F0850

E

Failure to Maintain a Full-Time Social Worker Position

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania Survey Completed on 01-23-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to employ a qualified full-time social worker despite having more than 120 beds. During an interview, Resident 1 reported that there had not been a full-time social worker since the end of the previous year, and in a resident group interview, another resident similarly stated that there had been no full-time social worker since December 2025. At that same group interview, a resident reported needing social services related to a legal matter. Review of employee files showed that one of the facility’s two social workers left on December 23, 2025, and the other left on December 31, 2025. The current social worker stated that she began working on January 7, 2026, had only worked four full days since starting, and was not employed full-time at the time of the interview. These findings demonstrate that the facility did not have a full-time social worker in place during the period reviewed, in violation of 28 Pa. Code: 201.14(a) and 211.16(a).