Elmhurst Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center
Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Providence, RI — inspection on December 1, 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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide the necessary treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice relative to implementing a surgical wound treatment order for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #1.
Findings are as follows:Record review of a community reported complaint submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Health on 10/8/2025 alleges in part, that the facility did not .properly. care for the resident's wound.
Record review revealed Resident ID #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis including, but not limited to, sepsis (an infection in the body) due to Serratia (a type of germ).
Record review of a hospital continuity of care document dated 9/12/2025, provided to the facility upon the resident's admission revealed, General Discharge Instructions indicating to cleanse the resident's left hip incision site wound with Vashe cleanser (a special wound cleaning solution that removes germs, dirt, and dead tissue without stinging or damaging healthy tissue), pat dry, cover the wound with an antibacterial dressing and protective cover daily, and as needed.
Record review revealed a physician's order dated 9/15/2025, indicating to cleanse the resident's left hip incision with Vashe cleanser, pat dry, apply a dressing and secure daily, and as needed.Further record review failed to reveal evidence that a physician's order for a treatment to the resident's left hip surgical wound was implemented prior to 9/15/2025.
This indicates that the resident went approximately 3 days without surgical wound care orders on 9/12, 9/13, and 9/14/2025.During a surveyor interview on 11/13/2025 at 1:32 PM, with the Unit Manager, Licensed Practical Nurse, Staff A, she acknowledged that the surgical wound care instructions were noted on the hospital continuity of care document received by the facility on 9/12/2025 when the resident was admitted and was not implemented until 9/15/2025.During a surveyor telephone interview on 11/13/2025 at 2:10 PM, with Nurse Practitioner, Staff B, she stated that based on the information reviewed on the continuity of care document regarding the general discharge instructions for surgical wound care, she would have expected the order for the treatment to have been implemented on 9/12/2025, when the resident was admitted to the facility.During a surveyor interview with the Director of Nursing Services on 11/13/2025 at 2:14 PM, she was unable to provide evidence that a surgical wound treatment order was implemented upon the resident's admission to the facility on 9/12/2025.
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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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