The Laurels of Gahanna

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at The Laurels of Gahanna, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF684Jan 15, 2026

  Based on record review, resident, family, and staff interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to implement an individualized skin program to ensure necessary care and services were provided to timely identify the resident's skin breakdown, including diabetic ulcers and failed to provide necessary and care services to a resident who was not to receive food by mouth due to an esophageal repair. In addition, the facility failed to provide timely care and services to a resident's chest tube drain. Actual harm occurred to Resident #37, who had a history of amputation, required substantial/maximal assistance with lower body dressing, and had a diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy when the facility failed to identify four arterial wounds the hospital had identified prior to admission. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF686Jan 15, 2026

  Based on observations, record review, resident and staff interviews, review of the guidelines from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), and policy review, the facility failed to accurately assess and provide timely interventions to prevent the development of pressure ulcers or healing of existing pressure ulcers; and failed to timely identify the resident's pressure ulcers until it reached an advanced stage. This resulted in Actual Harm to Residents #37 and #117 who were at risk for pressure ulcers and dependent on staff for toileting. Resident #37 developed three unstageable pressure ulcers (Slough and/or eschar: known but not stageable due to coverage of wound bed by slough and/or eschar). […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF698Sep 30, 2024

  Based on closed record review, interview, and policy review the facility failed to ensure Resident #100, a newly admitted resident received hemodialysis services timely and as recommended by the hospital at the time of the resident's hospital discharge and failed to ensure timely and ongoing monitoring of the resident's hemodialysis access site for patency and/or signs of infection. This affected one resident (#100) of three residents reviewed for dialysis services. The facility census was 96. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF684Jun 3, 2024

  Based on medical record review, review of hospital medical records, observations, resident and staff interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide timely treatment and care in response to resident's change in condition resulting in hospitalization s. This resulted in actual harm for Resident #37, who was admitted to the facility on [DATE], was sent to the hospital from an outside appointment on 07/18/23 due to abdominal distention and a concern for a bowel obstruction related to multiple days of having no bowel movements and no treatment. Resident #37 received a computed topography (CT) scan of her abdomen in the emergency department which revealed a bowel obstruction. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Jun 26, 2023

  Based on closed medical record review, review of equipment use instructions review of a facility investigation and interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident #216 was safely transported to prevent a fall with injury. Actual harm occurred on 05/30/23 when State tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) #241 was transporting Resident #216 while seated on the seat of a wheeled (rollator) walker, the wheels of the walker got caught on the threshold to the shower room, resulting in the walker flipping over and the resident falling backwards onto the floor hitting his head and back. The resident was subsequently transported to the hospital for evaluation and diagnosed with bilateral subdural hematoma and a closed left seventh rib fracture requiring medical interventions. […]