Myerstown Nursing And Rehab Llc
Myerstown Nursing and Rehab LLC in MYERSTOWN, PA — inspection on February 24, 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
(injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
the resident or responsible party of physician ordered changes for two of five sampled residents.
included congestive heart failure and dementia.
Further review of the clinical record revealed that on February 1, 2026, Resident 1 complained of pain to his sacrum and the physician ordered for staff to apply triad paste (wound dressing designed to maintain a moist healing environment). On February 4, 2026, the physician ordered for staff to apply calcium alginate (a specialized highly absorbent gel) to Resident 1's right heel wound.
There was no documented evidence that Resident 1 or their responsible party was notified of the physician orders for triad paste or calcium alginate.Clinical record review revealed that Resident 3 had diagnoses that included dementia. On February 6, 2026, the physician ordered for staff to administer Mucinex (an expectorant medication) for five days for a productive cough, and hydrocortisone cream (cream for inflammation and/or itching) twice a day for a rash.
There was no documented evidence that Resident 3 or their responsible party was notified of the physician orders for Mucinex or hydrocortisone cream.In an interview on February 24, 2026, at 1:04 p.m., the Administrator confirmed there was no documented evidence that the residents or the residents' responsible parties were notified of the changes.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.
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