Reliable Health & Rehab at Lakewood

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Reliable Health & Rehab at Lakewood, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Apr 30, 2026

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled, Infection Prevention and Control Program, the facility failed to prevent cross-contamination of dirty laundry from clean laundry. This deficient practice had the potential to cause the spread of infection throughout the facility. The census was 94.Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled Infection Prevention and Control Program, reviewed 01/06/2026, under Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines revealed: .12. Linens: b. Clean linen shall always be separated from soiled linen.Review of the facility's policy titled Handling Soiled Linens reviewed February 2024, revealed under Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: . 11. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 14, 2023

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policies titled, Sanitation-Store Rooms/Freezer/Refrigerator and Dating and Labeling, the facility failed to ensure food was properly stored, prepared, distributed, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety as required for 89 census residents who received meals from the facility kitchen. These failures had the potential to lead to food-borne illness among all facility residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF641Mar 14, 2025

  Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 Manual, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) accurately reflected the resident's status for three (3) of three (3) sampled residents (Resident (R) #24, R#25, and R#74) reviewed for hospice care. The MDS Assessments for the sampled residents did not reflect the residents had terminal illnesses. Findings include: Review of the LTC Facility RAI 3.0 dated October 2024 revealed J1400: Prognosis: Steps for Assessments: 1. Review the medical record for documentation by the physician that the resident's condition or chronic disease may result in a life expectancy of less than 6 months, or that they have a terminal illness. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF656Aug 25, 2022

  Based on interviews, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to develop comprehensive care plans related to discharge planning for two of 10 sampled residents (R) (R#2 and R#8). Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Comprehensive Care Plans, Reviewed/Revised 7/13/22, revealed: 3. The comprehensive care plan will describe, at a minimum, the following: d. The resident's goals for admission, desired outcomes, and preferences for future discharge. e. Discharge plans, as appropriate. 1. Review of the electronic medical record (EMR) for R#2 revealed she was a [AGE] year-old female originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], readmitted on [DATE] with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF554Apr 30, 2026

  Based on observations, record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policies titled, Self-Administration of Medications, and Bedside Medication Storage, the facility failed to ensure they had a physician's order for medication stored at the bedside and the residents had been assessed for the ability to safely self-administer medications for one of two residents (R) (R92) reviewed for self-administration of medications. This deficient practice had the potential to cause adverse reactions if unsecured medications were accessed or ingested. […]