Sugar Creek Care Center
SUGAR CREEK CARE CENTER in FRANKLIN, PA — inspection on March 26, 2026.
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
Review of Resident R1's clinical record revealed an admission date of 1/14/15, with diagnoses that included diabetes (a health condition that is caused by the body's inability to produce enough insulin), and hypothyroidism (a condition when the thyroid produces low amounts of thyroid hormones).
Review of Resident R1's shower task (an area in point of care where the nursing assistants document showers) for the months of February 2026, and March 2026, lacked documentation that a shower was provided on 2/6/26, 2/20/26, 2/24/26, 3/10/26, 3/13/26, and 3/17/26.
Review of Resident R2's clinical record revealed an admission date of 2/16/26, with diagnoses that included diabetes, and hypertension (high blood pressure).
Review of Resident R2's shower task for the months of February 2026, and March 2026, lacked documentation that a shower was provided on 2/16/26, 2/19/26, 2/23/26, 3/2/26, 3/5/26, and 3/9/26.
Review of Resident R3's clinical record revealed an admission date of 9/26/25, with diagnoses that include hypertension and gastro esophageal reflux disease (a condition when stomach acid repeatedly flows back up into your throat).
Review of Resident R3's shower task for the months of February 2026, and March 2026, lacked documentation that a shower was provided on 2/11/26, 2/14/26, 2/18/26, 2/21/26, 2/25/26, 3/4/26, 3/11/26, 3/14/26, and 3/18/26.
Review of Resident R4's clinical record revealed an admission date of 1/30/26, with diagnoses that included Parkinson's (a progressive disorder that affects movement), overactive bladder, and diabetes.
Review of Resident R4's shower task for the month of February 2026, lacked documentation that a shower was provided on 2/3/26, 2/6/26, 2/10/26, 2/13/26, 2/17/26, 2/20/26, and 2/24/26.
During an interview on 3/20/26, at 10:23 a.m. the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed that Resident's R1, R2, R3, and R4's clinical record did not have complete documentation regarding showers.
The DON also confirmed that showers should be done as scheduled in the resident's task and documented when completed. 28 Pa.
Code 211.5(f)(ix) Medical Records 28 Pa.
Code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing Services Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE