Inspection Reports for Summit Place of Mooresville

The Adult Care Licensure Section conducted an annual and follow-up survey from August 26, 2025 to August 27, 2025 to assess compliance with health care and medication administration regulations.

The facility failed to ensure proper referral and follow-up with the Primary Care Provider (PCP) regarding medication crushing orders for Resident #2, resulting in medications being administered whole despite orders to crush. Additionally, medication administration records were inaccurate, and medications were not administered as ordered, placing Resident #2 at increased risk of choking and aspiration pneumonia.

This is a Construction Section Biennial Follow Up Survey conducted to verify correction of previously identified deficiencies.

Deficiencies remain uncorrected related to building maintenance and electrical safety. Several fire exit hardware devices were missing end caps, and multiple ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) electrical power receptacles did not have electrical power, preventing testing for ground fault.

The Adult Care Licensure Section conducted an annual survey and follow-up survey on 01/23/24 through 01/24/24 to assess compliance with medication administration and related regulatory requirements.

The facility failed to administer medications as ordered to 2 of 5 sampled residents, including medications for hypothyroidism, wheezing, and dementia. Additionally, medication administration records were found to be inaccurate, with documentation errors regarding medication administration and omissions.

The Adult Care Licensure Section and the Iredell County Department of Social Services conducted an annual survey of Summit Place of Mooresville on 07/12/22 - 07/13/22 to assess compliance with health care and medication administration regulations.

The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to notify the Primary Care Provider of resident refusals, failure to administer medications as ordered for sampled residents, failure to ensure medications prepared in advance were properly identified and protected, failure to administer medications within the prescribed timeframes, and inaccuracies in the electronic Treatment Administration Record documentation related to compression stockings.

Biennial Follow Up Construction Survey conducted to verify compliance with physical plant and safety code requirements.

Multiple deficiencies were identified including non-functional emergency release switches on special locking doors, fire alarm system issues, unsecured oxygen cylinders, non-operational emergency lighting and exit signs on backup power, obstructed fire sprinkler heads, corridor doors not latching properly, doors requiring excessive force to open, and failure of exhaust ventilation systems in multiple areas.

This is a Construction Section Biennial Survey conducted to assess compliance with physical plant, fire safety, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing requirements applicable to an adult care home licensed as a Home for the Aged.

Multiple deficiencies were cited related to physical plant and safety code compliance, including malfunctioning special locking door components, fire alarm and emergency lighting failures, housekeeping hazards, electrical safety issues, fire safety door and sprinkler problems, and non-functioning exhaust ventilation systems.

The Adult Care Licensure Section conducted an Annual survey on July 10-12, 2018 to assess compliance with health care and medication storage regulations.

The facility failed to implement treatments as ordered for Resident #3, including wound dressing changes and lotion application. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure medications were stored securely for Resident #5 who self-administers medication.

The Adult Care Licensure Section conducted a follow-up survey to verify correction of previous deficiencies related to door closures in resident rooms.

The facility failed to assure that 6 of 53 occupied resident room doors closed properly with less than a 1/8 inch gap around the doors to comply with fire code. Multiple observations revealed doors with approximately 1/4 inch gaps or malfunctioning latches preventing proper closure.

The visit was a Biennial Follow Up Construction Survey to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies related to building fire safety and equipment maintenance.

The survey found that several fire safety deficiencies from the prior survey had not been satisfactorily corrected, including open-ended sleeves with unsealed cable bundles, doors that did not latch properly, and rotting exterior exit doors. One deficiency related to a door wedge was corrected before the survey departed.

This document is a Construction Section Biennial Survey conducted to assess compliance with physical plant requirements, building codes, and safety regulations for an adult care home facility.

Multiple deficiencies were cited including unlabeled and malfunctioning emergency release switches, lack of current sanitation and fire safety inspection reports, excessive dust accumulation, unsafe storage of medical oxygen cylinders, fire safety hazards such as unsealed cable penetrations and obstructed fire suppression equipment, electrical safety issues, emergency lighting failures, door latch problems, and inadequate exhaust ventilation.

The Adult Care Licensure Section and the Iredell County Department of Social Services conducted a complaint investigation initiated by the Iredell County Department of Social Services on August 19, 2015, regarding discharge procedures for Resident #1.

The facility failed to justify the reason for discharge of Resident #1, failed to provide proper notice of discharge to the resident and POAs on the same date as the notice was written, discharged the resident before the appeal decision, and failed to rescind the discharge notice despite no physician-documented level of care change. The Hearing Officer reversed the discharge notice on August 24, 2015. Resident #1 was prevented from returning to her room which contained her personal belongings.

Complaint investigation initiated by Iredell County Department of Social Services on August 19, 2015, regarding discharge of Resident #1 from Summit Place of Mooresville.