Lauderdale Community Living Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Lauderdale Community Living Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF880Aug 14, 2025

  Based on (Named Glucometer-a device/meter used to check blood sugar levels with the use of a blood sample) User's Guide review, policy review, job description review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure practices to prevent the potential spread of infection were maintained when a multi-use blood glucose meter was not cleaned and disinfected with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved disinfecting wipe to prevent the cross-contamination of bloodborne pathogens for 2 of 2 (Residents #2 and Resident #15) sampled residents reviewed for blood glucose monitoring. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689May 1, 2025

  Based on policy review, medical record review, facility investigation review, timeanddate.com weather website review, police report review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to ensure the resident environment was free of accident hazards for 1 of 3 (Resident #1) residents reviewed with wandering/exit seeking behaviors. On 2/9/2025 between 7:00 PM and 7:20 PM, Resident #1, a vulnerable resident with Dementia, who experienced hallucinations, exit seeking behaviors and was cognitively impaired, eloped through an unlocked and unsecured door that malfunctioned on C Hall. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF610Oct 21, 2022

  Based on policy review, facility investigation review, weather website review, surveillance video review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure incidents of elopement were thoroughly investigated for 1 of 3 sampled residents (Resident #4) reviewed for wandering behaviors and 1 of 1 (Resident #4) residents sampled for elopement. The facility's failure to thoroughly investigate incidents of elopement resulted in Immediate Jeopardy when on 10/8/2022 Resident #4, a cognitively impaired resident with wandering behaviors and at risk for elopement, exited the facility without staff knowledge, walked approximately 6.5 miles from the facility, was found in a stranger's driveway on a cold October day at sunset, and brought back to the facility after being… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Oct 21, 2022

  Based on policy review, facility investigation review, weather website review, surveillance video review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a safe environment to prevent incidents of elopement for 1 of 3 (Resident #4) sampled residents reviewed for elopement and failed to complete an incident report and implement interventions after falls for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #3) reviewed for falls. The facility's failure to ensure a safe environment to prevent elopements resulted in Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) when Resident #4 eloped from the front exit door which did not have an alarm system in place. On 10/8/2022 Resident #4 was discovered approximately 6.5 miles from the facility in a stranger's driveway. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF725Oct 21, 2022

  Based on review of the facility's staffing documents, review of time detail reports, facility investigation review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide sufficient staffing to ensure the safety and supervision of wandering residents on 1 of 2 days (10/18/2022) reviewed, which had the potential to affect all 41 residents in the facility. The facility's failure to ensure sufficient staff to maintain the safety and supervision of wandering residents placed Resident #4 in Immediate Jeopardy when she exited the building without staff knowledge or supervision on 10/8/2022, was found 6.5 miles away from the facility approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes later, and then exited the building without staff knowledge or supervision 10 days later, on 10/18/2022 and was… […]