Above average — CMS composite of the measures below.
A standard survey is most likely before around December 2026
Estimate from public CMS data, current as of July 2026. Survey timing is at the state agency's discretion.
Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Belknap County Nursing Home during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
A resident’s g-tube meds were administered by an MNA as five crushed medications without flushing water between each dose. The observed practice did not match the cited standard or the facility’s enteral medication policy, and the MNA confirmed the administration.
An LPN failed to follow infection control procedures during a resident’s wound dressing change for a right buttocks wound. The LPN removed the dirty dressing, opened clean supplies with the same gloves, did not perform hand hygiene, wore a second pair of gloves underneath the first pair, and did not remove gloves or clean hands between wound cleansing and applying santyl and a foam dressing. Facility policy required hand hygiene after glove removal and before and after touching wounds.
The facility did not follow the manufacturer's instructions for maintaining the Hydrocollator, which is used for heat therapy in the rehab department. The device was not cleaned as frequently as required, with only one cleaning in July and September, and none in August, despite being used on eight residents. This was confirmed by interviews with the DON and ADON.
The facility failed to provide the correct SNF ABN form CMS-10055 to three residents, resulting in a deficiency. The residents were mistakenly given form CMS-R-131 instead of the required form, despite the facility's policy mandating the provision of the correct notice.
Failure to Flush Between G-Tube Medications
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The facility failed to follow professional standards of quality for medication administration via gastrostomy tube for one resident. During observation of medication pass, Staff C, a Medication Nursing Assistant, administered five crushed medications through the resident’s g-tube—amlodipine 10 mg, aspirin 81 mg, levothyroxine 50 mcg, gabapentin 100 mg, and Pepcid 20 mg—without flushing the tube with water between each medication. Staff C confirmed the observation. The cited professional reference stated that when administering more than one medication through a feeding tube, each medication should be given separately with a flush of 15 mL to 30 mL of water between medications, and the facility policy also required flushing between medications with at least 15 mL of water.
Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Not Followed During Wound Care
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Summary
Failure to implement infection control policies and procedures for hand hygiene and glove use occurred during a wound dressing change for Resident #33, who had a physician’s order for daily treatment of a right buttocks wound. During observation of the dressing change, Staff A, an LPN, wore a gown and gloves, removed the dirty dressing, and discarded it in the trash. Staff A then opened clean dressing supplies with the same gloves and did not perform hand hygiene. Staff A removed the dirty gloves and was observed to have worn a second pair of gloves underneath the first pair. Staff A cleansed the wound and then applied santyl ointment and a mepilex dressing without removing gloves or performing hand hygiene between cleaning the wound and applying the ointment and dressing. Staff A confirmed these observations during interview. The facility policy titled Infection Control-Standard Precautions stated that hand washing should be done after contact with blood, body fluids, or excretions whether gloves are worn, after gloves are removed, before and after touching wounds, and when indicated between tasks and procedures on the same resident to prevent cross-contamination; it also stated gloves must be replaced as soon as possible when contaminated.
Failure to Maintain Hydrocollator as per Manufacturer Instructions
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Summary
The facility failed to adhere to the manufacturer's instructions for the care and cleaning of the Hydrocollator, a device used in the rehab department for heat therapy. The manufacturer's guidelines specify that water should be added daily due to evaporation and that the tank should be drained and cleaned at least every two weeks. However, a review of the Hydrocollator Maintenance - Cleaning Log revealed that the device was cleaned only once in July and September 2024, and not at all in August 2024. Despite this, the heat pads from the Hydrocollator were used on eight residents over nine days in September 2024. Interviews with the Director of Nursing and the Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed these findings, indicating a failure to follow the facility's policy, which mandates bimonthly cleaning of Hydrocollators according to manufacturer specifications.
Failure to Provide Correct Beneficiary Notice Forms
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Summary
The facility failed to provide the correct Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN) form CMS-10055 to three residents, resulting in a deficiency. Resident #39, who remained in the facility after their last covered day of Medicare Part A services on August 7, 2024, did not receive the required SNF ABN form. Similarly, Resident #41, who also stayed in the facility beyond their last covered day of Medicare Part A services on June 19, 2024, was not given the correct form. Resident #57, whose Medicare Part A coverage ended on April 1, 2024, and who was discharged home on April 12, 2024, was also not provided with the SNF ABN form. An interview with the Director of Social Services revealed that the residents were mistakenly given form CMS-R-131 instead of the required form CMS-10055. The facility's policy, revised on June 9, 2023, mandates that Social Services or a designee provide the Advanced Beneficiary Notice information as required, which was not adhered to in these cases. This oversight in providing the correct beneficiary notice forms led to the identified deficiency.
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