Inspection visit
Inspection
Citations
33 citations recorded*CMS
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
F921 - Other Environmental Conditions
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
F552 - Planning and Implementing Care
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
F554 - The right to self-administer medications if the interdisciplinary team, as
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
F580 - Notification of Changes
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
F658 - Comprehensive Care Plans
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
F679 - Activities
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
F684 - Quality of care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F688 - Mobility
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.
F693 - Assisted nutrition and hydration
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
F760 - Residents are free of any significant medication errors
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F880 - Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0037GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- 0039GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- 0041GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- 0291GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- 0300GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- 0324GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- 0351GeneralS&S Epotential for harm
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- 0353GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- 0361GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- 0363GeneralS&S Epotential for harm
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- 0364GeneralS&S Epotential for harm
Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.
- 0500GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- 0511GeneralS&S Epotential for harm
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- 0532GeneralS&S Epotential for harm
Have a properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator.
F918 - Bathroom Facilities
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- 0927GeneralS&S Fpotential for harm
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
F695 - Respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
F756 - Drug Regimen Review
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
F805 - Food and drink
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
F812 - Food safety requirements
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F712 - Frequency of physician visits
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
F550 - Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
FAQ · About this visit
Common questions about this visit
What happened during the September 22, 2025 survey of SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER?
This was a inspection survey of SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER on September 22, 2025. The surveyor cited 33 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.
Were any deficiencies cited at SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER on September 22, 2025?
Yes, 33 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public."
What type of survey was this?
This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.
SourceView on CMS Care Compare
Next steps
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