MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER
MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER is a 130-bed nursing home in ALEXANDRIA, Virginia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-02. It averages 126.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER?
CMS lists 82 health-inspection deficiencies for MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER since 2019-11-08, 14 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | F0584, F0604, F0677, F0688, F0695, 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. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2026-04-23 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2026-04-23 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E |
| 2026-04-23 | F0679, F0684, F0690, F0761, F0880 | 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 residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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 |
| 2023-11-15 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2022-09-29 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | K |
| 2022-09-29 | F0602, F0610, F0658, F0684, F0686, F0688, F0825 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | G |
| 2022-09-29 | F0577, F0732 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Post nurse staffing information every day. | F |
| 2022-09-29 | F0568, F0574, F0583, F0584, F0607, F0609, F0657, F0726, F0730, F0741, F0760, F0761, F0880, F0886, F0943, F0947 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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 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. / 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 nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2022-09-29 | F0550, F0554, F0561, F0567, F0569, F0571, F0578, F0582, F0585, F0608, F0622, F0623, F0625, F0641, F0644, F0645, F0655, F0656, F0660, F0661, F0676, F0677, F0689, F0691, F0742, F0755, F0757, F0800, F0888, F0921 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor 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 manage his or her financial affairs. / Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid. / 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. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting. / 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. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / 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 / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. / Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2019-11-08 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2019-11-08 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E |
| 2019-11-08 | F0550, F0554, F0558, F0582, F0656, F0657, F0760, F0842, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2019-11-08 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C |
How is MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed relative to the VA average?
| Measure | This facility | VA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.51027 | 3.75779 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 16.5 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 126.0 | 99.5 |
Who owns MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
MOUNT VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name TISWELL LEASING CO LLC and belongs to the COMMUNICARE HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | OMG LS LEASING CO., LLC | since 03/01/2018 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | GROVES, DONNA, ROMEO, DOMINIC, STOLTZ, CHARLES, WILHEIM, RONALD | since 03/01/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | TISWELL MGT CO., LLC, ELEBIARY, AHMED, GROVES, DONNA, MAURITZ, JONI, ROMEO, DOMINIC | since 03/01/2018 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | ODENTHAL, RICHARD | since 04/25/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | TISWELL MGT CO., LLC, ELEBIARY, AHMED, MAURITZ, JONI | since 04/01/2023 |
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