HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP

CCN 495135 · BIG STONE GAP LIFE CARE LLC · For profit - Corporation · HERITAGE HALL chain · 180 certified beds · Wise · VA


HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP is a 180-bed nursing home in BIG STONE GAP, Virginia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1983-02-10. It averages 165.5 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP?

CMS lists 41 health-inspection deficiencies for HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP since 2019-06-27, 5 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 2024-11-19.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2024-11-19F0600, F0684, F0760Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.G
2024-11-19F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2023-08-15F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2023-02-01F0656, F0657, F0684, F0692, F0698Develop 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. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D
2021-05-12F0689, F0740Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.G
2021-05-12F0607, F0842, F0886Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.E
2021-05-12F0578, F0580, F0609, F0646, F0692, F0728, F0755, F0761Honor 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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.D
2019-06-27F0868Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterlyF
2019-06-27F0623, F0625Provide 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.E
2019-06-27F0578, F0607, F0641, F0657, F0660, F0684, F0690, F0693, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0760, F0761, F0842, 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and 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 that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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 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. / 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

Why was HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP fined?

DateTypeAmount
2024-11-19Fine$40,517

How is HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP staffed relative to the VA average?

MeasureThis facilityVA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.107093.75779
Total nursing staff turnover (%)26.648.1
Average number of residents per day165.599.5

Who owns HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP, and what chain is it in?

HERITAGE HALL BIG STONE GAP is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BIG STONE GAP LIFE CARE LLC and belongs to the HERITAGE HALL chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
CORPORATE DIRECTOREAST, THOMAS, HOPKINS, WILLIAMsince 07/23/2010
CORPORATE OFFICERDALTON, BRAD, DALTON, ROBERT, EAST, THOMAS, GALLANT, CASSANDRAsince 04/21/2014
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLDALTON, BRAD, DALTON, ROBERTsince 04/01/2024
ADP OF THE SNFDALTON, BRAD, DALTON, ROBERT, EAST, THOMAS, GALLANT, CASSANDRA, GILES, NORELLE, QUINN, DONALDsince 04/01/2024

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