ENCORE AT PARKSIDE

Special Focus Facility candidate · Continuing care retirement community · CCN 085021 · For profit - Limited Liability company · 110 certified beds · New Castle · DE


ENCORE AT PARKSIDE is a 110-bed nursing home in NEWARK, Delaware. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1982-03-17. It averages 91.9 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at ENCORE AT PARKSIDE?

CMS lists 54 health-inspection deficiencies for ENCORE AT PARKSIDE, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-25.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-25F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2026-01-12F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2026-01-12F0838, F0880Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2026-01-12F0553, F0812, F0881, F0944, F0946, F0949Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. / Provide training in compliance and ethics. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.E
2026-01-12F0557, F0561, F0580, F0627, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0695, F0745, F0791, F0843, F0844, F0909, F0941Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care. / Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.D
2026-01-12F0837Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.C
2025-10-29F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.G
2025-10-29F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.E
2025-10-29F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D
2024-11-26F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2024-11-26F0553, F0583, F0625, F0641, F0657, F0684, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0758, F0761Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. / 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.D
2024-08-28F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2024-08-28F0609, F0949Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.E
2024-08-28F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.D
2024-08-28F0944Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.B
2023-10-19F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2023-10-19F0580, F0686, F0688, F0695, F0728, F0730, F0757, F0760Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D

Why was ENCORE AT PARKSIDE fined 4 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-06-25Fine$16,355
2026-01-12Fine$14,901
2025-10-29Fine$9,110
2024-08-28Fine$16,448

How is ENCORE AT PARKSIDE staffed relative to the DE average?

MeasureThis facilityDE average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.510544.34546
Total nursing staff turnover (%)38.941.3
Average number of residents per day91.990.1

Who owns ENCORE AT PARKSIDE?

ENCORE AT PARKSIDE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company.

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