SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER
SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER is a 157-bed nursing home in BOONSBORO, Maryland. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1983-04-01. It averages 125.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER since 2019-11-01, 35 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-22.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | J |
| 2026-03-06 | F0812, F0880 | 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. | F |
| 2026-03-06 | F0584, F0628 | 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. | D |
| 2024-12-20 | F0584, F0609, F0610, F0677, F0756, F0836 | 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. | E |
| 2024-12-20 | F0578, F0580, F0622, F0638, F0640, F0641, F0645, F0655, F0679, F0684, F0688, F0689, F0692, F0697, F0699, F0729, F0757, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0810, F0835, F0880, F0947 | 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. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / 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 safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary 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 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. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2019-11-01 | F0578, F0584, F0730, F0761 | 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. / 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. | D |
How is SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER staffed relative to the MD average?
| Measure | This facility | MD average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.38884 | 3.87381 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.6 | 40.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 125.9 | 105.7 |
Who owns SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER?
SOUTH MOUNTAIN REHAB CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SM REHAB.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GLEN ECHO HOLDINGS LLC | since 03/01/2025 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MD SANS HOLDINGS LLC, MD SANS MARS 2024 TRUST, MD SANS VENUS 2024 TRUST, OBERON CORE HOLDINGS, ZAMBRY HOLDINGS LLC, ZAMBRY MARS 2024 TRUST, ZAMBRY VENUS 2024 TRUST | since 03/01/2025 |
| 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | CIBC BANK USA, GLEN ECHO HOLDINGS LLC, HORNUNG, STEVEN, KAMINER, AARON | since 03/01/2025 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | BOHRER-BANZHOFF, NICOLE, SALAZAR, ANDRES, STINE, TERRI | since 03/01/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CIBC BANK USA, HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC, BOHRER-BANZHOFF, NICOLE, CLINE, CARRIE | since 03/01/2025 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | HORNUNG, RACHELLE, KAMINER, LEORA | since 03/31/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ACCORD CONSULTANTS, BRAND SONNENSCHINE LLP, CIBC BANK USA, DIALYZE DIRECT MD LLC, HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC, MD SAPPHIRE LLC, ONE KAYLOR CIRCLE MD LLC, SCHIAVI WALLACE & ROWE PC, Z-RADAR LLC, BOHRER-BANZHOFF, NICOLE, CLINE, CARRIE, SALAZAR, ANDRES, SLADKY, SERINA, STINE, TERRI | since 03/01/2025 |
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