F 0565
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Level of Harm - Potential for
minimal harm
Based on a review of facility food committee meeting minutes and resident interview, it was determined that
the facility failed to address grievances voiced by the resident group. (Residents 4, 31, 46, 57, and 63)
Residents Affected - Many
Findings include:
In a group interview conducted on January 10, 2023, at 10:37 a.m., Residents 4, 31, 46, 57, and 63 stated
that the food was often served cold. Review of food committee meeting minutes dated November 8 and 28,
2023, and December 28, 2023, revealed that multiple residents reported that the food was often served
cold. There was a lack of evidence that the facility had addressed the residents' ongoing concerns of cold
food.
28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Facility ID:
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Event ID:
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Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395171
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/11/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
803 North Wahneta St
Allentown, PA 18103
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure
physicians' orders were implemented for two of 22 sampled residents. (Residents 26 and 83)
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Clinical record review revealed that Resident 26 had diagnoses that included hypertension (high blood
pressure). On June 19, 2023, the physician ordered that staff administer a medication (metoprolol tartrate)
two times a day for hypertension. Staff was not to administer the medication if the resident's systolic blood
pressure (SBP, the first measurement of blood pressure when the heart beats and the pressure is at its
highest) was less than 100 millimeters of mercury (mm/Hg). Review of Resident 26's medication
administration record (MAR) revealed that staff administered the medication nine times in December 2023,
when the resident's SBP was less than 100 mm/Hg.
Clinical record review revealed that Resident 83 had diagnoses that included hypertension. On November
14, 2023,
the physician ordered that staff administer a medication (amlodipine besylate) one time a day for
hypertension. Staff was not to administer the medication if the resident's SBP was less than 110 mm/Hg.
Review of Resident 83's MAR revealed that staff administered the medication two times in December 2023,
and four times in January 2024, when the resident's SBP was less than 110 mm/Hg.
In an interview on January 11, 2024, at 9:50 a.m., the Director of Nursing confirmed that the medications
were administered outside established blood pressure parameters for Residents 26 and 83.
28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing services.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395171
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395171
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/11/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
803 North Wahneta St
Allentown, PA 18103
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0812
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve
food in accordance with professional standards.
Based on facility policy review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to
store food in a sanitary manner in the dietary department and in one of three country kitchens. (Second
floor)
Findings include:
Review of the facility's policy entitled, Food Receiving and Storage, last reviewed March 9, 2023, revealed
all foods stored in the refrigerator and freezer were to be labeled and dated and items were to be discarded
after the use-by date.
Observations during the kitchen tour on January 9, 2024, at 8:45 a.m., revealed the following:
In the protein cooler, there was a package of opened lunch meat that was not dated. In the freezer, there
was an opened box of muffins that was not dated. In the produce cooler, there was a package of opened
whipped topping that was not dated. There were four large bins of cut melons, three had a use-by date of
January 4, 2024, and one had a use-by date of January 5, 2024.
In the dry storage room, the top of the portable air conditioning unit had a layer of white food debris.
In the meat cooler in second floor country kitchen, there were four containers soup that were not labeled or
dated. There was a packet of sour cream with a use-by date of December 5, 2022.
In an interview on January 9, 2024, at 9:45 a.m., the FSD confirmed that items should have been labeled
and dated, and the expired items removed.
28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.
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