Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Does Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare (CCN 345436), in Knightdale, NC, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 10 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity D on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $15,642 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
CMS has $15,642 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$15,642
CMS has $15,642 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 2.9
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
14 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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