Quality Life Services - Apollo
QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - APOLLO in APOLLO, PA — inspection on November 13, 2025.
Found 3 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
Review of facility documents on 11/13/25, revealed the facility had 126 employees and 104 agency employees. 138 employees signed they received formal education on the policy Elopement Prevention. 65 employees signed they received education via phone as they had not been working in the building.During employee interviews on 11/13/25, from 11:33 a.m. through 2:18 p.m. 38 employees confirmed they had received education on the facility's elopement policy and procedures, as indicated above.
Review of an ad hoc (an unplanned meeting organized to address specific issues of urgent matters) QAPI meeting dated 11/13/25, revealed during an audit of all residents, 36 residents were identified as at risk of elopement.
This audit reviewed wandering assessment, wanderguard orders, and elopement care planning.
The audit revealed errors in 18 resident assessments, one care plan was found to be needing updated, and two residents were found to be needing wanderguard orders.
The Immediate Jeopardy was lifted on 11/13/25, at 3:07 p.m. when the action plan implementation was verified.
During an interview on 11/13/25, at 4:46 p.m. the NHA and DON confirmed the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision, which resulted in an elopement for two of 33 residents (Residents R1 and R2), resulting in Immediate Jeopardy. 28 Pa.
Code: 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.28 Pa.
Code: 211.10(d) Resident care policies.28 Pa.
Code: 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing Services.
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STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Quality Life Services - Apollo
151 Goodview Drive Apollo, PA 15613
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on review of job descriptions, clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) and the Director of Nursing (DON) failed to effectively manage the facility to prevent the elopement of two resident (Residents R1 and R2), which created an immediate jeopardy situation for two of 33 residents.Findings include: The job description for the NHA specified the purpose of the position is to direct the day-to-day operations of the facility in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards governing long-term care facilities and to ensure that the highest degree of resident care and services are delivered and maintained.
The job description for the DON specified the purpose of the position is to provide nursing management, set resident care standards for all direct care providers and provide completer supervision and management for the nursing department.
Based on findings identified in this report, the facility failed to prevent the elopement of two residents (Residents R1 and R2), which placed the residents in Immediate Jeopardy.
The NHA and the DON failed to fulfill their essential job duties to ensure the federal and state guidelines and regulations were followed.
During an interview on 11/12/25, at 2:34 p.m. the NHA and DON were notified that they failed to effectively manage the facility to prevent the elopement of a resident, which created an immediate jeopardy situation for two of 33 residents. 28 Pa.
Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.28 Pa.
Code 201.18(b)(1)(3)(e)(1) Management.28 Pa.
Code 211.12(d)(1)(2)(3)(5) Nursing services.
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11/13/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Quality Life Services - Apollo
151 Goodview Drive Apollo, PA 15613
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 11/12/25, at 12:04 p.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed the facility failed to make certain that medical records on accurately documented for Closed Resident Record CR1 and each resident's records are complete as required. 28 Pa.
Code: 211.5(f)(g)(h) Clinical records.
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