Apple Rehab Shelton Lakes
APPLE REHAB SHELTON LAKES in SHELTON, CT — inspection on September 2, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the IDT Care Plan Meeting document dated 4/21/2023 without a time frame noted, identified the care plan meeting was attended by Person #1, the Recreation Director, Dietary Director, and SW #1.
The document failed to identify if Resident #2 or Person #1 were present during the meeting, or if they were invited.
Interview with RN #1 and the Administrator on 9/2/2025 at 2:25 PM identified the facility performs a baseline and comprehensive care within seven (7) days of admission to the facility.
The facility then holds an IDT care plan meeting within twenty-one (21) days from admission, and then quarterly meetings thereafter. RN #1 and the Administrator were unable to provide documentation that an admission care plan meeting was held within seven (7) days of admission to the facility on 1/27/2023, or any additional care plan meetings before 4/19/2023. RN #1 and the Administrator stated the facility should have conducted the meetings as described and should have included both Resident #2 and Person #1, and were unable to explain why that did not occur.
Review of the facility Care Plan Policy dated 10/30/20 directed in part, the resident and/or family/responsible party will be invited to attend all care plan conferences.
Further, the Policy directed a comprehensive care plan will be developed in collaboration with the resident and/or family/responsible party. A Care Conference to discuss the plan of care will be held on or before day twenty-one (21) from admission and then at least quarterly.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in SHELTON, CT, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from APPLE REHAB SHELTON LAKES or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.