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A standard survey is most likely before around November 2026
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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Care Center Of Laurel during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
The facility failed to develop comprehensive care plans for four residents with identified needs. One resident had COPD and was receiving apixaban for A-fib, another returned from the hospital with new onset A-fib and apixaban, a third was dependent on staff for toileting hygiene and needed bowel and bladder care, and a fourth had an indwelling urinary catheter with orders for routine catheter and bag changes. The DON confirmed the missing care plans and stated staffing gaps affected care plan development.
Improper food storage and missing tray line temperature documentation were identified during a kitchen observation. Multiple opened or torn food packages were found in dry storage and the freezer, including buns, coffee filters, cheese, thickener, croissant rolls, sausage items, egg patties, and dough. In the refrigerator, sliced lemons had visible mold, and other items lacked labels, dates, or open dates. The Daily Food Temperature Monitoring Log also had missing meal temperature entries, and the DM and cook acknowledged that open items should be sealed and temperatures documented, though the cook said she sometimes forgets to write them down.
A resident with ALS died in the facility, and a $2.00 trust account balance remained at death. Although facility policy required refunding personal funds within 30 days, the check to the family was issued more than 90 days later. The NHA stated he was new to the facility and was unaware of the 30-day requirement.
A facility failed to maintain a comfortable, homelike environment when a resident room door repeatedly made a loud squealing noise as it rubbed the floor. Surveyors heard the noise multiple times, and staff confirmed the problem had been ongoing for months but had not been reported to maintenance because the residents were nonverbal and no one had complained. The DON stated staff were expected to submit work orders for equipment issues, and the affected resident could not verbally express concerns.
The facility failed to ensure the MDS accurately reflected a resident’s active dx of A-fib after a hospital return with new onset A-fib with RVR and apixaban, and it also failed to complete required entry and discharge MDS assessments for another resident who returned from the hospital and was later transferred out again. The DON confirmed the MDS should have been accurate and timely, but the EHR showed no entry MDS for the return and no discharge assessment for the later transfer.
Missing Comprehensive Care Plans for Multiple Residents
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to develop comprehensive care plans for four sampled residents. Facility policy stated that care plans must be based on a comprehensive assessment and include measurable objectives, time frames, and services to maintain the resident’s highest practicable well-being. For Resident #3, the record showed admission with COPD and an order for apixaban 5 mg twice daily for A-fib, but the comprehensive care plan did not include interventions related to anticoagulant therapy. The quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 15 and that the resident had taken an anticoagulant during the lookback period. For Resident #4, the record showed admission with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a hospital discharge instruction sheet documenting new onset A-fib with RVR and apixaban 5 mg twice daily. The comprehensive care plan did not include interventions for A-fib or the risks related to anticoagulant therapy, and the annual MDS showed a BIMS score of 15. Resident #17 reported needing staff assistance with changing, had diagnoses including morbid obesity, was dependent on staff for toileting hygiene per the MDS, and had no care plan for bowel and bladder care. Resident #31 had obstructive uropathy, an order for monthly and as-needed catheter and bag changes, an MDS showing an indwelling catheter and BIMS score of 15, and no care plan addressing the catheter or related interventions. The DON confirmed the missing care plans during interviews and stated the facility had been without a QA nurse for several months and had previously lost a case manager responsible for updating care plans.
Improper Food Storage and Missing Tray Line Temperature Documentation
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to store, label, and date food items in a sanitary manner and failed to consistently document tray line temperatures. During a kitchen observation with the Dietary Manager, multiple food items were found improperly stored in the dry storage room, freezer, and refrigerator. Observed items included a partially torn pack of hamburger buns with two missing, an opened pack of coffee filters, American cheese wrapped in saran wrap with a hole exposing slices to air, an open 25-pound box of instant thickener, and a brown box of croissant rolls with one pack torn open. In the freezer, several plastic bags were torn open, including boxes of pork sausage links, turkey sausage links, sausage patties, fried egg patties, and chocolate chip dough. In the refrigerator, a clear plastic container of sliced lemons had visible mold, a gallon container of grape Kool-Aid with lemons had no label or date, and a nearly empty gallon container of ranch dressing had no open date. Review of the Daily Food Temperature Monitoring Log showed missing dinner temperature documentation on multiple days and missing lunch documentation on one day. The Dietary Manager stated that open food items should be sealed or placed in plastic bags to prevent contamination and that final cooking temperatures should be recorded for each meal. The cook stated she checks tray line temperatures but sometimes forgets to write them down.
Delayed Refund of Resident Trust Funds After Death
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident’s trust account funds were refunded to the resident’s family within 30 days after the resident’s death. The facility’s General Resident Trust Fund Policies stated that upon discharge or death, personal funds deposited with the facility must be refunded within 30 days, and in the event of death the funds must be refunded to the estate or sent to the State Unclaimed Property Division if no heir can be identified within 30 days. Resident #91 was admitted with diagnoses including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and was coded on the discharge MDS as having died in the facility. A nursing note documented that the resident expired at the facility, and the resident statement showed a remaining balance of $2.00 in the account at the time of death. The account was documented as closed, but a facility-issued check to the resident’s family was dated more than 90 days after the resident’s death. During interview, the NHA stated he had recently started the process of refunding families after resident deaths because he was new to the facility and was unaware of the requirement to return trust fund balances within 30 days.
Unaddressed Loud Door Noise Disrupted Resident Environment
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment when it did not address a persistent high-pitched squealing noise caused by a malfunctioning resident room door. During observations over three days, surveyors repeatedly heard the loud, unpleasant noise coming from the hallway and through a closed training room door. The noise was later identified as coming from the metal door to Resident #53's room rubbing against the floor when the door was closed. Staff interviews showed the issue had been ongoing for several months, but no work order had been submitted and maintenance had not been notified. Two CNAs stated they usually left the door open because the residents were nonverbal and the door was only closed during care, and both acknowledged the sound was unpleasant and could affect residents. An LPN also stated the noise had been occurring for months and had not been reported because no residents had complained. The Maintenance Director confirmed he had not been informed of the problem and said the issue could be resolved by removing the current kick plate and replacing it. The DON stated staff were expected to notify maintenance of functioning equipment problems and noted the affected resident could not verbally communicate concerns.
MDS Did Not Reflect Active Diagnosis and Required Assessments Were Missing
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) accurately reflected Resident #4’s active diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Resident #4 was admitted with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and later hospital discharge instructions documented a new onset A-fib with RVR and apixaban as a new medication. However, the Annual MDS with an ARD of 5/20/25 did not include atrial fibrillation in Section I, Active Diagnoses, even though the resident had a BIMS score of 15 and was cognitively intact. The DON confirmed the resident returned from the hospital with the new diagnosis and stated the MDS should have been accurate and updated when new orders were received. The facility also failed to complete required entry and discharge MDS assessments for Resident #90. Resident #90 was admitted with Cerebral Infarction, returned from the hospital on 7/16/25, and was later sent out again for evaluation on 7/31/25. Review of the EHR showed the last MDS activity was a Discharge Return Anticipated assessment dated 7/2/25, with no entry MDS documented for the return from the hospital and no discharge assessment documented for the later hospital transfer. The DON stated the MDS assessments with appropriate ARDs should have been completed in a timely manner.
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