Dinwiddie Health and Rehab: Lift Transfer Violations - VA
The complaint inspection, completed September 3, 2025, documented what investigators labeled past non-compliance, meaning the violation had already occurred and the facility had taken corrective steps by the time inspectors arrived. But the underlying finding was not minor. Inspectors determined that residents had been transferred using mechanical lift equipment with incorrect sling strap positioning, a practice that creates fall risk during one of the most physically vulnerable moments in a nursing home resident's day.
The correction date was listed as August 5, 2025.
Between that date and the September inspection, six residents had experienced falls inside the facility. Those residents, identified in inspection records as R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, were all pulled into the survey sample. Inspectors reviewed their cases and found no deficiencies tied to falls or accidents for any of them. None of the falls involved a mechanical lift.
On the morning of September 3, at 8:00 a.m., inspectors watched staff perform a mechanical lift transfer with a resident identified as Resident 2, using a U-shaped sling. Two certified nursing assistants, CNA 2 and CNA 3, conducted the transfer. Inspectors observed proper sling placement, correct strap positioning, and safe lift operation throughout.
That observation stood in contrast to what had prompted the complaint in the first place.
The specific failure, before August 5, involved how staff positioned the bottom straps of the U-shaped sling. The straps are meant to be crossed during transfer. They were not being crossed consistently. Crossing the straps is what keeps the sling stable and the resident secure during the lift. Without it, a resident can shift or fall during transfer.
After the violation was identified, the facility put a correction plan in place. Staff received education. Competency checklists were completed. Lift transfers were monitored weekly, and those audits continued through the survey period. Inspectors interviewed twelve certified nursing assistants across different shifts. All twelve confirmed they had received the education. All twelve could explain, in their own words, why the bottom straps needed to be crossed when using the U-shaped sling.
No falls or incidents involving a mechanical lift had occurred since August 5.
The findings were reviewed with the facility's administrator, director of nursing, clinical service specialist, and director of quality assurance on September 2 at 2:50 p.m. and again on September 3 at 11:40 a.m. No additional information was submitted before the survey closed.
The deficiency was ultimately cited as past non-compliance, the inspection's way of recording that something went wrong, caused harm, and was subsequently corrected before investigators could observe it firsthand.
That classification matters for how the public reads a record like this. A past non-compliance finding does not erase what happened. It means inspectors were satisfied that the problem, as they understood it, had been addressed. It does not describe what the actual harm looked like for the residents who experienced improper lifts before August 5, how many transfers were performed incorrectly or over what period, or what the facility knew and when.
The inspection report does not answer those questions. It documents the correction, verifies its implementation, and closes the finding.
What it leaves behind is the fact that residents at Dinwiddie Health and Rehab were being moved with equipment operated incorrectly, in a way that put them at risk of falling, until someone complained and the facility was required to fix it.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Dinwiddie Health and Rehab Center from 2025-09-03 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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DINWIDDIE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER in PETERSBURG, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 3, 2025.
But the underlying finding was not minor.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.