family inquired with the pharmacy and the order was resent. As a result, the resident did not receive the prescribed antipsychotic medication for over a month.
Unsecured Medications Left on Top of Medication Cart
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Summary
During an observation of the medication cart in the hallway near a resident room, an intravenous (IV) bag of vancomycin and a bottle of vitamin D3 were found sitting unsecured on top of the cart. At the time, a housekeeper was present in the area, and the cart was not under the direct supervision of a nurse. The medications were accessible to anyone in the vicinity, including residents, visitors, or unlicensed staff. The LPN responsible for the cart was not in sight and only returned several minutes later to secure the medications after the surveyor's observation. Interviews with the LPN and the Director of Nursing confirmed that the medications should not have been left on top of the cart and that facility policy requires all medications to be kept locked in the medication cart. The facility's policy also emphasizes the importance of medication security, particularly given the presence of many residents with dementia. The failure to store medications securely was directly observed and acknowledged by staff.
Failure to Provide Timely Medicare Coverage Notifications
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Summary
The facility failed to provide timely notifications of the discontinuation of Medicare Part A benefits for two residents, which could lead to a lack of understanding of their appeal rights and the termination of care against their wishes. For one resident with severe intellectual disabilities and moderately impaired cognition, the facility issued the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) on the same day the services ended, rather than two days prior as required. The resident's representative was informed on the last day of covered services, which was not in compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines. Another resident, who was cognitively intact, was also not informed in a timely manner about the end of their Medicare coverage. The NOMNC was explained and signed on the last day of covered services, rather than two days before. The MDS Coordinator admitted to not issuing the NOMNCs within the required timeframe, citing the nature of the skilled care provided as a reason for the delay. This oversight in the notification process was acknowledged by the MDS Coordinator, who confirmed that the forms were not issued as per the CMS requirements.
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