Skyview Rehab: Discharge Reporting Failure Uncovered - CT
That finding sits at the center of a complaint inspection conducted at Skyview on April 24, 2026.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 1, left the facility on a leave of absence. They did not return. Under standard practice, that non-return triggers a discharge, and that discharge triggers a reporting obligation. The facility's own discharge policy, dated June 2023, directed staff to record all pertinent documentation in the resident's medical record and to describe in sequence, with timed notations, what happened.
Neither of those things occurred.
When inspectors sat down with the Director of Nursing on the morning of April 24, the conversation turned quickly to who was responsible. The Director of Nursing identified the Director of Social Services as the person who should have documented that Resident 1 was discharged after not returning from the leave of absence. That same person, the Director of Nursing said, should have reported the discharge through the Long-Term Care Ombudsman portal.
The Director of Social Services had not done either.
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program exists specifically to track what happens to nursing home residents, including when and how they leave. Discharges reported through the portal give state oversight bodies a way to follow whether residents are accounted for, whether they left voluntarily, and whether proper procedures were followed. When a facility skips that step, the departure disappears from the record.
Inspectors asked for a facility policy specifically governing how discharges get reported to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The facility could not produce one. The policy did not exist, or if it did, no one could find it.
That absence matters. The June 2023 discharge policy covered documentation inside the medical record. It said nothing, apparently, about external reporting obligations. The gap between what the internal policy required and what the law required was never bridged in writing, and in this case, it was never bridged in practice either.
The deficiency was classified as causing minimal harm or potential for actual harm, and as affecting few residents. Those classifications reflect CMS's tiered system for measuring the severity and scope of what inspectors find. Minimal harm does not mean no harm. It means inspectors could not document, at the time of the survey, that a resident suffered a concrete injury as a direct result of the lapse.
What it does mean is that a resident left this facility, and for a period of time, the state agency responsible for protecting long-term care residents had no way of knowing it happened. The ombudsman portal exists because residents who leave nursing homes, particularly those on leaves of absence who do not return, can be among the most vulnerable people in the system. They may have nowhere else to go. They may have family situations that are complicated. They may not have advocates who know to call.
The portal is, in some ways, the safety net beneath the safety net.
Skyview Rehab and Nursing has 120 certified beds and sits on Marc Drive in Wallingford, a small city in central Connecticut. The April inspection was a complaint survey, meaning it was triggered by a specific concern rather than a routine annual review.
The facility's plan of correction was not included in the inspection documents reviewed for this article. Inspectors noted that anyone seeking that plan should contact the nursing home directly or reach out to the Connecticut state survey agency.
Resident 1's whereabouts at the time of the inspection were not documented in the materials reviewed. Whether anyone checked is not recorded either.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Skyview Rehab and Nursing from 2026-04-24 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
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Last verified: September 19, 2026 · Our methodology
SKYVIEW REHAB AND NURSING in WALLINGFORD, CT was cited for violations during a health inspection on April 24, 2026.
That finding sits at the center of a complaint inspection conducted at Skyview on April 24, 2026.
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.