ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC

Continuing care retirement community · CCN 365969 · ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME, INC. · For profit - Corporation · SPRENGER HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS chain · 110 certified beds · Lorain · OH


ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC is a 110-bed nursing home in LORAIN, Ohio. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-07-01. It averages 94.2 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC?

CMS lists 34 health-inspection deficiencies for ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC since 2019-10-31, 11 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 2025-12-04.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-12-04F0644, F0759, F0842, F0880Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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
2024-03-19F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2023-09-19F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.F
2023-09-19F0623, F0626, F0677, F0742, F0758Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / 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.D
2022-11-07F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.G
2022-11-07F0550, F0803Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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.E
2022-11-07F0561, F0578, F0580, F0584, F0623, F0625, F0677, F0684, F0695, F0745, F0756, F0760, F0806, F0880Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2019-10-31F0578, F0677, F0686, F0698, F0880Honor 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2019-10-31F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.C

Why was ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC fined?

DateTypeAmount
2024-03-19Fine$20,678

How is ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC staffed relative to the OH average?

MeasureThis facilityOH average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.334053.68589
Total nursing staff turnover (%)51.148.7
Average number of residents per day94.273.7

Who owns ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC, and what chain is it in?

ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME INC is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name ANCHOR LODGE NURSING HOME, INC. and belongs to the SPRENGER HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTSPRENGER ENTERPRISES, INCsince 05/31/1989
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTBLUESKY HEALTHCARE INC, HUTSENPILLER, WENDIE, MALANOWSKI, KENNETH, SPRENGER, NICOLE, SPRENGER, TRACEYsince 01/22/2001
CORPORATE OFFICERFOX, EMILY, KUHN, SHANNON, MALANOWKI, BRANDONsince 12/31/2024
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCMS & CO. MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., COURTOCK, MELISSA, EPPERLY, ROBERT, EREN, ITRI, FOX, EMILY, GOLLINGER, KRISTEN, JANKOWSKI, ELIZABETH, KUHN, SHANNON, MALANOWKI, BRANDON, MARINO-FREETAGE, JAIME, MICALE, JACOB, TUCKER, MONICAsince 01/20/2022
ADP OF THE SNFAMHERST MANOR COMPANY, LTD., ANCHOR LODGE CO., LTD., BSH INVESTMENTS LLC, CITRIN COOPERMAN AND COMPANY, LLP, CMS & CO. MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., DELTA HEALTH CARE CONSULTANTS, INC., HUNTINGTON, WELLSPRING STAFFING, INC., COURTOCK, MELISSA, EPPERLY, ROBERT, EREN, ITRI, FOX, EMILY, GOLLINGER, KRISTEN, HUTSENPILLER, WENDIE, JANKOWSKI, ELIZABETH, KUHN, SHANNON, MALANOWKI, BRANDON, MALANOWSKI, KENNETH, MARINO-FREETAGE, JAIME, MICALE, JACOB, SAWULSKI, JENNIFER, SKIDMORE, JODI, SPRENGER, NICOLE, SPRENGER, TIMOTHY, SPRENGER, TRACEY, TUCKER, MONICAsince 01/01/2008

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