Hilltop Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
HILLTOP HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in ALTOONA, PA — inspection on January 17, 2025.
Found 6 citations. 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
F-F584, revealed that the facility's QAPI failed to successfully implement their plan to ensure ongoing compliance with regulations regarding homelike environment.
The facility's plan of correction for a deficiency regarding the accuracy of assessment, cited during the survey ending February 1, 2024, revealed that facility developed a plan of correction that included completing audits and reporting the results of the audits to the QAPI committee for review.
The results of the current survey, cited under
F-F641, revealed that the facility's QAPI committee failed to successfully implement their plan to ensure ongoing compliance with regulations regarding accuracy of assessments.
The facility's plan of correction for a deficiency regarding a failure to update/revise residents' care plans, cited during the survey ending February 1, 2024, revealed that the facility developed a plan of correction that included completing audits and reporting the results of the audits to the QAPI committee for review.
The results of the current survey, cited under
F-F657, revealed that the facility's QAPI committee failed to successfully implement their plan to ensure ongoing compliance with regulations regarding updating/revising residents' care plans.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 395241 B.
Wing 01/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 700 S.
Cayuga Avenue Altoona, PA 16602
F-F684, revealed that the facility's QAPI committee failed to successfully implement their plan to ensure ongoing compliance with regulations regarding quality of care.
The facility's plans of correction for deficiencies regarding ensuring that food was palatable and at proper serving temperatures, cited during the survey ending on February 1, 2024, revealed that the facility developed a plan of correction that included completing audits and reporting the results of the audits to the QAPI committee for review.
The results of the current survey, cited under
F-F804, revealed that the facility's QAPI committee failed to successfully implement their plan to ensure ongoing compliance with regulations regarding ensuring the food was palatable and had proper serving temperatures.
The facility's plan of correction for a deficiency regarding appropriate food preparation/storage/serving, cited during the survey ending February 1, 2024, revealed that the facility developed a plan of correction that included completing audits and reporting the results of the audits to the QAPI committee for review.
The results of the current survey, cited under
Review of a skin and wound note for Resident 63, dated January 14, 2025, at 2:23 p.m. revealed that the resident was seen for follow up skin and wound care, and that the resident developed a wound to her right lateral (on the side) foot that was found on October 16, 2024.
There was no documented evidence that EBP were implemented for Resident 11 until November 27, 2024.
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Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 395241 B.
Wing 01/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 700 S.
Cayuga Avenue Altoona, PA 16602
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
Plan of correction not included: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to their state survey agency and those responses may not appear in CMS public data at the time of release. The absence of a plan of correction in this report does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken by the facility are encouraged to contact the facility or their state survey agency directly.
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