King David Nursing and Rehabilitation: Accident Hazards - MD
The deficiency, logged under the federal quality of care category that covers accident prevention, was one of two violations inspectors documented during the visit. The severity was classified at Level D, meaning no resident was documented as actually harmed, but the conditions inspectors found carried the potential to cause more than minimal harm.
That distinction matters. Level D is the entry point for harm potential in the federal inspection system, the threshold at which a problem crosses from technical paperwork into something that could hurt a person. Inspectors do not cite it for minor housekeeping. They cite it when they see something that, under slightly different circumstances, ends with a resident on the floor, or worse.
What those circumstances were at King David on April 27 is not detailed in the publicly available inspection record. The report identifies the regulatory category and the scope, but the specific hazard, the specific supervision gap, the specific resident or residents involved, those details are not disclosed. What the record does confirm is that a complaint prompted the visit, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, a staff member, reported a concern serious enough to trigger a federal investigation.
Complaint investigations are not routine sweeps. Inspectors do not show up because a survey cycle landed on the calendar. They show up because someone picked up the phone.
King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported the violation corrected by April 30, three days after inspectors walked through the door. That timeline is worth noting. Three days is fast. Whether that speed reflects a genuine fix or a rapid paperwork response is something the inspection record does not resolve.
The facility reported the correction. Inspectors had not, as of the inspection record, returned to verify it.
Accident hazard citations are among the most common deficiencies in American nursing homes, and they are also among the most consequential. Falls are the leading cause of injury death among adults over 65. A wet floor, a piece of equipment left in a hallway, a call light out of reach, a resident left unattended in a wheelchair near stairs, any of these can be the proximate cause of a broken hip, a head injury, a death. The federal inspection system flags these conditions precisely because the gap between "potential for harm" and "actual harm" is often measured in seconds.
The inspection report does not name any residents. It does not describe what a resident experienced, or what a family member reported when they made the complaint that sent inspectors to the facility. It records a deficiency, a correction date, and moves on.
That compression is how inspection records work. The bureaucratic shorthand contains the outline of something that happened to a real person in a real room, someone who lives at King David and who, for reasons the record does not explain, was not adequately protected from an accident on or before April 27, 2026.
The facility has a date of correction on file. The deficiency is marked as addressed. The complaint that started all of this, whatever specific thing a person saw or experienced and decided to report, is now a line in a federal database.
Whether the hazard is gone, and whether the supervision is now adequate, is a question that belongs to the next inspection.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from 2026-04-27 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: Official federal inspection data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Last verified: July 27, 2026 · Our methodology
KING DAVID NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in BALTIMORE, MD was cited for violations during a health inspection on April 27, 2026.
Inspectors do not cite it for minor housekeeping.
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.