Sippican Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center
SIPPICAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in MARION, MA — inspection on November 17, 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
During an in-person interview on 09/30/25 at 2:05 P.M. and subsequent telephone interviews on 10/02/25 at 2:15 P.M. and 3:34 P.M., the Unit Manager said that on 6/30/25, Activity Assistant #1 told her that Resident #1 had been in the outside activity patio area and went out the patio gate to look at flowers near the front entrance.
The Unit Manager said that Resident #1 had been outside on the activity patio, opened the gate and walked over to the flowers which are near the front entrance of the facility and a visitor saw him/her and notified the activity staff.
The Unit Manager said that she did not implement an elopement care plan after the incident because she did not consider the incident an elopement.During an in-person interview on 09/30/25 at 3:30 P.M. and a subsequent telephone interview on 10/06/25 at 8:43 A.M., the Director of Nurses (DON) said that she was notified that Resident #1 had unlatched the gate of the outside activity patio and walked over to see the flowers in the front of the building.
The DON said that an elopement risk care plan was not implemented for Resident #1 after the incident because she did not consider the incident an elopement.
Review of Resident #1's Comprehensive Care Plan indicated there was no documentation to support the Facility developed and implemented a care plan after the 6/29/25 incident to address Resident #1's wandering behavior and elopement risk.
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