Watertown Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in WATERTOWN, MA — inspection on August 12, 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
contacted Resident #1`'s HCA about the transfer because it was the HCA who initiated the transfer, and that the Social Service staff were responsible for the discharge/transfer process.
During an interview on 08/12/25 at 3:39 P.M., the Director of Nurses (DON) said that she was not aware that Resident #1's HCA was not aware of the details of his/her transfer to the other facility.
The DON said that she thought the Director of Social Services communicated with the HCA prior to the transfer.The DON said that it is the Facility's expectation to fully inform residents and their responsible party of all details of a discharge/transfer from the Facility and the discharging nurse is to call the accepting Facility and provide the accepting nurse with a report of the incoming resident.
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