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Deficiency Records for Chestertown Nursing and Rehab
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Chestertown Nursing and Rehab. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Chestertown Nursing and Rehab. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-11-18 | N |
| Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility?s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | Y |
| Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide training in compliance and ethics. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2025-08-13 | 2025-10-01 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-02-12 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-02-12 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-02-12 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-02-12 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-02-12 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Install proper backup exit lighting. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2023-09-28 | 2024-01-17 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | Y |
| Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-04 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Meet other general requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-02-15 | 2019-06-14 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2019-02-15 | 2019-04-15 | N |
| Have exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-12 | N |
| Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-12 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-07 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-07 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-07 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2017-10-19 | 2017-12-28 | N |