Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
ROSE CITY NURSING AND REHAB AT LANCASTER
Does ROSE CITY NURSING AND REHAB AT LANCASTER have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ROSE CITY NURSING AND REHAB AT LANCASTER (CCN 395177), in LANCASTER, PA, has federal inspection findings on its record. In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 18 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F on CMS's A–L scale. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-04-25. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $85,790 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. Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
The Federal Record
CMS has $85,790 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with federal regulators (CMS). Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$85,790
CMS has $85,790 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: 3.0
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
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.
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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.
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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