Artis Senior Living of Yardley

Two staff members were hired and began working before their criminal background checks were completed.

Staff members C and D administered medications to residents despite not meeting the required criteria for medication administration.

A resident's July medication administration record failed to include prescribed comfort medications from hospice.

The home failed to report a medication interaction incident involving Resident #1 to the Department within the required 24-hour timeframe.

A resident was subjected to potential harm due to the administration of interacting medications (Paxlovid and Multaq) without proper oversight.

The home failed to report an incident to the Department regarding staff placing multiple incontinence products on a resident to avoid providing care.

Multiple residents did not receive required assistance with toileting and incontinence care as indicated in their support plans, as staff used multiple products to avoid checks.

Residents were subjected to neglectful practices where staff placed multiple incontinence products on them to avoid providing necessary care during the overnight shift.

The facility's License Inspection Summary dated April 11, 2022, was not posted in a conspicuous and public place.

A resident eloped from the facility through an unsecured gate, which was later found to have a malfunctioning lock.

A tube of toothpaste with a poisonous material warning was left unlocked, unattended, and accessible to a resident.

The home failed to report an incident to the Department where one resident slapped another resident on the left cheek.

A staff member's physical intervention during a resident's anxiety resulted in the resident injuring their left eye.

The staff training plan lacked techniques for verbal cuing and guiding residents with anxiety and memory impairment without using touch.

The resident's support plan failed to include necessary interventions for managing confusion or distress.

An incident where a resident pushed another resident's chair, causing a head injury, was not reported in accordance with the Older Adult Protective Services Act.

Resident records for Resident 1 and Resident 2 did not include required incident reports dated 11/22.

The kitchen lacks a carbon monoxide detector installed within 15 feet of the gas stove.

Hand sanitizer and toothpaste were found unlocked and accessible to residents in various areas.

Emergency telephone numbers for the nearest hospital and fire department were not posted by hallway telephones.

The administrator did not have a copy of the local municipality's emergency preparedness plan.

During several fire drills, residents failed to evacuate to the designated meeting place.

The fire alarm was not sounded during the fire drill on 02/25/2022.