Deficiency timeline
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Dated inspection findings, penalties, and correction notes for this nursing home in State College, PA. Newest events first.
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)Complaint-relatedcms
F0801: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0810: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0805: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0552: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected Jun 16, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0791: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0607: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0656: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0677: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0688: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0695: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0761: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0806: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)Complaint-relatedcms
F0801: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)Complaint-relatedcms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0567: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0700: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0759: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0803: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0804: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0847: Administration
Administration
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0559: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0578: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected Apr 21, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)Complaint-relatedcms
F0802: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected Mar 9, 2026
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0679: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected Mar 9, 2026
- Fine $20,885cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Class IIActual harm (G)Complaint-relatedcms
F0600: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected Oct 28, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)Complaint-relatedcms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Sep 15, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected Sep 15, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0607: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected Jul 1, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0687: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate foot care.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Fine $129,314cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Class IIActual harm (G)cms
F0600: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected Jan 29, 2025
- Class IIActual harm (G)cms
F0692: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)cms
F0801: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)cms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Jun 6, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected Jun 6, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0726: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0756: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0880: Infection Control
Infection control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0554: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0578: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0676: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0688: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0698: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0744: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0745: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0947: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected Apr 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0842: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected Dec 11, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0772: Administration
Administration
Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided.
Corrected Nov 27, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0842: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected Oct 11, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0791: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0848: Administration
Administration
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0685: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0695: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0700: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0740: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0744: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0756: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected Jun 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0758: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0759: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0761: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0607: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0688: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0699: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0880: Infection Control
Infection control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0657: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0689: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0686: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected Jun 18, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0626: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected Mar 11, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0625: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected Mar 11, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)Complaint-relatedcms
F0610: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected Dec 14, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected Oct 20, 2023
- Fine $4,587cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0729: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Corrected Oct 3, 2023
- Fine $4,587cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Fine $4,235cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Fine $10,586cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
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