Inspection Reports for Addington Place of Northville

The inspection was conducted as a renewal licensing study for Addington Place of Northville to assess compliance with applicable administrative rules and public health code statutes.

The facility was found to be non-compliant with several administrative rules including incomplete criminal history checks for employees, delayed tuberculosis testing, medication administration documentation errors, and improper food storage and labeling in the kitchen. Repeat violations were noted for medication administration and kitchen/dietary requirements.

The investigation was initiated due to a complaint alleging that a resident of concern (ROC) had an injury consistent with physical mistreatment or abuse.

The investigation found that the facility did not conduct a systematic investigation into the allegation of physical abuse as required by facility policy. A violation was established related to failure to properly investigate and document the incident involving bruising on the resident.

The complaint alleged that the Resident of Concern had bruising consistent with physical mistreatment or abuse. The allegation was substantiated with a violation established. The resident's family reported the injury and expressed concerns about lack of communication and investigation by the facility.

The document serves as a renewal notification for the Home for the Aged license following an administrative review of licensing activity over the past year.

The facility was found to be in substantial compliance with the public health code and administrative rules regulating home for the aged facilities, resulting in the renewal of the license.

The inspection was conducted due to a complaint alleging the facility failed to provide timely notification to the department regarding a change in administrator.

The investigation confirmed that the facility did not provide timely notification to the department about the change in administrator, with the previous administrator ceasing employment on 2023-04-04 and the new administrator starting on 2023-05-08 without prompt notification or required paperwork submitted.

The complaint alleged the facility failed to provide timely notification to the department regarding a change in administrator. The violation was established based on evidence that the facility did not notify the department within the required timeframe.

The inspection was conducted in response to a complaint alleging multiple concerns including medication administration errors, cleanliness issues, lack of posted menus, and insufficient supplies at Addington Place of Northville.

The investigation substantiated that Resident A had not always received medications as prescribed and that weekly menus were not posted. Other allegations such as cleanliness, accommodation of resident requests, supply availability, COVID PPE supply, service plan updates, and staffing levels were not substantiated.

The complaint alleged Resident A did not receive prescribed medications including Metamucil, Miralax, and Prilosec; dining tables and Resident A's room were not cleaned; weekly menus were not posted; the facility did not accommodate Resident A's dietary requests; resident units lacked cleaning supplies; paper towels and soap were missing at the dining room sink; insufficient COVID PPE supplies; front entrance door was not always locked; Resident A's service plan was not updated; Resident A's hands were not washed before meals; briefs were not changed; ted hose stockings were not checked; and there was only one medication technician for multiple units.

The document is an addendum to the original licensing study report reflecting a change in management company and a facility name change for Addington Place of Northville.

The management company will be changed to SLH HTI East Manager, LLC effective 3/1/2022, and the facility name change to Addington Place of Northville is effective 3/10/2022. The license status remains unchanged.

The document is an addendum to the Original Licensing Study Report reflecting a change in management company for the facility effective December 1, 2020.

The management agreement between the licensee and the new management company requires reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain all licenses and permits and to comply with facility licensing requirements. The recommendation is to keep the license status unchanged despite the management change.

The inspection was conducted as part of the original licensing study for Addington Place to determine compliance with applicable licensing statutes and administrative rules.

The facility was found to be in substantial compliance with licensing statutes and administrative rules. A temporary license with a maximum capacity of 80 residents was recommended and issued.