F 0583
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on review of facility policy, observation, and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to
maintain the confidentiality of residents' medical information on one of five medication carts (3 East
Medication Cart).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
During an observation on 1/22/25, at 1:09 p.m. the 3 East Medication Cart at the nurses station was left
unattended with the computer screen open with identifiable information any passerby could see resident
personal and confidential information.
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:10 p.m. Licensed Practical Nurse Employee E2 confirmed the above
observation.
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:46 p.m. the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility
failed to maintain the confidentiality of residents' medical information as required.
28 Pa. code: 211.5(b) Clinical records.
28 Pa. Code: 201.29(i) Resident Rights.
28 Pa. Code: 211.12(d)(3) Nursing Services.
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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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
396048
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Harmar Village Health & Rehab Center
715 Freeport Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
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 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a
licensed pharmacist.
Based on review of facility policy, controlled medication shift reconciliation records and staff interviews, it
was determined that the facility failed to implement procedures to promote accurate accounting of
controlled medications on five of five medication carts reviewed (2 North, 2 South, 3 East, Memory
Impaired Unit (MIU), and 3 South).
Findings include:
Review of facility policy Inventory Control of Controlled Substances dated 8/28/24, indicated facility should
ensure that the incoming and outgoing nurses count all Schedule II controlled substances and other
medications with a risk of abuse or diversion at the change of each shift or at least once daily and
document the results on a Controlled Substance Count Verification/Shift Count Sheet.
During a review of the Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation log for the 3 East Medication Cart on
1/22/25, at 1:11 p.m. revealed the oncoming nurse and/or outgoing nurse failed to sign the sheet during
shift change to verify counts of controlled drugs on the following dates:
- 1/1/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/2/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/3/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/17/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/19/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/20/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:13 p.m. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Employee E2 confirmed the
above observations and stated, There should be signatures there.
During a review of the Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation log for the MIU Medication Cart on
1/22/25, at 1:15 p.m. revealed the oncoming nurse and/or outgoing nurse failed to sign the sheet during
shift change to verify counts of controlled drugs on the following dates:
- 1/2/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/3/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/11/25, outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/13/25, oncoming nurse for 7 a.m. shift, and outgoing nurse for 3 p.m. shift
- 1/16/25, outgoing nurse for 3 p.m. shift
- 1/17/25, outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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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
396048
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Harmar Village Health & Rehab Center
715 Freeport Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
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 0755
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:19 p.m. LPN Employee E3 confirmed the above observations.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During a review of the Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation log for the 3 South Medication Cart on
1/22/25, at 1:21 p.m. revealed the oncoming nurse and/or outgoing nurse failed to sign the sheet during
shift change to verify counts of controlled drugs on the following dates:
Residents Affected - Many
- 1/11/25, outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/12/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift and outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/18/25, outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:22 p.m. LPN Employee E4 confirmed the above observations.
During a review of the Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation log for the 2 South Medication Cart on
1/22/25, at 1:24 p.m. revealed the oncoming nurse and/or outgoing nurse failed to sign the sheet during
shift change to verify counts of controlled drugs on the following dates:
- 1/4/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/5/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/6/25, oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/7/25, oncoming and outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift, oncoming and outgoing nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and
outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/14/25, oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing and coming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/17/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/18/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift
- 1/21/24, oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:24 p.m. LPN Employee E5 confirmed the above observations.
During a review of the Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation log for the 2 North Medication Cart on
1/22/25, at 1:26 p.m. revealed the oncoming nurse and/or outgoing nurse failed to sign the sheet during
shift change to verify counts of controlled drugs on the following dates:
- 1/2/25, outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/7/25, oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/11/25, oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/12/25, oncoming nurse for 7 a.m. shift, outgoing and oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing nurse
for 11 p.m. shift
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
396048
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
396048
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Harmar Village Health & Rehab Center
715 Freeport Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
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 0755
- 1/16/25, outgoing and oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing and oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
- 1/17/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift, outgoing and oncoming nurse for 3 p.m. shift, and outgoing and
oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
Residents Affected - Many
- 1/18/25, outgoing nurse for 7 a.m. shift, and oncoming nurse for 11 p.m. shift
- 1/19/25, outgoing and oncoming nurse for 7 a.m. shift, and outgoing nurse for 3 p.m. shift
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:28 p.m. LPN Employee E5 confirmed the above observations.
During an interview on 1/22/25, at 1:4 p.m. the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility failed
to implement procedures to promote accurate accounting of controlled medications on five of five
medication carts as required.
28 Pa. Code 211.12 (d)(3)(5) Nursing services
28 Pa. Code 211.19(a)(1)(k) Pharmacy services
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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