Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
LAKEWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER in NANTICOKE, 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
During an interview on March 26, 2026, at 1:45 PM, the nursing home administrator (NHA) and director of nursing (DON) confirmed Resident CR1 did not receive Vancomycin Intravenous (IV) Solution 1000 mg/200 ml in accordance with the physician's orders.
The DON and NHA indicated the medication was not available for administration on March 20, 2026, at 9:00 PM or on March 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM.
The NHA and DON were unable to provide documented evidence the physician was notified that Resident CR1's antibiotic medication was not available for administration.
The facility failed to ensure the timely acquisition and administration of a prescribed antibiotic medication for resident CR1, resulting in two missed administrations. 28 Pa.
Code 211.9 (a)(1)(d) Pharmacy services. 28 Pa.
Code 211.10 (c) Resident care policies. 28 Pa.
Code 211.12 (d)(1)(3)(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