Encore At West Meadow: Care Quality Deficiencies - DE
The resident, identified in inspection records only as R1, was transferred to the facility's rehabilitation unit after a hospital stay in early August 2025. The problem started immediately: the pharmacy still had her listed as living in the independent living wing, not the skilled nursing facility. Because her profile was wrong, the pharmacy had no allergy information on file and no prescription attached to her SNF stay. Staff had to call the independent living unit just to get her allergies.
On August 6, when the facility contacted the pharmacy, they were told there was no valid prescription. The pharmacy explained its reasoning for the delay in updating her profile: moving a patient too early creates insurance reimbursement problems if the resident never actually arrives.
By August 7, a physician identified as C1 wrote a new prescription, but it was for 1 mg of lorazepam twice daily. The lorazepam available in the facility's emergency medication box was 0.5 mg tablets. Under pharmacy rules, the prescription has to match the formulation in the emergency box exactly. It didn't. The pharmacy could not release the drug.
A nurse identified as E10 said she asked C1 that same day to rewrite the prescription to match the 0.5 mg formulation available on site. He declined, telling her he had already written one for 1 mg.
The fix was straightforward. The pharmacy told inspectors the prescription simply needed to read "lorazepam 0.5 mg, four tablets" to achieve the same 2 mg dose using what was already in the building. That rewrite never happened.
Lorazepam is used to treat anxiety, seizures, and acute agitation. R1 went without it.
Inspectors cited the facility for failing to provide routine and emergency drugs to a resident. The violation was tagged at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm. Whether R1 experienced symptoms during the days she went without the medication, the inspection report does not say.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Encore At West Meadow from 2025-10-29 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: August 4, 2026 · Our methodology
ENCORE AT PARKSIDE in NEWARK, DE was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 29, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as R1, was transferred to the facility's rehabilitation unit after a hospital stay in early August 2025.
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.