Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0585
Federal health inspectors cited ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0585 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-28.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-30.
F-Tag F0684
F 0684 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
admission and readmission. The next two weights will be obtained by the shower team. Resident will be weighed for a total of three days following admission/readmission. Then weekly for four weeks. Monthly
after that by the shower team. If there is a weight difference of 5 lbs., shower team will weight the following day to verify if there has been a change in the weight.Further record review of Resident #45's weights, revealed that on 07/11/25 Resident #45 weighed 154.4 lbs. and on 07/24/25 weighed 150.5 lbs. Which is a (5) five pound weight loss. Resident #45 was not re-weighed until 07/27/25. During an interview on 08/27/25 at 9:42 AM, The Administrator confirmed that Resident #45 had not been re-weighed the next day for a (5) five pound weight loss like it says to do in the policy.
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F-Tag F0689
Federal health inspectors cited ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0689 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-28.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER.
Correction Status: Past Non-Compliance.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-30.
F-Tag F0880
Federal health inspectors cited ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0880 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-28.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-30.
ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in ELKINS, WV, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.