Cherrydale Health: Infection Control Failures - VA
The resident, identified in inspection records as R8, was leaving the facility for dialysis treatments and returning, but nothing in their clinical chart documented those trips, the care provided during them, or the reports sent back from the dialysis center. The facility's own hemodialysis policy, dated January 2024, required that a dialysis communication form be started before any patient is sent for treatment and that reports received from the dialysis center be uploaded to the medical record. Neither had happened.
When inspectors met with the facility's Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Director of Nursing, and Regional Director of Clinical Services on November 13, the Administrator said he would expect to see documentation of when R8 left and returned. No one offered an explanation for why none existed.
The gap matters because dialysis is not routine outpatient care. Patients on hemodialysis are among the most medically fragile in any nursing home, and the communication forms exist precisely so that nursing staff know what happened during each session, whether the patient tolerated the treatment, what the dialysis center observed, and what follow-up is needed. Without that record, clinicians caring for R8 back at the facility were working without the full picture.
Inspectors cited the deficiency under the federal requirement that facilities maintain complete and accurate clinical records. CMS rated the level of harm as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a few residents.
No additional information was provided by the facility before the inspection closed.
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CHERRYDALE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in ARLINGTON, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 13, 2025.
No one offered an explanation for why none existed.
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.