Pennypack Rehab And Care Center
PENNYPACK REHAB AND CARE CENTER in PHILADELPHIA, PA — inspection on May 22, 2026.
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 Resident R5's clinical record revealed medical history of repeated falls, vascular dementia (progressive degenerative disease of the brain), glaucoma (increase eye pressure resulting in the inability of fluid do drain from the inner eye), acute and chronic respiratory failure, gait and mobility abnormalities, sick sinus syndrome (also called sinus node dysfunction- a group of heart rhythm problems caused by malfunction of the heart's natural pacemaker).Further review of Resident R5's clinical record revealed that on Monday, May 18, 2026, at approximately 2:30 pm, Resident R5 had a fall.
Further review of Resident R5's progress notes revealed no evidence of facility notifying Resident R5's representative.
Interview with Resident R5's representative (RP), on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:15 am, revealed no evidence of facility notifying RP of a fall incident; per RP's statement he was still waiting for nursing staff to inform him of what happened on May 18, 2026, since his mother (Resident R5 )has been complaining of knee pain and R5's roommate - Resident R23, expressed concern of R5's fall incident.
Further review of Resident R5's clinical record revealed additional emergency contact, who was R5's spouse.
Further interview with R5's RP revealed no indication that either one of emergency contacts, Resident R5's son or Resident R5's spouse, were notified of fall incident. 28 Pa.
Code 211.12(d)(1) 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
395135 05/22/2026
Pennypack Rehab and Care Center 8015 Lawndale Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111
in accordance with accepted professional standards.
accurate documentation related to a hospital discharged for 1 of 8 resident reviewed. (Resident 53)
revealed that the resident was transported for an Oncology appointment.
Resident R53 was transferred to the local hospital from the Oncology appointment on March 13, 2026, at 6:33 p.m. due to a change in condition.
Further review of nursing notes revealed no additional documentation or follow-up communication with the hospital, related to the resident admitting diagnosis, stay and discharge status.
Interview with the Director of Nursing, Employee E2 on May 21, 2026, at 2:00p.m. confirmed that there was no follow up documentation related to Resident R53 transfer to the hospital. 28 Pa.
Code 211.5(d) Medical records
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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