Cherrydale Health & Rehab: Abuse Response Failures - VA
The November 13 inspection revealed multiple violations of infection control protocols designed to protect vulnerable residents from disease transmission.
Inspectors observed a respiratory therapist exit a patient room wearing full protective gear, walk down the hallway in the contaminated equipment, then re-enter the same room. The therapist should have removed and discarded the protective equipment before leaving the room.
In a separate incident, a nurse gave eye drops to a resident in the hallway while wearing gloves she had used inside another patient's room. After the medication administration, she removed her gloves but performed no hand hygiene before using a computer and handling medication cards on top of the medication cart. Only after returning the cards to a drawer did she use hand sanitizer.
The facility's Director of Nursing acknowledged the violations during interviews with inspectors. "We have plenty of PPE to get a new set if you exit and re-enter the room. It still puts the patient at risk," she said. "I always tell them no gloves or gowns in the hall."
Regarding the hallway medication administration, she stated: "No, they shouldn't be administering medications in the hallway."
Facility policies require staff to wear gowns and gloves during high-contact patient care activities including dressing, bathing, transferring, changing linens, and wound care. The policies also mandate that transmission-based precautions be maintained to protect select patients from infections and prevent spreading infection to others.
LPN #3 told inspectors that protective equipment "is important to protect yourself and also protect the patient whose immune system has been compromised, and we don't want to spread infection around."
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center from 2025-11-13 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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CHERRYDALE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in ARLINGTON, VA was cited for abuse-related violations during a health inspection on November 13, 2025.
The November 13 inspection revealed multiple violations of infection control protocols designed to protect vulnerable residents from disease transmission.
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.