Wicomico Nursing Home
Wicomico Nursing Home is a 102-bed nursing home in SALISBURY, Maryland. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1972-09-24. It averages 65.6 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Wicomico Nursing Home?
CMS lists 40 health-inspection deficiencies for Wicomico Nursing Home since 2019-06-13, 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 2026-02-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | F0578, F0677, F0761, F0880 | 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. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 |
| 2025-03-10 | F0609, F0760, F0842 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-08-29 | F0689, F0791 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | G |
| 2024-08-29 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2024-08-29 | F0583, F0604, F0609, F0610, F0641, F0880 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2019-06-13 | F0600, F0689 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2019-06-13 | F0561, F0657 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2019-06-13 | F0550, F0578, F0580, F0584, F0610, F0623, F0655, F0656, F0684, F0697, F0729, F0757, F0770, F0790, F0867, F0880, F0883, F0943 | 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. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / 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. / 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. / 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D |
| 2019-06-13 | F0732, F0838 | Post nurse staffing information every day. / 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. | C |
Why was Wicomico Nursing Home fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-29 | Fine | $28,343 |
How is Wicomico Nursing Home staffed relative to the MD average?
| Measure | This facility | MD average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.75745 | 3.87381 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 25.9 | 40.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 65.6 | 105.7 |
Who owns Wicomico Nursing Home?
Wicomico Nursing Home is registered with CMS as Government - County, operates under the legal business name WICOMICO NURSING HOME.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BOOTH, STACY, LEONE-TINCHER, PATRICIA | since 08/09/2021 |
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