Lock Haven Rehab: Wound Care Competency Failures - PA
The facility's own assessment listed wound care as a service provided by staff. But when inspectors requested competency records for four nursing employees — two licensed practical nurses and two registered nurses — the facility produced nothing. Not outdated records. Not incomplete ones. Nothing.
The Director of Nursing confirmed the numbers at 9:52 a.m. on September 19: 54 residents with dressing changes, 12 with pressure ulcers. Twenty-two minutes later, she and the Nursing Home Administrator sat across from inspectors as those findings were read back to them.
The facility's written assessment did spell out required competencies for LPNs: blood glucose monitoring, hand hygiene, PPE, catheter insertion, medication administration. Wound care wasn't on the list. And for registered nurses, the assessment included no competency requirements at all.
Pressure ulcers are among the most closely watched indicators of nursing home care quality. Left improperly treated, they can progress from surface irritation to deep tissue destruction, bone exposure, and systemic infection. Proper wound assessment and dressing technique are not incidental skills.
The inspection, conducted as a complaint survey, cited the facility under Pennsylvania's staff development code. CMS rated the harm level as minimal or potential, meaning inspectors did not find evidence that residents had been injured. What they found was that the facility had no way of knowing whether the people changing those wounds were qualified to do so.
Fifty-four residents were waiting on answers the paperwork couldn't provide.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Lock Haven Rehabilitation and Senior Living from 2025-09-19 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.
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Last verified: September 19, 2026 · Our methodology
LOCK HAVEN REHABILITATION AND SENIOR LIVING in LOCK HAVEN, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 19, 2025.
The facility's own assessment listed wound care as a service provided by staff.
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.