Elevate Health And Rehabilitation
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0695
Federal health inspectors cited Elevate Health and Rehabilitation in Asheville, NC for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0695 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-09-02.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Elevate Health and Rehabilitation.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-17.
F-Tag F0760
F 0760 Level of Harm - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
from the pharmacy. She reported during the hold process of the medication; she thought it was Nurse #1 who had called the pharmacy to check on the medication and had been told it was coming. The Administrator explained that on the morning of 1/14/25, Resident #98's lacosamide was not available and Medical Director #1 was in the building so Nurse #1 had gone to him about the lacosamide, and Medical Director #1 sent a prescription to the pharmacy that morning. The Administrator reported then later that same morning Resident #98 had a seizure. She stated Medical Director #1 was in the building at the time and had gone to see Resident #98. She reported that the Medical Director had tried to do things at the facility to stop the seizure, but it was not effective, and Resident #98 was sent out to the hospital by EMS.
The Administrator explained the assigned nurse was responsible for contacting the provider for a prescription when needed and that the nurse should have gotten the prescription. She said when the medication did not arrive from pharmacy the nurse should have escalated that by letting the DON or management know the medication had not come. The Administrator reported it should have been identified
in the morning clinical meeting by the DON, Unit Manager, or Staff Development Coordinator that typically attended the morning clinical meeting that Resident #98's lacosamide was not available. The Administrator said she thought it had been mentioned in the clinical morning meeting about the lacosamide not being there, but it was assumed that since there was a hold order obtained from the physician the physician was aware, and the medication was in the process of being delivered. The Administrator said at the time, nursing was not following processes. The Administrator indicated nurses were to contact the pharmacy
before a medication ran out and were to notify the provider a new prescription was needed before a medication ran out. She said there was not good oversight by the former DON and there had not been thorough clinical meetings at the time. She explained that was why changes in management were made and why corporate management had been in the building to make changes. The Administrator said lacosamide was not an available medication in the facility's back up medication system. She stated the nurse should have been persistent in obtaining the controlled prescription for the lacosamide and said it was their duty as a nurse to obtain it. The Administrator said Resident #98's missed doses of lacosamide was a significant medication error. The Administrator was notified of immediate jeopardy on 8/27/25 at 5:40 PM. The facility provided the following Corrective Action Plan with a correction date of 1/22/25: 1. How will corrective action be accomplished f
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F-Tag F0812
Federal health inspectors cited Elevate Health and Rehabilitation in Asheville, NC for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0812 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-09-02.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Elevate Health and Rehabilitation.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-17.
Elevate Health and Rehabilitation in Asheville, NC inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
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 Asheville, NC, (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 Elevate Health and Rehabilitation or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.