Below average — CMS composite of the measures below.
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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Life Care Center Of Athens during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Failure to protect residents from sexual abuse: A resident with severe cognitive impairment and dementia repeatedly displayed public sex acts, disrobing, and inappropriate touching toward other residents, staff, and visitors. Staff documented the behaviors over several months, but the DON did not treat them as sexual abuse because of the resident’s dementia and secured-unit placement, and the care plan was not updated with new interventions. Surveyors directly observed the resident exposing herself, touching another resident’s bare chest, and grabbing another resident’s buttocks.
Administration failed to provide effective oversight after a resident repeatedly displayed sexually inappropriate and abusive behaviors that were documented over several months. Staff reported incidents including kissing, touching, and exposure involving other residents, staff, and visitors, but the DON stated staff did not know how to manage the behaviors and that reporting depended on whether the resident had dementia. The Administrator confirmed there were no PIPs in place for sexually inappropriate behaviors or sexual abuse in the secured memory care unit.
QAPI failed to identify and track repeated sexual abuse and sexually inappropriate behavior involving a cognitively impaired resident with Alzheimer’s disease, TBI, and delusional disorder. The resident had repeated public sexual acts and inappropriate touching toward other cognitively impaired residents, staff, and surveyors, while the DON viewed the behavior as merely being "huggy" and the IDT had not formally discussed the specific abuse pattern.
Missing Physician and Resident Representative Signatures on Secured Unit Reviews: The DON confirmed that secured unit IDT evaluations for six residents lacked physician documentation of clinical criteria for continued placement and lacked required physician signatures. Two residents also had no resident or resident representative signature on the continued stay review. The affected residents had diagnoses including dementia, psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and other cognitive impairments, and the facility policy required ongoing review and documentation for residents in a secure or locked area.
Wheelchair footrests were repeatedly missing for a resident who used a wheelchair for mobility and had severe cognitive impairment, bilateral extremity impairment, and dependence on staff for ADLs. Staff also left call lights out of reach for two residents with severe cognitive impairment; one resident’s call light was wrapped around the bed rail or on the floor, and another resident’s call light was wrapped behind the bed, with a CNA confirming both were out of reach.
Failure to Investigate Repeated Sexual Behaviors and Unexplained Bruising: The facility did not thoroughly investigate repeated public sex acts and sexually abusive touching by a resident with severe dementia, including incidents involving another resident, staff, and visitors. Staff and the DON acknowledged the behaviors but did not treat them as sexual abuse or complete documented investigations. The facility also did not investigate bruising and a scratch on the resident's breast and chest that persisted over several weeks and was not officially classified as an injury of unknown origin.
Failure to provide grooming assistance for two residents with ADL deficits. One resident with impaired mobility and another resident with severe cognitive impairment were observed with facial hair, and both were dependent on staff for hygiene. Staff stated shaving was to be offered on shower days, but the CNA did not recall offering it to either resident, and the ADON confirmed female residents were to be offered shaving when facial hair was observed.
Failure to provide foot and nail care: A resident with severe cognitive impairment, bilateral extremity functional impairment, and dependence for ADLs was observed in bed with heel protectors in place and long, jagged, untrimmed toenails curving over multiple toes on both feet. The care plan called for staff to keep nails trim and clean and refer to podiatry as needed, but the SSD was unaware the resident needed podiatry and an LPN/WCN confirmed she had not provided nail care or notified the SSD after skin assessments.
Soiled Nebulizer Circuit Left Improperly Stored: A resident with COPD and moderate cognitive impairment had a nebulizer circuit observed with dried residue between the corrugated rings, with the mouthpiece resting on the nightstand and part of an emesis bag lying across the tubing. Staff confirmed the circuit was not cleaned, covered, or stored appropriately, despite the resident’s nebulizer order and facility policy for clean, labeled, dated storage and weekly changes.
Expired and undated OTC medications were found available for resident use in a medication cart and the Central Supply room. Surveyors observed expired Prilosec OTC, an opened and undated bottle of Cetirizine, and several expired items including Iron tablets, Aspirin, Cholest Off Plus, and Acid reducer tablets. An LPN UM, the SC, and the ADON all confirmed the medications were expired or undated and had not been removed from inventory or discarded.
Expired Food and Unclean Resident Refrigerators: The facility failed to discard expired food items and keep personal refrigerators clean for two residents. One resident had severe cognitive impairment and another was cognitively intact, yet both refrigerators contained expired food and no thermometer or temperature log documentation was present. The DON stated there was no system in place for monitoring resident refrigerators for expired items or temperatures.
Hand hygiene was not offered to three residents during lunch tray service, including residents with severe or moderate cognitive impairment and ADL dependence. In a separate finding, an LPN unit manager confirmed that a resident with a neurogenic bladder and indwelling urinary catheter had an unsecured, exposed drainage evacuation tip hanging near the wheelchair wheel.
Failure to Protect Residents from Sexual Abuse
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Summary
The facility failed to protect residents from sexual abuse when Resident #49, who had Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, delusional disorder, and severe cognitive impairment, repeatedly exhibited public sex acts, disrobing, and sexually inappropriate touching toward other residents, staff, surveyors, and visitors. The record showed multiple documented incidents from 11/2025 through 3/2026, including public sex acts on numerous dates, kissing male peers, wandering into other residents’ spaces, and grabbing or touching others inappropriately. The quarterly MDS assessments documented severe cognitive impairment and frequent sexually inappropriate behaviors, but the care plan was not revised with new interventions after those behaviors were identified. The facility also failed to notify the Medical Director and PMHNP of the sexually inappropriate behaviors documented and exhibited by Resident #49. The PMHNP note described chronic wandering, fixation on male residents, agitation, and difficulty with redirection, but the facility did not identify the behaviors as sexual abuse despite the resident’s inability to consent. The DON stated she was aware of the behaviors but did not categorize them as sexual abuse because the resident had dementia and lived on the secured memory care unit. Surveyors directly observed Resident #49 exposing her bare breasts, touching Surveyor #2’s breast, rubbing Surveyor #1’s back and buttocks, placing her hands inside Resident #88’s shirt and rubbing the resident’s bare chest, and grabbing Resident #15’s buttocks. Resident #49 was also observed holding hands with Resident #88 and lying with the resident in bed. Resident #88 had vascular dementia with severe cognitive impairment and daily behaviors, and Resident #15 had vascular dementia with severe cognitive impairment for daily decision making. The report states the facility failed to identify the conduct as abuse and failed to provide the necessary care, services, and interventions to prevent sexual abuse.
Failure to Identify and Manage Resident Sexual Abuse
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Administration failed to provide effective leadership and oversight after Resident #49 exhibited repeated sexually abusive behaviors that were documented by staff over several months. Facility records showed multiple entries for Public Sexual Acts in November, December, January, February, and March, and MDS assessments dated 10/10/2025, 12/29/2025, and 2/3/2026 documented behaviors of grabbing, disrobing, and abusing others sexually. The facility policies reviewed stated that abuse prevention included identifying, assessing, care planning, and monitoring residents with needs and behaviors, and that sexual abuse included non-consensual sexual contact with residents who lacked the capacity to consent. The record showed that staff documented Resident #49 engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviors with other residents, staff, and visitors, including unwanted kissing, intimate touching of the breasts, groin, and chest, and exposing breasts/nudity. The survey found resident-to-resident sexual abuse involving Residents #88 and #15, both of whom lacked the cognitive ability to consent, and the behavior affected all 26 residents on the secured memory care unit. During interview, the DON stated staff did not know how to manage the behaviors and that documentation of Public Sex Acts was an area needing improvement. The DON also stated that whether sexually inappropriate behavior should be reported would depend on whether the resident had dementia. CNA A stated she witnessed Resident #49 and Resident #88 lying in bed together, kissing on the cheeks and neck, and Resident #49 rubbing Resident #88's chest and shoulders under and over his shirt; she said these acts had been occurring for about 6 months and had been reported to the DON. CNA I stated she understood Public Sexual Acts to include hands up the shirt, down the pants, and kissing, and confirmed she had reported multiple occurrences to the DON without further interventions. The Administrator stated that identifying behaviors and documenting them were areas for improvement and confirmed no performance improvement plans were in place related to sexually inappropriate behaviors, non-consensual sexual activities, or sexual abuse for the secured memory care unit.
QAPI Failed to Recognize Repeated Sexual Abuse Patterns
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The facility failed to maintain effective QAPI and QAA oversight for repeated resident-to-resident sexual abuse and sexually inappropriate behaviors on the secured memory care unit. Facility policies reviewed stated that abuse must be identified, prevented, reported, and coordinated through the QAPI program, including analysis of why abuse occurred, review of risk factors, and tracking of similar occurrences. Despite those policies, the QAA committee continued the same approach to each interaction and did not identify the resident’s behavior as sexual abuse activity, even though the behavior was repeatedly documented and observed. Resident #49 had diagnoses including Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and delusional disorder, and MDS assessments showed severe cognitive impairment with inability to complete BIMS and behaviors including sexually abusing others, public sexual acts, and disrobing in public. Nurse progress notes documented public sexual acts repeatedly from 11/11/2025 through 3/24/2026, including 3 occurrences in 11/2025, 3 in 12/2025, 1 in 1/2026, 4 in 2/2026, and 17 in 3/2026. The report states the QAA committee failed to recognize the pattern and extent of these incidents and failed to implement interventions in response to each occurrence. Resident #88 had vascular dementia, severe agitation, delusional disorders, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and a quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 0 indicating severe cognitive impairment. Resident #15 had vascular dementia, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and delusional disorder, and a significant change MDS showed severe impairment in cognitive skills for daily decision making. During the survey, staff and surveyors observed and confirmed repeated inappropriate sexual contact involving Resident #49 and these cognitively impaired residents, including kissing, touching of the chest and buttocks, and exposure of breasts. Staff also reported Resident #49 touched staff members and surveyors inappropriately. The DON stated she viewed the resident as a "Huggy, Touchy, and Feely person" and did not consider the acts sexually inappropriate or sexual abuse, while the Administrator stated the IDT had not formally discussed the residents’ specific sexually inappropriate or abusive behaviors and the facility had not identified sexual abuse on the memory care unit as an area needing to be addressed.
Missing Physician and Resident Representative Signatures on Secured Unit Reviews
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The facility failed to ensure documentation of physician participation in the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) review for continued placement in the secured unit for six residents: Resident #4, #23, #49, #71, #72, and #88. The facility also failed to ensure that the resident or resident representative signed the IDT review for continued placement in the secure unit for Resident #72 and Resident #88. The deficiency was identified through review of the facility policy, secured unit placement documentation, medical records, and staff interview. The facility policy titled, Secure Unit Placement, stated that residents in a secure or locked area must be free from involuntary seclusion and that ongoing evaluations should be conducted as indicated. The policy also stated that the resident's medical record should reflect documentation of the clinical criteria met for placement in the secure or locked area by the resident's physician, along with information provided by members of the interdisciplinary team, and ongoing documentation of review and revision of the care plan as necessary, including whether the resident continues to meet criteria for remaining in the secured or locked area. Resident #4 had diagnoses including delusional disorders, unsteadiness on feet, protein calorie malnutrition, psychosis, anxiety disorder, depression, adjustment disorder, malignant neoplasm of breast, and vascular dementia, and had BIMS scores indicating severe cognitive impairment. Resident #23 had diagnoses including vascular dementia, unsteadiness on feet, generalized anxiety disorder, repeated falls, mood disorder, delusional disorders, major depressive disorder, and history of traumatic brain injury, with BIMS scores showing severe cognitive impairment and later moderate cognitive impairment. Resident #49 had diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease, dementia with severe agitation, frontal lobe and executive function deficit, delusional disorders, depression, anxiety disorder, and history of traumatic brain injury, with BIMS scores showing severe cognitive impairment. Resident #71 had diagnoses including fracture of the left femur, vascular dementia, anxiety disorder, protein calorie malnutrition, and adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct. Resident #72 had diagnoses including Alzheimer's dementia with early onset, dementia with psychotic disturbance, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and mood disorder, with BIMS scores showing moderate cognitive impairment and later cognitive intactness. Resident #88 had diagnoses including vascular dementia, unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness, delusional disorders, adjustment disorder, and protein calorie malnutrition, with documentation of moderate cognitive impairment for decision making and diagnoses including non-traumatic brain dysfunction and non-Alzheimer's dementia. For each of these residents, the Secured Unit Continued Placement Evaluation documents reviewed for the secured unit contained no documentation of the clinical criteria by the physician for continued placement and no physician signature for participation in the IDT review. For Resident #72 and Resident #88, the documents also lacked the resident or resident representative signature showing participation in the IDT review for continued stay in the secure unit. During interview, the DON confirmed that the IDT Secured Unit Evaluations did not contain the required physician documentation or required signatures for these residents and stated that the evaluation documents did not contain an area for physician signatures.
Wheelchair Footrests Missing and Call Lights Left Out of Reach
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The facility failed to reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of Resident #22 by not keeping the resident’s wheelchair footrests available for use. Resident #22 was admitted with diagnoses including traumatic ischemia of muscle, cerebral infarction affecting the left side, neuralgia, and neuritis, and a quarterly MDS showed severe cognitive impairment, bilateral upper and lower extremity functional impairment, dependence on staff for ADLs, and wheelchair use for mobility. The care plan stated the resident did not ambulate, used a wheelchair, and required assistance with mobility. During observation, the resident was in bed with bilateral heel protectors in place and a wheelchair at the bedside without bilateral footrests. The resident stated he wanted to use the wheelchair for mobility but could not because the footrests were missing, and he reported making multiple requests to staff for their return. The WCN later confirmed the resident could propel himself in a wheelchair and that the wheelchair was missing the footrests, and the DOR stated the footrests kept going missing and staff took them to use for someone else. The facility also failed to ensure call lights were within reach for Resident #40 and Resident #43. Resident #40 had diagnoses including myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, and need for assistance with personal care, and a quarterly MDS showed severe cognitive impairment with substantial/maximal assistance needed for ADLs. The care plan noted the resident preferred the call light and bed control draped across her for security. Observations showed the call light wrapped around the bed rail behind the bed and out of reach, and later lying on the floor and still out of reach. Resident #43 had diagnoses including dementia, adjustment disorder, and osteoporosis, and a significant change MDS showed severe cognitive impairment. The care plan directed that the call light be maintained within reach when unattended in the room. Observations on multiple occasions showed the call light wrapped around the bed rail behind the bed and out of reach. A CNA confirmed both residents’ call lights were out of reach, and the ADON stated staff were to ensure call lights were in reach before exiting the room.
Failure to Investigate Repeated Sexual Behaviors and Unexplained Bruising
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The facility failed to conduct thorough investigations after repeated sexually inappropriate and sexually abusive behaviors by one resident, failed to investigate sexual abuse involving another resident, and failed to investigate bruising of unknown origin for the same resident. Facility policies reviewed stated that allegations of abuse, including injuries of unknown source and sexual abuse, must be promptly and thoroughly investigated, with residents protected during the investigation and evidence collected through observations, interviews, and record review. Resident #49 had diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and delusional disorder, and was documented as having severe cognitive impairment on multiple MDS assessments, including a BIMS score of 00. The record showed repeated documentation of public sex acts, sexually inappropriate behaviors, disrobing in public, and abusing others sexually over many months. Progress notes documented multiple incidents of public sex acts, including numerous occurrences in March 2026, and one note described the resident as sexually inappropriate by grabbing male and female staff and residents in inappropriate places. Despite these documented events, the record contained no documentation that investigations had been completed for the incidents. During observation, Resident #49 was seen touching a surveyor's neck, back, and buttocks, and on other occasions was observed kissing male peers, wandering into other rooms, and placing hands on other residents in a sexual manner. Resident #88 had diagnoses including severe vascular dementia with agitation, delusional disorders, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and also had severe cognitive impairment on MDS assessment. Staff observed Resident #49 and Resident #88 holding hands, lying together in bed, kissing, and engaging in intimate touching. CNA staff reported witnessing Resident #49 kissing Resident #88 on the cheek, mouth, and neck, placing hands inside Resident #88's shirt, and caressing the resident's chest and back, but stated they were not interviewed by facility staff and were not aware of any investigation. The DON stated she did not categorize these acts as sexual abuse because Resident #49 had dementia and lived on the secured memory care unit, and staff similarly stated the behaviors were not considered sexual abuse because cognitively impaired residents did not know what they were doing. The facility also failed to investigate bruising and a scratch on Resident #49's left breast and upper chest. Weekly skin assessments documented a light blue bruise with yellowed edges, a scratch to the left breast, and later bruises and discoloration that persisted over several weeks. The DON stated she thought the bruising might have come from the resident pushing on the exit door and did not consider it an injury of unknown origin. The DON confirmed that the facility had not completed an official investigation related to the bruising and scratch.
Failure to Provide Grooming Assistance
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The facility failed to ensure proper grooming was provided for 2 residents reviewed for ADLs. Facility policy titled, Activities of Daily Living, stated residents will receive assistance as needed with grooming and that residents who are unable will receive the necessary services to maintain good grooming. Resident #11 was admitted with diagnoses including multiple rib fractures, malnutrition, and heart failure. Her care plan identified an ADL self-care performance deficit related to impaired mobility with partial/moderate assistance needed for personal hygiene, and the MDS indicated she required substantial/maximal assistance with hygiene. During observation, she was lying in bed with long facial hair on her chin and stated she did not like the whiskers, was unable to shave herself, and had not been offered shaving. Resident #78 was admitted with diagnoses including dementia, depression, and diabetes. Her care plan identified an ADL self-care performance deficit related to impaired cognition, and the MDS indicated severe cognitive impairment and dependence with hygiene. During observation, she was sitting in her wheelchair with several facial hairs on her chin. During interview, the CNA stated residents were to be offered shaving on shower days but did not recall ever asking either resident if they preferred to be shaved and had not offered to shave them. The ADON confirmed residents were to be shaved on shower days and that female residents were to be offered shaving when staff observed facial hair.
Failure to Provide Foot and Nail Care
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The facility failed to provide foot and nail care to Resident #22, who had diagnoses including traumatic ischemia of muscle, cerebral infarction affecting the left side, neuralgia, and neuritis. A quarterly MDS assessment documented severe cognitive impairment with a BIMS score of 7, functional impairment to both upper and lower extremities, and dependence on staff for ADLs. The care plan dated 3/11/2026 directed staff to assist with keeping nails trim and clean and to refer the resident to podiatry as needed. During observations on 3/23/2026, 3/24/2026, and 3/25/2026, Resident #22 was resting in bed with bilateral heel protectors in place, and the toenails on both feet were long, jagged, untrimmed, and curved over the tips of the second, third, and fourth toes. The SSD stated she had not been aware the resident needed podiatry services and was not scheduled for them. The LPN/WCN observed the resident’s feet and stated she should have caught the long, jagged, untrimmed toenails before the observation, and confirmed she had not provided nail care after weekly skin assessments and had not notified the SSD of the need for podiatry services.
Soiled Nebulizer Circuit Left Improperly Stored
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The facility failed to maintain and store a nebulizer circuit in a clean and sanitary condition for Resident #7, who had diagnoses including COPD, neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder, and moderate cognitive impairment based on a BIMS score of 10. The resident’s care plan included emphysema/COPD and an order for ipratropium-albuterol inhalation solution by nebulizer, with the nebulizer circuit to be changed every night shift every Tuesday. Facility policy stated that the nebulizer circuit should be stored in a patient-care-set-up bag labeled with the patient’s name and dated, and that the entire setup should be changed weekly. During observation in the resident’s room, the nebulizer circuit had a light brown dried substance between the corrugated plastic rings. The neck of a plastic emesis bag was laying partially across the circuit, and the mouthpiece was resting on the top of the nightstand. During interview, an RN stated the nebulizer circuits were changed weekly and said she usually placed the nebulizer circuit in the handle of the compact compressor, but acknowledged it should not be left exposed like that because it leaves it exposed to germs and bacteria. The RN Unit Manager confirmed the nebulizer circuit was soiled and had not been cleaned, covered, or stored appropriately.
Expired and Undated OTC Medications Left Available for Use
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Drugs and biologicals were not stored and labeled in accordance with accepted professional principles because expired and undated over-the-counter medications were left available for resident use. Facility policy required opened medications to follow manufacturer or supplier expiration guidance, required staff to record the date opened on primary containers when medications had a shortened expiration date, and stated that medications with a manufacturer expiration date listed by month and year expire on the last day of that month. During observation of the zone 2 medication cart, surveyors found Prilosec OTC 20 mg with an expiration date of 1/26/2026 and a bottle of Cetirizine 10 mg tablets that was opened, undated, and available for use. The LPN UM confirmed the Prilosec OTC was expired and the Cetirizine was opened, undated, and both were available for resident use. In the Central Supply room, surveyors found slow release Iron tablets with an opened date of 4/8/2024 and an expiration date of 12/2025, Aspirin 325 mg with an expiration date of 10/2025, Cholest Off Plus soft gels with an expiration date of 2/2026, and two boxes of Acid reducer 20 mg tablets with an expiration date of 11/2025. The SC stated she inventoried the medication cabinet once a month and removed all expired medications, but confirmed these items were expired, available for resident use, and had not been removed from inventory or discarded. The ADON also confirmed the expired medications in Central Supply and the zone 2 medication cart had not been discarded and were available for resident use.
Expired Food and Unclean Resident Refrigerators
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The facility failed to discard expired food items and maintain the cleanliness of personal refrigerators for 2 residents out of 5 resident refrigerators observed. The facility policy titled, Resident Refrigerators, dated 4/30/2025, stated that a designated staff member would document refrigerator temperatures daily and that staff would check individual food items weekly for expiration dates and discard outdated food promptly from residents’ personal refrigerators. During observation, Resident #32’s personal refrigerator contained dried brown particles scattered inside, along with a bottle of salad dressing expired 5/7/2025, a bottle of brown mustard expired 2/26/2026, and a container of yogurt expired 2/10/2026. No thermometer or temperature log readings were present. Resident #32 had diagnoses including Parkinsons Disease, Insomnia, Diabetes, and Heart Failure, and a quarterly MDS assessment showed a BIMS score of 00, indicating severe cognitive impairment. Resident #35 had diagnoses including COPD, cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, and dependence on wheelchair, and a quarterly MDS assessment showed a BIMS score of 15, indicating cognitive intactness. During observation and interview, Resident #35’s personal refrigerator contained a container of ice cream expired 12/19/2025, a carton of milk expired 3/7/2026, and a bottle of ketchup expired 5/25/2023. Resident #35 stated she did not know who was responsible for cleaning out her refrigerator and was not aware of the expired food items. No thermometer or temperature log readings were documented, and the DON stated there was no system in place for monitoring resident refrigerators for expired items or temperatures.
Hand Hygiene Not Offered During Meals; Urinary Catheter Drainage Tip Left Exposed
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Hand hygiene was not offered to three residents during lunch meal service. Resident #40 was admitted with diagnoses including myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, and need for assistance with personal care, and had severe cognitive impairment with substantial/maximal assistance needs for ADLs. Resident #59 was admitted with diagnoses including dementia, heart failure, and depression, and also had severe cognitive impairment. Resident #85 was admitted with diagnoses including Parkinson disease, dementia, and dysphagia, had moderate cognitive impairment, and was dependent on staff for eating and personal hygiene. During observations, a CNA delivered each resident’s lunch tray, set up the tray, and failed to offer hand hygiene before the meal. In addition, Resident #7, who was admitted with diagnoses including neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder and COPD, had moderate cognitive impairment, neurogenic bladder, and an indwelling urinary catheter. During observation, the resident was sitting in a wheelchair with the urinary drainage bag clipped to the arm rest, partially covered, and the evacuation tip unsecured, exposed, and hanging down near and touching the wheelchair wheel. The LPN unit manager confirmed the catheter evacuation tip was not secured appropriately and was exposed to the elements.
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| Facility | Distance | Overall rating | Citations, 12 mo | Serious (J–L) |
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| Nhc Healthcare, Athens | 0.7 mi | ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 |
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