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
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
365579
B. Wing
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(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
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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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.
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Department of Health & Human Services
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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
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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
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