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Hermitage Healthcare (the)

📍 383 Mill Street, Worcester, MA 01602 📞 (508) 791-8131 🛏️ 101 beds

Inspection History Overview

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2023 1 penalties totaling $13,000

$13,000
Jan 19, 2023

Fine

2021 3 penalties totaling $72,172

$655
Jul 26, 2021

Fine

$56,130
Apr 14, 2021

Fine

$15,387
Apr 14, 2021

Fine

2019 1 penalties totaling $7,036

$7,036
Mar 8, 2019

Fine

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Health Violations by Year

2024 4 violations

Tag 0584 D Jun 4, 2024

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2024
Tag 0658 D Jun 4, 2024

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2024
Tag 0699 D Jun 4, 2024

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2024
Tag 0744 D Jun 4, 2024

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2024

2023 17 violations

Tag 0656 D Jan 19, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0657 D Jan 19, 2023

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0679 E Jan 19, 2023

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0692 D Jan 19, 2023

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0698 D Jan 19, 2023

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0756 D Jan 19, 2023

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0758 D Jan 19, 2023

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0770 D Jan 19, 2023

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0812 D Jan 19, 2023

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0868 F Jan 19, 2023

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0880 F Jan 19, 2023

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0881 F Jan 19, 2023

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0882 F Jan 19, 2023

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0883 E Jan 19, 2023

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0885 F Jan 19, 2023

Report COVID19 data to residents and families.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0886 F Jan 19, 2023

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
Tag 0887 E Jan 19, 2023

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2023
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2021 13 violations

Tag 0567 B Apr 14, 2021

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0600 G Apr 14, 2021

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0606 E Apr 14, 2021

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0609 D Apr 14, 2021

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0641 B Apr 14, 2021

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0657 D Apr 14, 2021

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0690 D Apr 14, 2021

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0770 D Apr 14, 2021

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0791 D Apr 14, 2021

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0880 E Apr 14, 2021

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0886 F Apr 14, 2021

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2021
Tag 0773 D Feb 26, 2021

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

✓ Corrected: Mar 12, 2021
Tag 0883 D Feb 26, 2021

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: Mar 12, 2021

2020 1 violations

Tag 0880 F Jul 9, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Aug 21, 2020
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2019 12 violations

Tag 0607 D Oct 31, 2019

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Dec 14, 2019
Tag 0607 D May 9, 2019

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Jun 14, 2019
Tag 0550 D Apr 2, 2019

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0552 D Apr 2, 2019

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0636 D Apr 2, 2019

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0656 E Apr 2, 2019

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0679 E Apr 2, 2019

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0688 D Apr 2, 2019

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0758 D Apr 2, 2019

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0883 D Apr 2, 2019

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0921 E Apr 2, 2019

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: May 16, 2019
Tag 0755 E Mar 8, 2019

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Apr 30, 2019

2017 14 violations

Tag 0584 E Dec 7, 2017

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0656 E Dec 7, 2017

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0657 D Dec 7, 2017

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0658 D Dec 7, 2017

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0679 E Dec 7, 2017

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0688 D Dec 7, 2017

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0689 E Dec 7, 2017

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0690 D Dec 7, 2017

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0700 D Dec 7, 2017

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0791 D Dec 7, 2017

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0909 D Dec 7, 2017

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2018
Tag 0333 D Aug 31, 2017

Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Oct 25, 2017
Tag 0514 D Aug 31, 2017

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Oct 25, 2017
Tag 0154 D May 4, 2017

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Jul 7, 2017
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2016 8 violations

Tag 0155 D Sep 16, 2016

Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.

✓ Corrected: Oct 18, 2016
Tag 0253 E Sep 16, 2016

Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.

✓ Corrected: Oct 14, 2016
Tag 0278 E Sep 16, 2016

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.

✓ Corrected: Oct 17, 2016
Tag 0281 D Sep 16, 2016

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Oct 17, 2016
Tag 0315 D Sep 16, 2016

Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.

✓ Corrected: Oct 17, 2016
Tag 0332 D Sep 16, 2016

Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.

✓ Corrected: Oct 17, 2016
Tag 0465 E Sep 16, 2016

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: Oct 14, 2016
Tag 0468 D Sep 16, 2016

Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.

✓ Corrected: Oct 14, 2016
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