Cherrydale Health: Medical Records Violations - VA
The resident, identified in inspection records as R8, received hemodialysis, a treatment typically performed multiple times per week that requires transporting patients outside the facility. For the entire month of November, not a single dialysis communication form had been uploaded into R8's medical record.
Inspectors raised the issue during a meeting on November 13 with the facility's Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Director of Nursing, and Regional Director of Clinical Services. The Administrator acknowledged the gap directly. He confirmed he would expect documentation to exist in the clinical record showing when R8 left for dialysis and when the resident returned.
The facility's own policy, titled "Hemodialysis" and dated January 29, 2024, required that a dialysis communication form be initiated before sending a patient to dialysis, and that reports received back from the dialysis center be uploaded to the medical record. Neither had happened for R8 in November.
Inspectors cited the deficiency under F0842, which covers clinical record accuracy and completeness, and rated the level of harm as minimal or potential for actual harm.
No explanation was offered for why the forms were missing. No additional information was provided to inspectors before the survey closed.
For a resident traveling off-site repeatedly for a medical procedure that affects fluid balance, blood pressure, and dozens of other clinical measures, the absence of those records means the facility had no documented account of R8's condition at departure, no reports from the dialysis center on how treatments went, and no way for nursing staff to track a month's worth of a patient's most consequential medical appointments.
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CHERRYDALE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in ARLINGTON, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 13, 2025.
For the entire month of November, not a single dialysis communication form had been uploaded into R8's medical record.
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