Inspection Reports for Windemere Park of Warren

MI

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Deficiencies (last 3 years)

Deficiencies (over 3 years) 9.3 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

79% worse than Michigan average
Michigan average: 5.2 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

16 12 8 4 0
2023
2024
2025

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Census: 49 Deficiencies: 3 Date: Apr 30, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements related to therapeutic diets, food storage safety, and call light accessibility in the nursing home.

Findings
The facility failed to ensure one resident received the prescribed therapeutic diet, improperly stored resident food items risking food borne illness for 49 residents, and failed to ensure call light accessibility for one resident out of seven reviewed.

Deficiencies (3)
Failed to ensure one resident received the prescribed therapeutic diet.
Failed to store resident food items in accordance with professional food service safety standards, risking food borne illness among 49 residents.
Failed to ensure call light accessibility for one resident of seven reviewed.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 49 Residents affected: 7 Residents affected: 1

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Dietary Manager BCertified Dietary ManagerInterviewed regarding food storage deficiencies and therapeutic diet errors
Dietary Worker FDietary WorkerConfirmed error regarding wrong textured dessert on resident tray
Clinical Dietary Manager DClinical Dietary ManagerInterviewed about therapeutic diet order and food storage issues
Nursing Home AdministratorNHAInterviewed regarding therapeutic diet order and call light accessibility expectations

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 2 Date: Oct 1, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted due to a complaint investigation regarding the misappropriation of narcotic medications involving multiple residents at the facility.

Complaint Details
The complaint investigation was substantiated by findings that the Director of Nursing mishandled narcotic medications, resulting in missing controlled substances for residents R604, R605, and R606. The facility failed to report and investigate the misappropriation allegations properly, despite awareness of the issue by the Nursing Home Administrator.
Findings
The facility failed to prevent incidents of misappropriation of narcotic pain medication for three residents and failed to properly report and investigate these allegations to the State Agency. Multiple interviews and record reviews revealed missing medications, incomplete destruction logs, and inconsistent procedures for medication destruction. The Director of Nursing was suspended pending investigation.

Deficiencies (2)
Failed to protect residents from wrongful use of their belongings or money, specifically narcotic medications.
Failed to timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Report Facts
Missing Lorazepam tablets: 30 Missing Hydrocodone pills: 17 Number of residents reviewed for misappropriation: 5 Number of residents affected: 3 Number of medication cards handed to DON: 5

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
LPN FLicensed Practical NurseHanded off controlled substances to DON and signed narcotic count sheet
RN GRegistered NurseWitnessed medication handoff and reported missing medications
LPN ILicensed Practical NurseSigned some narcotic sheets but refused to sign sheets missing medications
RN EMinimum Data Set Assessment NurseInvolved once in medication destruction with DON; name on incomplete documents
Pharmacist KPharmacistInterviewed regarding narcotic delivery and storage procedures
Nursing Home AdministratorNursing Home AdministratorAware of missing medication concerns but did not investigate or report to State Agency
Director of NursingDirector of NursingSuspended pending investigation for misappropriation of narcotic medications

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jul 16, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted due to an intake complaint (MI00145241) regarding the facility's failure to schedule a follow-up appointment for a resident (R701) with lung cancer requiring a CT scan with contrast.

Complaint Details
This citation pertains to Intake MI00145241. The complaint was substantiated based on interviews and record review showing the facility did not schedule required follow-up care for resident R701.
Findings
The facility failed to schedule a follow-up appointment and necessary CT scan for resident R701 despite multiple physician progress notes documenting attempts to obtain the prescription and schedule the scan. The appointment clerk and Nursing Home Administrator confirmed no appointments were made, and the facility's policy on outside appointments was reviewed.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to schedule a follow-up appointment and CT scan for resident R701 as ordered.
Report Facts
Residents Affected: 1

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Nursing Home Administrator (NHA)Interviewed regarding why appointments were not made for resident R701
Appointment ClerkInterviewed about resident R701's outside appointments and scheduling process

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 4 Date: Apr 4, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as a routine regulatory oversight visit to assess compliance with healthcare facility standards including resident environment safety, pharmaceutical services, food service sanitation, and physical plant maintenance.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in maintaining a safe and homelike environment for residents, ensuring monthly pharmacy consultant medication reviews, maintaining sanitary food service equipment and kitchen practices, and keeping the physical plant clean and in good repair. Multiple issues were observed including a large hole in a resident's room wall, lack of monthly medication reviews for several residents, unsanitary kitchen equipment and food storage, and extensive physical plant maintenance deficiencies such as damaged flooring, soiled ventilation grills, and broken furniture.

Deficiencies (4)
Failed to provide a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment including a large hole in the wall behind a resident's bed with visible wiring.
Failed to ensure monthly Pharmacy Consultant Medication Regimen Reviews for five residents, with no reviews completed since 06/27/23.
Failed to clean and maintain food service equipment and maintain sanitary kitchen practices, including soiled transport cart handles, ice and water dispensing machines, and food residue on multiple kitchen appliances.
Failed to maintain the physical plant clean and in good repair, including missing vinyl tiles in laundry room, non-functional overhead lights, damaged flooring, soiled ventilation grills, damaged furniture, and loose faucet assemblies.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 5 Residents affected: 45 Residents affected: 45 Medication orders: 20 Medication orders: 18 Damaged flooring surface: 240 Damaged flooring surface: 20 Damaged laminate surface: 26 Damaged drywall surface: 10 Damaged windowpane: 15

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 5 Date: Apr 4, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident safety, pharmaceutical services, food service sanitation, infection control, and physical plant maintenance at Windemere Park Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in maintaining a safe and homelike environment, ensuring monthly pharmacy consultant medication reviews, cleaning and maintaining food service equipment, implementing an effective infection prevention and control program, and maintaining the physical plant in good repair. Multiple observations and record reviews revealed issues such as unsafe room conditions, lack of medication regimen reviews, unsanitary food service equipment, incomplete infection control documentation, and damaged or soiled facility infrastructure.

Deficiencies (5)
Failed to provide a safe environment for one resident due to a large hole in the wall behind the bed with visible wiring.
Failed to ensure Pharmacy Consultant Medication Regimen reviews were completed monthly for five residents.
Failed to clean and maintain food service equipment and maintain sanitary kitchen practices affecting 45 residents.
Failed to provide and implement an infection prevention and control program with all required elements documented.
Failed to clean and maintain the physical plant, resulting in cross-contamination, bacterial harborage, and reduced air quality.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 45 Residents affected: 5 Residents affected: 1 Facility acquired infection rate: 7.68 Temperature: 22 Temperature: 32

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Dietary Manager BDietary ManagerNoted multiple food service sanitation issues and planned corrective actions
Director of Maintenance ADirector of MaintenanceObserved and reported multiple physical plant deficiencies and planned repairs
Infection Control Preventionist NurseInfection Control Preventionist NurseReported on infection control program elements and deficiencies
Nursing Home AdministratorAdministratorReviewed infection control findings and confirmed missing documentation

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 13 Date: Jan 11, 2023

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident care, medication management, infection control, food service, and quality assurance at Windemere Park Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to maintain call lights within resident reach, lack of documentation for bed hold policy, medication administration errors, inadequate supervision of psychotropic medications, insufficient dietary staffing leading to use of disposable dining ware, serving food at improper temperatures, ineffective QAPI meetings, lack of medical director attendance at QAPI, and deficiencies in infection prevention and control practices including improper PPE use and inadequate disinfectant for C. difficile.

Deficiencies (13)
Failed to maintain call lights within resident reach for three residents, risking unmet care needs.
Failed to provide documentation of bed hold policy for one resident transferred to hospital, risking denial of readmission or financial liability.
Failed to supervise medications left at bedside, notify physicians of held medications, and instruct mouth rinse after steroid inhaler use for one resident.
Failed to ensure adequate indication and documentation for psychotropic medication use beyond 14 days for two residents.
Medication error rate exceeded 5% due to incorrect doses and wrong drug administered to two residents.
Failed to date or discard expired insulin pens, risking decreased medication efficacy.
Insufficient dietary staff resulted in use of disposable dishes, plastic utensils, and foam cups for all residents' meals.
Food served at unpalatable temperatures, often cold, causing dissatisfaction and potential nutritional risk for multiple residents.
QAPI meetings failed to effectively identify and address ongoing deficiencies including staffing and use of disposable dining ware.
Medical Director or designee did not attend QAPI meetings at least quarterly, risking decreased oversight of infection control and resident care.
Failed to implement active water management plan to reduce risk of legionella and other pathogens in plumbing system.
Failed to ensure proper donning and doffing of PPE and hand hygiene for residents on contact precautions, risking infection spread.
Failed to provide appropriate disinfectant (bleach-based) for room of resident with C. difficile infection.
Report Facts
Medication error rate: 9.38 Residents affected by call light deficiency: 3 Residents affected by bed hold documentation deficiency: 1 Residents affected by medication supervision deficiency: 1 Residents affected by psychotropic medication documentation deficiency: 2 Residents affected by medication errors: 2 Residents affected by insulin pen labeling deficiency: 1 Residents affected by dietary staffing deficiency: Many Residents affected by food palatability deficiency: 4 Residents affected by infection control PPE deficiency: 3 Residents affected by disinfectant deficiency: 1

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
LPN ELicensed Practical NurseNamed in medication administration and mouth rinse deficiency for resident R14
LPN FLicensed Practical NurseNamed in medication error deficiency for residents R37 and R248
LPN GLicensed Practical NurseNamed in medication error and infection control PPE deficiencies for residents R248 and R249
LPN HLicensed Practical NurseNamed in infection control PPE deficiency for resident R148
Director of NursingInterim Director of NursingInterviewed regarding medication administration and infection control deficiencies
AdministratorFacility AdministratorInterviewed regarding call light, bed hold, dietary staffing, food palatability, QAPI, and infection control deficiencies
Social WorkerSocial WorkerInterviewed regarding psychotropic medication orders for residents R21 and R248
Dietary Manager ADietary ManagerInterviewed regarding dietary staffing and food palatability deficiencies
Kitchen staff/Cook BKitchen Staff/CookInterviewed regarding dietary staffing deficiency
Dietary Aide CDietary AideInterviewed regarding dietary staffing deficiency
Supervisor DSupervisorInterviewed regarding dietary staffing deficiency
Nurse FNurseInterviewed regarding disinfectant use for C. diff

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