Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a 170-bed nursing home in WESTMINSTER, Maryland. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1978-02-01. It averages 106.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center?
CMS lists 74 health-inspection deficiencies for Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, all 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 2026-05-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | F0584, F0628, F0759, F0867 | 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 the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2026-05-04 | F0640, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0755, F0756, F0800, F0804, F0812, F0880, F0919 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2026-02-13 | F0600, F0609 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-08-14 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2025-08-14 | F0585, F0610, F0658, F0711, F0755, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-02-14 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-10-18 | F0609, F0610, F0655, F0656, F0677, F0569, F0583, F0657, F0658, F0761, F0880 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-04-18 | F0657, F0684, F0711 | 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 the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | E |
| 2024-04-18 | F0550, F0580, F0610, F0791, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-04-18 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C |
| 2023-09-21 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | F |
| 2023-09-21 | F0609, F0610, F0641, F0657, F0684, F0725, F0726, F0730, F0842, F0943 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / 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. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E |
| 2023-09-21 | F0551, F0600, F0602, F0623, F0656, F0658, F0676, F0686, F0689, F0711, F0755, F0756, F0757, F0791, F0881 | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
Why was Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | Fine | $14,892 |
| 2024-04-18 | Fine | $48,789 |
How is Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center staffed relative to the MD average?
| Measure | This facility | MD average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.57308 | 3.87381 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 52.8 | 40.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 106.1 | 105.7 |
Who owns Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, and what chain is it in?
Westminster Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name WASHINGTON WEST LEASING CO LLC and belongs to the COMMUNICARE HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PC MSTR LSCO, LLC | since 05/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ROMEO, DOMINIC, STOLTZ, CHARLES, WILHEIM, RONALD | since 04/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | WASHINGTON (WEST) MGT CO., LLC, GROVES, DONNA, KNAISH, KINAN, MILLER, JENNIFER, ROMEO, DOMINIC | since 04/01/2023 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | WASHINGTON (WEST) MGT CO., LLC, KNAISH, KINAN, MILLER, JENNIFER | since 04/16/2025 |
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