Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a 267-bed nursing home in CLINTON, Maryland. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-06-06. It averages 212.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center?
CMS lists 70 health-inspection deficiencies for Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center since 2019-03-14, 27 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-12.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E |
| 2025-12-12 | F0550, F0583, F0584, F0759, F0761, F0803, F0812, F0842, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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 menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / 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 |
| 2025-11-04 | F0577, F0583, F0627 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D |
| 2025-06-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-06-05 | F0585, F0600, F0609, F0610, F0628, F0656, F0761, 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. / 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-12-06 | F0584 | 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. | L |
| 2024-12-06 | F0835, F0843 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / 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. | F |
| 2024-12-06 | F0838 | Conduct 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. | E |
| 2024-12-06 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2023-05-16 | F0584, F0921, F0923 | 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. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. | F |
| 2023-05-16 | F0585, F0641, F0657, F0684, F0692, F0805, F0812, F0912, F0924, F0925 | 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. / 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 food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. / Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2023-05-16 | F0551, F0552, F0558, F0577, F0578, F0583, F0636, F0656, F0679, F0685, F0695, F0698, F0710, F0732, F0760, F0761, F0791, F0803, F0814, F0842, F0908, F0917 | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / 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. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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 or obtain dental services for each resident. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. / Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space. | D |
| 2019-03-14 | F0602, F0842 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2019-03-14 | F0623, F0624, F0675, F0690, F0761, F0912 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. / Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / 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 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 rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | D |
Why was Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | Fine | $11,386 |
| 2024-12-03 | Fine | $50,697 |
How is Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center staffed relative to the MD average?
| Measure | This facility | MD average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.52776 | 3.87381 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 26.6 | 40.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 212.8 | 105.7 |
Who owns Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center?
Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company.
Were you or a family member harmed at Hidden Waters Rehabilitation and Wellness Center?