WILLIAMSPORT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
154 NORTH ARTIZAN STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, MD, 21795 · 3012237971
Legal business name: WILLIAMSPORT OPERATOR LLC
What CMS has flagged
- CMS has flagged this facility for abuse citations.
On the CMS record
- Overall rating (CMS)
- 1 / 5
- Health inspection rating
- 1 / 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 / 5
- Certified beds
- 121
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- LIFEWORKS REHAB
Inspection findings on record (105)
Quoted exactly as CMS published them. We do not rewrite findings.
— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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— Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
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— Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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— Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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— Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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— Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Recorded as corrected on .
— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
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— Administration Deficiencies
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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— Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Recorded as corrected on .
— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Recorded as corrected on .
— Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Recorded as corrected on .
— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
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— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) · CMS Certification Number 215198