Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 123-bed nursing home in SANDWICH, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-02-24. It averages 109.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
CMS lists 57 health-inspection deficiencies for Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center since 2022-10-05, 16 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | F0807 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | D |
| 2025-05-21 | F0814, F0908, F0921 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2025-05-21 | F0584, F0684, F0812 | 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-04-10 | F0804, F0812 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-04-10 | F0584, F0609, F0761, F0842, F0880 | 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-04-10 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | B |
| 2023-11-16 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2022-10-05 | F0689, F0692, F0725 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | G |
| 2022-10-05 | F0726, F0802, F0804, F0865, F0880, F0881, F0885, F0886 | 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. / Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Report COVID19 data to residents and families. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | F |
| 2022-10-05 | F0580, F0656, F0658, F0694, F0755, F0758, F0761, F0887, F0888, F0919 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / 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. / Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | E |
| 2022-10-05 | F0550, F0578, F0583, F0607, F0609, F0610, F0623, F0625, F0641, F0657, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0690, F0693, F0695, F0757, F0806, F0842, F0867 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
How is Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.10105 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.4 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 109.8 | 98.5 |
Who owns Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, and what chain is it in?
Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name CAPE HERITAGE MA SNF LLC and belongs to the ATHENA HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ATHENA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS MA R LLC | since 09/25/2012 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CHAKALOS-SANTILLI, VALERIE, CURTIS, DIANE, MOSIER, MICHAEL, REZENDES, LORRIE, SANTILLI, LAWRENCE | since 05/04/2020 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MOSIER, MICHAEL | since 09/25/2012 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | SANTILLI, LAWRENCE | since 09/25/2012 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ATHENA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. | since 09/25/2012 |
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