EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE
EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE is a 157-bed nursing home in STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-11-15. It averages 123.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE?
CMS lists 78 health-inspection deficiencies for EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE, all 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 2026-07-01.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2026-05-06 | F0801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F |
| 2026-05-06 | F0584, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2026-05-06 | F0552, F0805, F0810 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | D |
| 2026-02-20 | F0801, F0812 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2026-02-20 | F0584, F0700, F0759, F0803, F0804, F0847 | 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. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | E |
| 2026-02-20 | F0559, F0567, F0578, F0607, F0656, F0677, F0688, F0695, F0761, F0791, F0806 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. / Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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 each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| 2026-02-04 | F0802 | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | F |
| 2026-02-04 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E |
| 2025-10-07 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2025-08-25 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-08-25 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2025-06-11 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D |
| 2025-03-14 | F0600, F0692 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2025-03-14 | F0801, F0812 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-14 | F0584, F0726, F0756, F0880 | 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 nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-03-14 | F0554, F0578, F0676, F0684, F0687, F0688, F0698, F0744, F0745, F0947 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate foot care. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2024-11-22 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-11-13 | F0772 | Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided. | E |
| 2024-09-18 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2024-04-26 | F0607, F0688, F0699, F0812, F0880 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / 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. | E |
| 2024-04-26 | F0657, F0684, F0685, F0686, F0689, F0695, F0700, F0740, F0744, F0756, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0791, F0848 | 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. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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 each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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 or obtain dental services for each resident. / Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. | D |
| 2024-02-15 | F0625, F0626 | 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. / Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D |
| 2023-11-22 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | E |
| 2023-09-19 | 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. | D |
| 2023-08-15 | F0729 | Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. | D |
Why was EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE fined 3 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | Fine | $20,885 |
| 2025-03-14 | Fine | $129,314 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $4,587 |
How is EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE staffed?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of residents per day | 123.7 | 104.6 |
Who owns EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE, and what chain is it in?
EMBASSY OF HEARTHSIDE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name EMBASSY HEARTHSIDE, LLC and belongs to the EMBASSY HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | EMBASSY PA TENANT 2 HOLDINGS LLC | since 11/10/2020 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | EMBASSY HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC | since 11/10/2020 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HANDLER, AARON, REPCHICK, GEORGE | since 11/09/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EMBASSY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC, HERITAGE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LLC, CIRIGNANO, LISA, HANDLER, AARON, REPCHICK, GEORGE, ROSCOE, BRANDON | since 01/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | EMBASSY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC, HERITAGE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LLC, CIRIGNANO, LISA, HANDLER, AARON, REPCHICK, GEORGE, ROSCOE, BRANDON | since 01/01/2025 |
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