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Inspection visit

Inspection

CARROLL HEALTHCARE CENTER INCCMS #3655792 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0557 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review, interview, and review of the facility Quality Assurance plan, the facility failed to ensure resident possessions were maintained securely and treated with respect. This affected three residents (#41, #42 and #43) of three closed resident records reviewed.Findings Include:Review of the complaint log revealed the facility lockbox was misplaced affecting Resident's #41 and #42. The result stated it was believed facility lock box was thrown away when the office was cleaned. The resident's families were notified. The Police were notified. The residents' families did not state they felt anything was stolen.The facility was asked for an investigation into the missing lockbox. The paperwork provided included a progress note from Resident #41's record. Review of the progress note indicated the resident expired on [DATE] at 8:45 AM. Eyeglasses, wristwatch and a signet ring were sent with the remains at 1:30 PM. On [DATE] at 4:01 P.M. social service spoke with the resident's granddaughter and resident's son-in-law who came to collect personal belongings. On [DATE] at 11:35 A.M. there was a progress note by Registered Nurse (RN) #51. The progress note revealed:This nurse helped clean out the office when a new social service designee started towards the end of May. There was a medium size lockbox in the cabinet. I set it on top of paperwork to be stored in medical records. This week staff went to look for the lock box and it had been misplaced. I did look with the administrator for the missing lockbox and it has not been found as of now. Resident had a wallet placed in the lock box in March because he was leaving it throughout the facility. We did tell the granddaughter last evening that the lock box has been misplaced and she understood. Today the son-in-law stopped wanting the wallet and the administrator expressed to him that we are doing everything we can to find the lockbox. Son-in-law did express there was nothing significant in the wallet maybe a Social Security card but he did not know what was in there. Will continue to look for lock box.Review of the facility investigation revealed Resident #42‘s progress notes were included which indicated on [DATE] at 3:20 P.M. the administrator called son to inform him that the facility lockbox that contained the resident's checkbook had been misplaced when the social service designated office was cleaned out for a new social service designee to come in. Resident's son stated he would call the bank and cancel all checks for the time being until a new checkbook could be ordered. Resident's son informed that facility will reimburse for new checkbook. The investigation included a Police report that was obtained on [DATE] that revealed Resident #41's family notified the police of the missing lock box on [DATE]. The facility did not notify the police of the missing lock box. The police report dated [DATE] at 10:15 A.M. included the Administrator believed the lockbox was accidentally thrown out. The police informed the Administrator the family would like the wallet back because of sentimental value.Review of the investigation revealed Housekeeping Staff #53 had an undated written statement in the paperwork provided. The statement included she threw away office garbage, whatever management asked her to. She did not recall throwing away a lock box or brown box. She took labeled boxes for medical (continued on next page) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 365579 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 365579 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/15/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Carroll Healthcare Center Inc 648 Longhorn Street Carrollton, OH 44615 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0557 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete records to the basement. She threw away a wooden desk and old vases. She had spent the last one to two weeks looking for the lock box/brown box.Review of facility documentation revealed there was a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan dated [DATE] that included the previous social service designee did not inform new social service designee there was a lockbox with items in it. The new social service designee did not know there was a lockbox in the office with items inside to keep track of it. Social Service office cleaned out by corporate office. No list/log kept of what was in the lock box. Box had not been used/needed in five months. The action plan was the new lock box was to be bolted down. Computerized log kept of when items go in/out, whose items go in/out, whose items are in there, date of when items go in/out, and who is putting in/taking out the items. Two keys given to social services designee and Administrator. Monthly audits of lockbox to ensure items on log are in lockbox. The QAPI plan did not include a new policy for the handling of resident items to be placed in the facility lockbox. There were no in-services to educate staff on the new process. The QAPI plan did not include verifying what is contained in a wallet or purse with the resident and witness before locking in the lock box. Further, there were no guidelines on completing a thorough investigation. Interview with [DATE] at 3:22 P.M. with RN #51 revealed she started in April (2025) cleaning out a social service office for a new hire. Social Service #52 was going to split her time between two buildings and was leaving the office she used to the new Social Service designee. There was a lot of old paperwork in the office. Registered Nurse #51 was going through the cabinets, drawers, room and removing things. She finished cleaning on the last Tuesday in May ([DATE]). She had housekeeping come and remove the trash and take boxes to medical records. Administration #53 indicated she is the one that put the wallet in the lockbox. She said she did not look in the wallet to see what was in there. She revealed there was a checkbook in the lock box and papers under the check book. She did not know what the papers were. Social Service #52 revealed the papers were legal paperwork that belonged to Resident #43 who passed away and her family did not come to pick them up.Interview on [DATE] at 4:42 P.M. with Housekeeping #53 revealed she wrote the statement that day. She revealed she took a clear tall kitchen trash can size bag out. She said she could see through it and did not notice a metal box. She also took the bathroom trash out, and a wooden desk. She said she was handed two vases that she saved in a closet in case a resident would need them. She took about 10 boxes with lids to medical records. Interview on [DATE] at 5:12 P.M. with RN #51 revealed the last day she was cleaning the office she found the lock box in the back of a cabinet. She asked other staff that were in the office what the box was and they said it was a lock box for resident items. She placed the lockbox in a box of medical records that was filled almost to the top on one side. She doesn't recall taking the lockbox out of the medical record box. She doesn't recall moving it or putting a lid on the medical record box that contained the metal box. She verified she looked through the boxes in medical records. On [DATE] at 5:12 P.M. during interview, the Administrator verified there were no witness statements obtained from other staff that were in the office when the lock box was found or from housekeeping until the facility was asked for an investigation. The police were not called by the facility but by a family. The facility did not obtain the police report until asked for the investigation. The Administrator verified there were no statements from all staff that were in the office. The Administrator verified there was no evidence of the lock box being thrown away. The Administrator verified the facility lost items belonging to three residents that were to be safeguarded by the facility in a lock box.This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 2594375. Event ID: Facility ID: 365579 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 365579 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 09/15/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Carroll Healthcare Center Inc 648 Longhorn Street Carrollton, OH 44615 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on observation, interview and policy review, the facility failed to ensure infection control protocols were maintained when performing incontinence care. This affected one resident (#28) of one resident observed for incontinence care The facility identified nine always incontinent residents.Findings Include:Observation on 09/10/25 at 11:02 A.M. of incontinence care for Resident #28 with Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #50 revealed the CNA washed her hands, and put a barrier on the overbed table. The CNA placed a basin of warm water on the table with towels, washcloths, shampoo and body wash, barrier cream and plastic trash bags. The CNA provided privacy with the use of a bath blanket to cover the resident's pelvic area. The CNA released the incontinence brief, soaked a washcloth with water and applied a body wash. The CNA cleansed the resident from front to back appropriately, changing areas on the washcloth with each wipe and repeated the process with rinse water. The CNA dried the resident with a towel and the resident rolled to her right side and the process was repeated using the professionally accepted standard technique. Once completed, the CNA applied barrier cream, rolled the resident on to her back and fastened her clean incontinence brief. The CNA then pulled the resident's covers up to her chest, handed her the television remote control and used the bed control to lower the bed to the lowest level and elevate the bed all before removing the gloves which she had provided incontinence care with to the resident.Review of the undated facility policy for Incontinence/Perennial care included to rinse the area with warm water, pat dry, apply a small amount of lotion or prescribed ointment. Remove gloves and wash hands then return resident to clean, comfortable position. Clean the resident unit, provide clean linen as needed and return items to the appropriate place. At 11:18 AM interview with CNA #50 verified she did not remove her gloves after providing incontinence care before touching the resident's bed covers television remote control, and bed control. This deficiency represents an incidental finding of non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2564038. Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 365579 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

2 citations recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0557GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F557 - Respect and Dignity

    Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

  • 0880GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F880 - Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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What happened during the September 15, 2025 survey of CARROLL HEALTHCARE CENTER INC?

This was a inspection survey of CARROLL HEALTHCARE CENTER INC on September 15, 2025. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at CARROLL HEALTHCARE CENTER INC on September 15, 2025?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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