Compiled from official CMS federal data
QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - CHICORA, CHICORA, PA — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - CHICORA have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - CHICORA (CCN 395118), in CHICORA, PA, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 33 deficiencies; the most severe is rated J, which CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy — its most serious level, for noncompliance it found likely to cause serious harm or death. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-12-05. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $141,440 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 11 abuse- or neglect-related citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Dec 2025). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 11 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Dec 2025.
- 8 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Mar 2026.
- 31 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility at the Immediate Jeopardy level — the most serious category CMS uses, for situations it found likely to cause serious harm or death.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$141,440
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
57 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 8 · Accidents & supervision 7 · Medication & pharmacy 4 · Resident rights 10 · Other citations 23 (expand)
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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.
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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.
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.
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
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.
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.0
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?