Inspection Reports for Alois Alzheimer Center
70 Damon Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45218, OH, 45218
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Deficiencies (over 4 years)
2.8 deficiencies/year
Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.
39% better than Ohio average
Ohio average: 4.6 deficiencies/yearDeficiencies per year
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Census
Latest occupancy rate
77 residents
Based on a September 2025 inspection.
This facility has shown a steady increase in demand based on occupancy rates.
Census over time
Inspection Report
Routine
Census: 77
Deficiencies: 4
Date: Sep 18, 2025
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to PASARR screening, accident hazard prevention, medication storage, and food safety in the nursing facility.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in accurately completing PASARR assessments for mental disorders, safely storing hazardous materials, properly labeling and storing insulin and tuberculosis testing solutions, and maintaining food storage in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner. These deficiencies had the potential to affect multiple residents.
Deficiencies (4)
Failed to ensure Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) assessments were completed accurately for three residents.
Failed to ensure hazardous materials were stored safely, posing potential risk to 14 cognitively impaired and independently mobile residents.
Failed to ensure insulin was properly stored and expired tuberculosis testing solution was discarded, affecting four residents and potentially all residents respectively.
Failed to ensure food was stored in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner, affecting all residents.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 3
Residents affected: 14
Residents affected: 4
Facility census: 77
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Social Service Director (SSD) #434 | Interviewed regarding PASARR assessment deficiencies | |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Manager #230 | Interviewed regarding hazardous materials and medication storage deficiencies | |
| Registered Nurse (RN) #242 | Interviewed regarding hazardous materials storage | |
| Registered Nurse (RN) #320 | Interviewed regarding insulin storage deficiencies | |
| Dietary Manager (DM) #372 | Interviewed regarding food storage deficiencies | |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #378 | Interviewed regarding food storage deficiencies | |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #286 | Interviewed regarding food storage deficiencies | |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #410 | Interviewed regarding food storage deficiencies |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Census: 68
Deficiencies: 2
Date: Sep 6, 2023
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to investigate a complaint regarding the facility's failure to provide timely emergency discharge notification and refusal to allow a resident to return to the facility following hospitalization.
Complaint Details
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00145014.
Findings
The facility failed to provide a resident, the resident's representative, and the Long-term Care Ombudsman with an emergency discharge notice. Additionally, the facility did not permit the resident to return after hospitalization, citing safety concerns related to the resident's behaviors. Interviews confirmed the facility's awareness of the resident's behaviors and failure to complete required notifications.
Deficiencies (2)
Failed to provide timely notification to the resident, resident representative, and ombudsman before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Failed to allow a resident to return to the facility following a hospital evaluation.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 1
Facility census: 68
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Admissions Director #133 | Admissions Director | Confirmed facility awareness of resident's sexual behavior and discharge decision |
| Director of Clinical Services #501 | Director of Clinical Services | Confirmed communication with hospital and lack of required discharge notifications |
| Social Service Director | Social Service Director | Notified resident's representative of inability to provide care and discharge to hospital |
Inspection Report
Routine
Census: 51
Deficiencies: 5
Date: Sep 22, 2022
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident care, medication management, care planning, and safety in the nursing facility.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to keep resident call lights within reach, incomplete baseline care plans for pressure ulcers, failure to implement mobility and fall care plans, delayed physician response to pharmacy recommendations, and inappropriate use of psychotropic medications without proper diagnosis and indications.
Deficiencies (5)
Failure to ensure resident call lights were within reach for Residents #47 and #48.
Failure to complete a baseline care plan for pressure ulcers for Resident #199.
Failure to implement resident mobility and fall care plans for Residents #47 and #48.
Failure to ensure pharmacy recommendations were addressed by the physician in a timely manner for Residents #3, #17, and #47.
Failure to ensure a resident receiving psychotropic medications had appropriate diagnosis and indications for use for Resident #104.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 2
Residents affected: 1
Residents affected: 2
Residents affected: 3
Residents affected: 1
Facility census: 51
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical Nurse #70 | Licensed Practical Nurse | Verified Resident #47 was able to use call light and call light was out of reach |
| Licensed Practical Nurse #51 | Licensed Practical Nurse | Verified Resident #47 and Resident #48 call lights were out of reach |
| Director of Nursing | Director of Nursing | Verified Resident #199 did not have baseline care plan for pressure ulcer and pharmacy recommendations were delayed |
| Administrator | Administrator | Confirmed Resident #48 was able to use call light and pharmacy recommendations were not addressed timely |
Inspection Report
Plan of Correction
Deficiencies: 0
Date: Sep 30, 2021
Visit Reason
This document is a Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction for the Alois Alzheimer Center, summarizing the findings of a regulatory survey completed on 2021-09-30.
Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the survey.
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