Riverside Health & Rehab: Dialysis Care Plan Failures - PA
One resident was admitted with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and had active orders for dialysis at an outside center as of August 15. The baseline care plan completed August 7, revised as recently as August 25, made no mention of dialysis.
A second resident carried a diagnosis of end-stage renal disease, kidney failure requiring dialysis. Orders dated February 3 confirmed the three-times-weekly schedule. The baseline care plan, completed the following day on February 4, left dialysis out entirely.
The third resident, also diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, had dialysis orders dated the same day inspectors arrived, September 9. A baseline care plan had been completed the previous November and revised as recently as August 20. Dialysis did not appear in it.
A baseline care plan is supposed to capture a resident's immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. For all three residents, the facility had the diagnosis, had the orders, and still produced paperwork that treated dialysis as if it didn't exist.
The Director of Nursing, interviewed the morning of September 9, confirmed that the care plans for all three residents did not accurately reflect their immediate care needs.
The inspection, triggered by a complaint, cited the facility under Pennsylvania nursing home regulations governing resident care plans and nursing services. Inspectors classified the harm level as minimal or potential, and noted few residents were affected.
What the care plans said about three people whose kidneys no longer function, and what those people actually needed every week to stay alive, were not the same thing.
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RIVERSIDE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in MCKEESPORT, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 9, 2025.
One resident was admitted with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and had active orders for dialysis at an outside center as of August 15.
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.