Care Citations

Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center

46531 HARRY BYRD HIGHWAY, STERLING, VA, 20164 · 7038345800

What CMS has flagged

  • The most recent health inspection on record is more than two years old.

On the CMS record

Overall rating (CMS)
3 / 5
Health inspection rating
3 / 5
Staffing rating
4 / 5
Certified beds
150
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Chain
COMMONWEALTH CARE OF ROANOKE

Inspection findings on record (37)

Quoted exactly as CMS published them. We do not rewrite findings.

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0656 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Tag 0760 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Tag 0761 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

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.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0553 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0558 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0578 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

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.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0582 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0623 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0625 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

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.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0640 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0698 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Tag 0812 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0842 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Environmental Deficiencies

Tag 0919 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0558 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0559 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0582 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0623 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0641 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0656 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Tag 0660 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0677 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0690 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0698 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Tag 0726 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Infection Control Deficiencies

Tag 0880 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Environmental Deficiencies

Tag 0323 · scope/severity K · immediate jeopardy

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0309 · scope/severity G · actual harm

Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .

Recorded as corrected on .

— Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Tag 0371 · scope/severity F · potential for more than minimal harm

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0250 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Environmental Deficiencies

Tag 0252 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Environmental Deficiencies

Tag 0441 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Tag 0498 · scope/severity E · potential for more than minimal harm

Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0157 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Resident Rights Deficiencies

Tag 0246 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Tag 0328 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.

Recorded as corrected on .

— Administration Deficiencies

Tag 0518 · scope/severity D · potential for more than minimal harm

Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills.

Recorded as corrected on .

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) · CMS Certification Number 495179