MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING

CMS abuse icon · CCN 495417 · WYTHE VA OPCO LLC · For profit - Limited Liability company · EASTERN HEALTHCARE GROUP chain · 120 certified beds · Wythe · VA


MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING is a 120-bed nursing home in RURAL RETREAT, Virginia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2015-01-29. It averages 101.7 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING?

CMS lists 87 health-inspection deficiencies for MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING since 2021-07-01, 76 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 2025-04-08.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-04-08F0600, F0684, F0742Protect 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. / 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.J
2025-04-08F0675, F0690, F0776, F0777Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / 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 timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. / Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.G
2025-04-08F0565, F0578, F0584, F0607, F0623, F0625, F0655, F0656, F0658, F0677, F0725, F0770, F0812, F0814, F0842, F0865, F0944Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / 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. / 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. / 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. / 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.E
2025-04-08F0557, F0580, F0583, F0622, F0635, F0641, F0645, F0661, F0679, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0695, F0698, F0710, F0711, F0740, F0755, F0756, F0757, F0758, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0773, F0806, F0840, F0841, F0849, F0880, F0883Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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 doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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 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 or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service. / Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D
2025-04-08F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.C
2024-12-04F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.G
2024-12-04F0558, F0584, F0684, F0755, F0760, F0880Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2023-08-14F0730, F0842, F0947Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.E
2023-08-14F0602, F0677, F0684, F0690, F0694, F0710, F0726, F0812, F0839, F0851Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / 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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.D
2021-07-01F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2021-07-01F0684, F0880Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2021-07-01F0578, F0580, F0583, F0686, F0692, F0755, F0760, F0883Honor 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. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D

Why was MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING fined 8 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-04-08Fine$170,017
2024-12-04Fine$8,357
2023-09-25Fine$4,235
2023-09-18Fine$3,882
2023-09-11Fine$3,529
2023-09-05Fine$3,176
2023-08-28Fine$2,823
2023-08-21Fine$2,470

How is MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING staffed relative to the VA average?

MeasureThis facilityVA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.135923.75779
Total nursing staff turnover (%)62.648.1
Average number of residents per day101.799.5

Who owns MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING, and what chain is it in?

MOUNTAIN LAUREL REHABILITATION AND NURSING is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name WYTHE VA OPCO LLC and belongs to the EASTERN HEALTHCARE GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTVA SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLCsince 12/28/2023
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTLYAM FAMILY TRUSTsince 12/28/2023
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTAPEX GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC, YDI EASTERN HOLDCO LLC, YDI IRREVOCABLE TRUST, GITTLESON, LAYLAsince 12/28/2023
5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTERESTCAPITAL FUNDING GROUPsince 12/28/2023
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYGITTLESON, YEHUDAsince 12/28/2023
CORPORATE OFFICERSHAPIRO, AKIVAsince 12/28/2023
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCAPITAL FUNDING GROUP, VA SNF MASTER CONSULTING LLC, VA SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS 3 LLC, YDI EASTERN HOLDCO LLC, GITTLESON, YEHUDA, HAJIMOMENIAN, AMIR, HARTMAN, AARON, SHAPIRO, AKIVA, SOMMER, NECHAMAsince 12/28/2023
TRUSTEE OF THE SNFGITTLESON, YEHUDAsince 12/28/2023

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