VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Federal health inspectors found Maimonides Health Center of Virginia Beach failed to provide adequate food and fluids to maintain resident health during a complaint investigation completed on November 17, 2025. The facility was cited for five total deficiencies and has not submitted a plan of correction for any of them.
Nutrition and Hydration Failures Under F0692
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) cited Maimonides Health Center under regulatory tag F0692, which requires nursing facilities to provide each resident with sufficient food and fluids to maintain adequate nutrition and hydration. The citation fell under the broader category of Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies.
Inspectors assigned the violation a Scope/Severity Level D, indicating an isolated incident where no actual harm was documented but the potential existed for more than minimal harm to residents. While Level D represents the lower end of the federal severity scale, nutrition-related deficiencies carry significant clinical weight, particularly among the elderly and medically vulnerable populations that nursing homes serve.
Adequate nutrition and hydration are foundational to virtually every aspect of health in long-term care residents. When a facility fails to ensure residents receive enough food and fluids, the downstream medical consequences can be severe. Dehydration in elderly individuals can lead to urinary tract infections, kidney complications, confusion, increased fall risk, and dangerous drops in blood pressure. Malnutrition impairs wound healing, weakens the immune system, accelerates muscle loss, and increases susceptibility to pressure ulcers.
Five Deficiencies With No Correction Plan
Perhaps more concerning than any single citation is the broader picture revealed by the inspection. The November 2025 complaint investigation uncovered five separate deficiencies at Maimonides Health Center of Virginia Beach. The nutrition failure was one component of a pattern identified by federal surveyors.
Adding to the concern, the facility's correction status is listed as "Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction." Under federal regulations, facilities cited for deficiencies are typically required to submit a plan of correction outlining specific steps they will take to address each violation and prevent recurrence. The absence of such a plan raises questions about the facility's responsiveness to regulatory findings.
When a nursing home does not submit a correction plan, CMS may pursue progressive enforcement actions. These can include civil monetary penalties, denial of payment for new admissions, or in severe cases, termination from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The enforcement timeline depends on the severity of violations and the facility's compliance history.
Federal Standards for Nutrition in Long-Term Care
Under federal requirements codified at 42 CFR § 483.25(g), nursing facilities must ensure that residents maintain acceptable parameters of nutritional status unless the resident's clinical condition demonstrates that this is not possible. This means facilities must conduct thorough nutritional assessments upon admission, develop individualized care plans addressing dietary needs, monitor weight and food intake regularly, and intervene promptly when problems are identified.
Proper nutritional care in a nursing home setting involves coordination among nursing staff, dietary services, and physicians. Residents should have their food and fluid intake tracked, their weight monitored at regular intervals, and any significant changes reported to the attending physician. When a resident is not eating or drinking adequately, the care team is expected to investigate the cause — whether it involves difficulty swallowing, medication side effects, dental problems, or other factors — and implement appropriate interventions.
What This Means for Residents and Families
The complaint-driven nature of this investigation indicates that concerns were raised — potentially by a resident, family member, or staff member — before inspectors arrived. Complaint investigations differ from standard annual surveys in that they are triggered by specific allegations rather than routine scheduling.
Families with loved ones at Maimonides Health Center of Virginia Beach should review recent care documentation, ask about nutritional monitoring protocols, and verify that adequate food and fluid intake is being tracked. Residents have the right to access their own medical records, including dietary intake logs and weight records, under federal nursing home regulations.
The full inspection report, including details on all five deficiencies cited during the November 2025 investigation, is available through the CMS Care Compare database for those seeking additional information about the facility's compliance history.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Maimonides Health Center of Virginia Beach from 2025-11-17 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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