F 0600
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment,
and neglect by anybody.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Based on review of facility investigation, facility policy review, clinical record review, observations, and staff
interviews, it was determined that the facility displayed past noncompliance, in that they had failed to
ensure each resident the right to be free from neglect, resulting in harm, for one of three resident records
reviewed (Resident 1).
Findings Include:
Review of the facility's policy, titled Abuse Prevention and Prohibition last revised August 2021, read,
Homewood Retirement Centers s hall provide a safe person-centered environment that is as homelike as
possible and includes a culture and environment that treats each resident with respect and dignity.
The policy defines neglect as failure of the facility, its employees or service providers to provide goods and
services to a resident that are necessary to avoid physicial harm, pain, mental anguish, or emotional
distress. Neglect refers to failure through in attentiveness, carelessness, or omission to provide timely,
consistent, safety, adequate and appropriate services, treatment and care, including but not limited to:
nutrition, medication, therapies, and activities of daility living.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are defined as activities related to personal care. They include bathing or
showering, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet, and eating.
Review of the facility's Nurse Aide job description, revised March 23, 2015, summarizes the job as
providing the activities of daily living care to residents .
The nurse aide essential functions are described as promoting the activity of daily living according to the
resident's care plan. Also, Resident lifts and transfers will be done according to the resident's care plan and
the Lift Free program. Lift is defined as the procedure used to carry the entire weight of the patient.
Review of the facility's lift equipment revealed one type utilized is the Vanderlift. According to
documentation, the purpose of the Vanderlift is used to transfer residents from bed to chair, chair to bedside
commode and chair to bed.
Review of the facility's policy related to the Vanderlift use read At least 2 people must be in attendance
when lift is being used.
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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
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395898
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/30/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Homewood Living Plum Creek, Inc
425 Westminster Avenue
Hanover, PA 17331
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 0600
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Review of Resident 1's physician orders revealed diagnoses that included repeated falls and dementia (a
condition characterized by progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning, especially with
impairment of memory and abstract thinking, and often with personality change, resulting from organic
disease of the brain).
Residents Affected - Few
Review of Resident 1's interdisciplinary plan of care, revealed an ADL care plan that read require extensive
assistance with my bathing, grooming, dressing and eating. Vanderlift with transfers to Broda chair. The
care plan continues, Vanderlift with 2 [person] assist .
According to the facility documentation of an investigation revealed that on August 22, 2023, Resident 1
had fallen from the lift while being transferred from the bed by Employee 1 (Nurse Aide) without assistance
from an additional nursing staff individual.
The facility investigation revealed Employee 1 reports feeling rushed because she still had resident cares to
do and did not ask for help. She did verbalize that she knows the facility policy requires 2 [person] assist for
all mechanical lift transfers.
Review of Employee 1's statement revealed she made sure it [lift] was hooked up correctly and when I
raised her [Resident 1] up out of the bed and off the bed the top right hook twisted in the strap and came off
the lift and she slid out of the sling and down on the floor hitting her head on the carpet and the floor and
her right elbow also banged on the floor .
According to facility documentation, Resident 1 was transferred to the hospital.
Review of the hospital discharge summary revealed Resident 1 was diagnosed with subarachnoid
hemorrhage (bleeding around the brain), laceration of scalp, and traumatic complete tear of right rotator
cuff (muscles and tendons around the shoulder), post fall.
An interview with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) and Director of Nursing (DON) on August 29,
2023, at 9:17 AM, confirmed the reported event and fall of Resident 1, and subsequent hospitalization with
injuries post-fall.
A follow-up interview with the NHA and DON, at 1:28 PM, revealed an agreement the actions of Employee
1 met the definition of neglect and Employee 1 did not follow the facility's Lift policy and Resident 1's care
plan regarding two-staff assistance with transfers.
During the abbreviated survey, the NHA and DON provided information and documentation of an immediate
action plan put into place after Resident 1's fall with injuries from the Vanderlift on August 22, 2023.
On August 22, 2023, the facility began an all staff education on the Vanderlift policy, mandatory two-person
transfer. All in-house staff education was completed on August 22, 2023, and additional staff education was
completed by August 28, 2023.
On August 22, 2023, all lift equipment within and utilized by the facility was inspected for safety by the
maintenance staff.
On August 22, 2023, the facility began an audit of five transfers to be done weekly. The audits will continue
weekly x 4, then biweekly x 2, then monthly x 2. The facility's Maintenance staff will
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395898
If continuation sheet
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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
395898
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/30/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Homewood Living Plum Creek, Inc
425 Westminster Avenue
Hanover, PA 17331
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 0600
increase inspections of lifts to weekly x 4. The results of the audits will be reviewed as part of the facility's
Quality Assurance process.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
During the abbreviated survey, Resident 1 was observed and her clinical record was reviewed.
Residents Affected - Few
The facility's audits, education, and an observation of the facility staff use of the Vanderlift were reviewed
and no concerns were identified.
28 Pa. Code 201.14 (a) Responsibility of licensee
28 Pa. Code 201.18 (b) (1) Management
28 Pa. Code 211.12 (d) (1) (2) (5) Nursing services
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