Riverside Health & Rehab Center
RIVERSIDE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in MCKEESPORT, PA — inspection on September 9, 2025.
Found 2 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 the admission record indicated Resident R1 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], with the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe kidney damage requiring dialysis).
Review of Resident R1's orders dated 8/15/25, included dialysis at [dialysis center] three times a week.
Review of Resident R1's baseline care plan completed on 8/7/25 with most recent revision date of 8/25/25, indicated the resident has not been care planned for dialysis services.
Review of the admission record indicated Resident R2 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], with the diagnosis of end stage renal disease (kidney failure requiring dialysis).
Review of Resident R2's orders dated 2/3/25, included dialysis at [Dialysis Center] three times a week.
Review of Resident R2's baseline care plan completed on 2/4/25, indicated the resident has not been care planned for dialysis services.
Review of the admission record indicated Resident R3 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], with the diagnosis of end stage renal disease (kidney failure requiring dialysis).
Review of Resident R3's orders dated 9/9/25, included dialysis at [Dialysis Center] three times a week.
Review of Resident R3's baseline care plan completed on 11/12/24 with most recent revision date of 8/20/25, indicated the resident has not been care planned for dialysis services.
During an interview on 9/9/25, at approximately 9:00 a.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed that the baseline care plan for Residents (R1, R2, and R3) did not accurately include their immediate care needs. 28 Pa.
Code: 211.11 (a)(c)(d) Resident care plan. 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 REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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09/09/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverside Health & Rehab Center
100 8th Street McKeesport, PA 15132
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Review of Resident R1's physician orders dated 8/15/25, indicated dialysis: at [Dialysis Center], Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Chair time scheduled for 10:30 a.m .Review of Resident R1's baseline care plan completed on 8/7/25 with most recent revision date of 8/25/25, indicated the resident has not been care planned for dialysis services.Review of Resident R1's dialysis communication forms indicated the following: 8/29/25, and 9/2/25 dialysis communication forms were incomplete, absent of any information from the dialysis center.
Review of the admission record indicated Resident R3 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE].
Resident R3 has been receiving dialysis since admission to the facility.
Review of Resident R3's Minimum Data Set (MDS - periodic assessment of resident care needs) dated 8/7/25, diagnosis of end stage renal disease (kidney failure requiring dialysis), hypertension, and diabetes (too much sugar in the blood).
Review of Resident R3's physician orders dated 9/9/25, indicated dialysis: at [Dialysis Center], Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Chair time scheduled for 6:15 a.m .Review of Resident R3's baseline care plan completed on 11/12/24 with most recent revision date of 8/20/25, indicated the resident has not been care planned for dialysis services.
Review of Resident R3's dialysis communication forms indicated the following: 8/6/25, 8/8/25, 8/11/25, 8/13/25, 8/15/25, 8/18/25, 8/22/25, 8/25/25, 8/27/25, 8/29/25, 9/1/25, 9/3/25, 9/5/25, and 9/8/25 dialysis communication forms were incomplete, absent of any information from the dialysis center.
Review of the admission record indicated Resident R4 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE].Review of Resident R4's Minimum Data Set (MDS - periodic assessment of resident care needs) dated 8/20/25, diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe kidney damage requiring dialysis), hypertension, and dementia.
Review of Resident R4's physician orders dated 8/15/25, indicated dialysis: at [Dialysis Center], Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Chair time scheduled for 6:45 a.m .Review of Resident R4's baseline care plan of 3/24/25 with a revision date of 6/13/25, indicated the resident requires dialysis services.Review of Resident R4's dialysis communication forms indicated the following: 8/26/25 dialysis communication form was incomplete, absent of any information from the dialysis center. On an undocumented/unknown date the dialysis communication from was incomplete, absent of any information from the facility.
During an interview on 9/9/25, at 2:00 p.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed the facility failed to make certain consistent dialysis communication was maintained for three of six residents (Residents R1, R3, and R4). 28 Pa.
Code: 211.5(f) Clinical records28 Pa.
Code: 211.12(d)(2)(3) Nursing services
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