Schuylkill Center
SCHUYLKILL CENTER in POTTSVILLE, PA — inspection on September 6, 2025.
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
Based on clinical record review, staff interview, and a review of facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to properly use adequate supervision to prevent a fall for one of four sampled residents. (Resident 1) Findings include: Review of facility competency training records revealed that when facility staff use a mechanical lift such as a sit to stand lift, two staff members must always be present.
Staff also should not ask a resident to stand for a prolonged time, such as when providing care for incontinence.
Clinical record review revealed that Resident 1 had diagnoses that included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a history of a stroke resulting in weakness on one side.
According to the Minimum Data Set assessment, Resident 1 was dependent on staff for toileting and hygiene and was frequently incontinent of bowel and bladder.
According to the comprehensive plan of care, the facility identified that the resident was at risk for falls, and that staff was to use a sit to stand mechanical lift with two persons to assist the resident with transfers from one surface to another. On September 1, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., a nurse noted that Resident 1 slid out of [the] sit to stand and fell.
Review of the facility investigation into the incident revealed that the aides were providing incontinent care at the time of the fall and that one of the staff members left the room when he fell. In an interview on September 6, 2025, at 11:50 a.m., the Director of Nursing confirmed that the staff were not following facility safety procedures by using the lift while cleaning the resident and by leaving the resident with a lone staff person for any period of time. CFR 483.25(d) AccidentsPreviously cited 6/11/25 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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