Cherrydale Health & Rehab: Medication Errors - VA
The resident, identified in inspection records only as R8, received hemodialysis on an ongoing basis. Dialysis patients require close coordination between the nursing home and the dialysis center, with documentation tracking each trip out of the facility and the clinical reports that come back. For November, none of that paperwork made it into R8's chart.
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 confirmed he would expect documentation in R8's clinical record showing when the resident left and returned. The facility's own hemodialysis policy, dated January 29, 2024, required a Dialysis Communication Form to be initiated before each trip and directed that reports received from the dialysis center be uploaded to the medical record.
Neither had happened. Not once in November.
The deficiency was cited at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a small number of residents. No additional information was provided to inspectors before the survey closed.
What the record doesn't show is whether anyone at Cherrydale noticed the gap before inspectors arrived, or whether R8's care was ever discussed between the facility and the dialysis center during those missing weeks. The forms exist to ensure that information travels with the patient and back again. Without them, each trip is, on paper, as if it never happened.
Full Inspection Report
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CHERRYDALE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in ARLINGTON, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 13, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as R8, received hemodialysis on an ongoing basis.
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.