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Inspection visit

Health inspection

MARGARET E. MOUL HOMECMS #3960644 citations on this visit
4 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 4 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0582 Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on review of clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the required Skilled Nursing Facility Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (SNF ABN) appropriately, in advance of changes for Medicare covered services, to three of three residents reviewed whose Medicare coverage was discontinued (Residents 6, 9, and 66).Findings include: Review of Resident 6 clinical record documented last covered day for Medicare A services was April 10, 2025. Review of progress note dated April 8th, 2025, read, in part, a message was left for Resident 6's parents stating the Medicare services will end on April 10th, 2025, and on April 11th, 2025, she will evert back to Medicaid. Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) was mailed to Resident 6's parents. The facility provided a copy of the signed NOMNC, which was dated April 11th, 2025. Review of Resident 9's clinical record documented last covered day for Medicare A services was May 6, 2025. Review of progress note, dated May 2nd, read, in part, Resident 9 was notified that his Medicare services will end on May 6th, 2025, and on May 7th, 2025, he will evert back to Medicaid. The Resident had no further questions. The facility provided a copy of the signed NOMNC, which was dated May 2nd, 2025. Review of Resident 66's clinical record documented last covered day for Medicare A services was May 26, 2025. Review of progress noted dated May 23rd, 2025, read, in part, Resident 66 was notified that his Medicare services will end on May 26th, 2025, and on May 27th, 2025, he will evert back to Medicaid. The Resident had no further questions. The facility provided a copy of the signed NOMNC, which was dated May 23rd, 2025. Interview with Employees 1 and 2 on September 4th, 2025, at 11:48 AM, revealed the facility wasn't utilizing the Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services SNF ABN form as of January 2025. It was revealed that they were informed regarding an update to the NOMNC form January 2025 and assumed the SNF ABN form was no longer required. Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on September 4, 2025, at 12:16 PM, revealed the SNF ABN form should've been completed. 28 Pa. Code 201.29(c.3)(1) Resident rights Residents Affected - Some Page 1 of 6 396064 396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0688 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few 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. Based on clinical record review, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a resident with limited range of motion receives appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion and/or to prevent further decrease in range of motion for one of 19 residents reviewed (Resident 1). Findings include: Review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included gastrostomy status (a surgical procedure that involves creating an opening in the stomach through the abdominal wall, allowing for the placement of a feeding tube) and cerebral palsy (a neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination, typically caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the brain). Review of Resident 1's physician orders revealed an order for Bilateral hand rolls worn when OOB (out of bed). Don/Doff by (Nurse Aide), with a start date of April 24, 2024.Review of Resident 1's comprehensive care plan revealed a focus area of Impaired Mobility with potential for contractures (structural changes to your soft and connective tissues that cause them to stiffen, tighten and contract) related to diagnosis cerebral palsy with an intervention for Bilateral hand rolls when out of bed, with a start date of April 22, 2024. Observations of Resident 1 on September 2, 2025, between 9:40 AM and 12:26 PM, revealed he was sitting in his wheelchair and did not have bilateral hand rolls in his hands. Observations of Resident 1 on September 3, 2025, between 9:30 AM and 11:52 AM, revealed he was sitting in his wheelchair and did not have bilateral hand rolls in his hands. Review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed a nurse aide task Apply or remove- Bilateral hand rolls worn when OOB. Further review of the aforementioned nurse aide task revealed documentation to indicate Employee 4 (Nurse Aide) donned the bilateral hand rolls on Resident 1 on September 3, 2025, at 8:48 AM.Interview with Employee 5 (Licensed Practical Nurse) on September 3, 2025, at 12:00 PM, revealed she was unsure as to why Resident 1 did not have his bilateral hand rolls in place, and she was unable to find them in his room. Interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on September 4, 2025, at 10:06 AM, she revealed Employee 4 stated she put the hand rolls on that morning but then took them off for care and forgot to put them back on, and that an employee from the therapy department went back to the room later that day and found the hand rolls in Resident 1's top drawer in his room. During an email correspondence with the Nursing Home Administrator on September 4, 2025, at 10:53 AM, he revealed his expectation that the bilateral hand rolls would be applied following the physician orders. 28 Pa. Code 211.10 (a) Resident care policies28 Pa. Code 211.12(c)(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing services 396064 Page 2 of 6 396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0812 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Based on facility policy reviews, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to store food and utilize equipment in accordance with professional standards for food service safety in the main kitchen.Findings include:Review of facility policy, titled Labeling and Dating last reviewed September 2, 2025, read, in part, All food items must be labeled and dated. All food items must be labeled with either a manufacturer label or handwritten label.Review of facility policy titled Purchasing Policy- Storage last reviewed September 2, 2025, read, in part, all items in refrigerators and freezers must be properly wrapped, labeled, and dated.Observation in the dry storage area on September 2, 2025, at 9:57 AM, revealed one open bag of macaroni pasta without an open date; one open bag of penne pasta without an open date; two bags of angel hair pasta not dated; one bag of open powdered sugar not labeled or dated; and one bag of candy topping not labeled or dated.Observation in the walk-in refrigerator on September 2, 2025, at 9:59 AM, revealed one package of vegan cheese left open to air not properly sealed; one container of mozzarella cheese left open to air not properly sealed; two packages of meat revealed to be turkey breast not labeled or dated; one bag of spinach not dated; one bag of parsley not dated; two bags of broccoli not dated; one open container of sour cream open without an open date; and one bag of whipped cream open and not dated.Observation in walk-in freezer unit on September 2, 2025, at 10:04 AM, revealed two packages of zucchini fries not dated; two bags of waffles not dated with one left open to air not properly sealed; and two packages of hot dogs not dated. Observation in the main kitchen on September 2, 2025, at 10:08 AM, revealed a blank temperature log from July 2025 on the wall overtop of the three-compartment sink. Observation in the three-compartment sink on September 2, 2025, at 10:09 AM, revealed dirty pans in the wash section, and the sanitizer sink filled with water and sanitizing solution. Employee 3 (FSD- Food Service Director) tested the sanitizer concentration with testing strips. The surveyor checked the expiration date on the strip container used to test the concentration of the sanitizer, and it revealed an expiration date of May 1, 2024.Interview with Employee 3 on September 2, 2025, at 10:14 AM, revealed he would expect labeling and dating per facility policy, and he would be reaching out to their supplier for new test strips. Return visit to the main kitchen on September 3, 2025, at 11:37 AM, revealed the blank temperature log from July 2025 remained on the wall overtop of the three-compartment sinkInterview with Employee 3 on September 3, 2025, at 11:38 AM, revealed the concentration of the sanitizer solution did not get logged from the morning of September 2, 2025, and that there are no logged sanitizer solution concentration measures since July 2025. Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on September 3, 2025, at 1:20 PM, revealed it is his expectation that food items are labeled and dated per facility policy, and kitchen equipment is utilized in accordance with professional standards.28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1) Management 396064 Page 3 of 6 396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on an observations, facility policy review, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to implement infection control policies regarding Enhanced Barrier Precautions for eight of 19 Residents reviewed (Residents 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 13). Findings include: Review of facility policy, Enhanced Barrier Precautions, dated July 22, 2025, read, in part, indications for use include chronic wounds and/or indwelling medical devices such as central lines regardless of MDRO (multidrug-resistant organism) status.Review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included gastrostomy status (a surgical procedure that involves creating an opening in the stomach through the abdominal wall, with the placement of a feeding tube) and cerebral palsy (a neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination, typically caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the brain). Observations outside of Resident 1's room on September 2, 2025, between 9:40 AM and 12:26 PM, failed to reveal any signage indicating that Resident 1 was on enhanced barrier precautions (EBP).Observations outside of Resident 1's room on September 3, 2025, between 9:30 AM and 11:52 AM, failed to reveal any signage indicating that Resident 1 was on EBP.Review of Resident 1's physician orders failed to reveal an order to follow EBP when caring for Resident 1.Review of Resident 1's comprehensive care plan failed to reveal any mention of the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 1.Review of Resident 2's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included hypertension (elevated/high blood pressure) and type II diabetes mellitus (decreased ability of the body to utilize insulin for the transport of glucose from the blood stream into the cells for nourishment).Review of Resident 2's clinical record revealed that Resident 2 had a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tube (PEG tube - feeding tube surgically inserted into the stomach that extends through the abdomen for long term nutrition and hydration needs) and a foley catheter (tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to facilitate the removal of urine from the bladder).During multiple observations of Resident 2's room on September 2, 2025 through September 4, 2025, failed to reveal any signage indicating that Resident 2 was on EBP.Review of Resident 2's physician orders revealed no order for EBP for Resident 2. Review of Resident 2's comprehensive plan of care revealed that EBP was not included in Resident 2's comprehensive plan of care.During observation on September 4, 2025, at approximately 9:28 AM, two Nurse Aides (Employee 4 and Employee 6) were observed in Resident 2's room. Resident 2 was observed in a wheelchair. Employee 6 was observed holding a bag of what appeared to be soiled linens. It was also observed that there was a lift in the room. When Employee 4 and Employee 6 exited Resident 2's room, Employee 4 and Employee 6 confirmed they were providing incontinence care and transferred resident to the wheelchair. Employee 4 and Employee 6 confirmed that they did not wear gowns during the care provided.Review of a resident list identifying residents on EBP, provided by the facility's infection preventionist on September 4, 2025, at approximately 10:00 AM, revealed the facility had not placed Resident 2 on EBP.Review of Resident 6's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). Observation of Resident 6's room on September 2nd, 2025, at 12:20 AM, and September 4th, 2025, at 10:00 AM, revealed there was no identification for the need for EBP. Review of Resident 6's care plan revealed a focus area for PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - a thin, flexible tube inserted through the skin of the abdomen and into the stomach) tube placement related to dysphagia. Further review of the care plan failed to reveal any mention of the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 6. Review of Resident 6's physician orders included Glucerna 1.5 via J tube (jejunostomy tube- a surgically place tube that delivers nutrients and medication directly into the jejunum, the second part of the small intestine) 65 ml/hr until 780 ml has been infused every day via a pump, started June 9, 2023; cleanse PEG tube with normal saline solution and apply drain Residents Affected - Some 396064 Page 4 of 6 396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0880 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some sponge as needed every day and evening shift, started March 4, 2025; and J/G tube medically necessary due to dysphagia, ordered February 19, 2021. Further review of the physician orders failed to reveal an order for the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 6. Review of Resident 7's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included neurogenic bladder (a condition that occurs when the relationship between the nervous system and the bladder function is disrupted) and urinary tract infection (an infection of the urinary tract). Observation of Resident 7 on September 2, 2025, at 10:35 AM, revealed that Resident 7 had a suprapubic catheter (a flexible tube inserted into the bladder through the abdomen to drain urine). Further observation outside of Resident 7's room failed to reveal any signage indicating that Resident 7 was on EBP. Review of Resident 7's care plan revealed a care plan with a focus area of, Presence of Suprapubic Catheter. Further review of the care plan failed to reveal any mention of the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 7. Review of Resident 7's physician orders failed to reveal an order to follow for a need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 7. Review of Resident 10's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included dysphagia. Observation of Resident 10's room on September 2nd, 2025, at 11:56 AM, and September 4th, 2025, at 10:00 AM, revealed there was no identification for the need for EBP. Review of Resident10's care plan revealed a focus area for PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - a thin, flexible tube inserted through the skin of the abdomen and into the stomach) tube placement related to dysphagia. Further review of the care plan failed to reveal any mention of the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 10. Review of Resident 10's physician orders included Jevity1.2 (an enteral tube feeding) 95 ml/hr via gastrostomy tube until 1000 ml has been infused, started September 13, 2023; and cleanse PEG site with normal saline solution and apply drain sponge as needed every day and evening shift, started March 14, 2025. Further review of the physician orders failed to reveal an order for the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 10. Review of Resident 11's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, history of urinary tract infections, and dysphagia. Observation of Resident 11's room on September 2nd, 2025, at 11:03 AM, and September 4th, 2025, at 10:00 AM, revealed there was no identification for the need for EBP. Review of Resident 11's care plan revealed a focus area for need for PEG placement related to dysphagia, and need for urinary straight catheterization multiple times a day related to neurogenic bladder with urinary retention. Further review of the care plan failed to reveal any mention of the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 11. Review of Resident 11's physician orders included Jevity 1.5 via G tube (a tube inserted into the abdominal wall directly into the stomach to provide nutrition, fluids and medications when someone can't eat or swallow safely) 120 ml by gravity at hour of sleep, 237 ml in the morning, and 237 ml if less than 75% of lunch and dinner was consumed, started January 10, 2025; cleanse PEG site with normal saline solution and apply drain sponge as needed every day and evening shift, started March 14, 2025; and intermittent catheterization 5 times a day with 12 French catheter started September 3, 2024. Further review of the physician orders failed to reveal an order for the need to follow EBP when caring for Resident 11. Review of Resident 12's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included hypertension and stage two chronic kidney disease (mild decrease in the kidney's ability to filter toxins from the blood).Review of Resident 12's clinical record revealed that Resident 12 had a suprapubic catheter inserted (tube surgically implanted into the bladder that extends through the abdominal wall that facilitates the drainage of urine from the bladder).During multiple observations of Resident 2's room on September 2, 2025 through September 4, 2025, failed to reveal any signage indicating that Resident 2 was on EBP.Review of Resident 12's physician orders revealed that Resident 12 did not have an order for EBP.Review of Resident 12's comprehensive plan of care revealed no care plan that 396064 Page 5 of 6 396064 09/04/2025 Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404
F 0880 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some included the use of EBP for Resident 12 high-contact care.Review of a resident list identifying residents on EBP, provided by the facility's infection preventionist on September 4, 2025, at approximately 10:00 AM, revealed the facility had not placed Resident 12 on EBP. Review of Resident 13's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included osteoporosis (loss in bone density) and hypertension.Review of Resident 13's clinical record revealed that Resident 13 had a PEG tube placed.Review of Resident 13's physician orders revealed that Resident 13 did not have an order for EBP.Review of Resident 13's comprehensive plan of care revealed no care plan included the use of EBP for Resident 13 during high-contact care.Review of a resident list identifying residents on EBP, provided by the facility's infection preventionist on September 4, 2025, at approximately 10:00 AM, revealed the facility had not placed Resident 13 on EBP.Interview with the DON on September 3, 2025, at 1:30 PM, and September 4th, 2025, at 10:15 AM, it was revealed that EBP are only in place for residents with wounds, gastrostomy tubes, or catheters who have an active infection. 28 Pa. Code 211.12(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing services 396064 Page 6 of 6

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Citations

4 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.

  • 0582GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F582 - The facility must—

    Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

  • 0688GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    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.

  • 0812GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F812 - Food safety requirements

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • 0880GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F880 - Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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What happened during the September 4, 2025 survey of MARGARET E. MOUL HOME?

This was a inspection survey of MARGARET E. MOUL HOME on September 4, 2025. The surveyor cited 4 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at MARGARET E. MOUL HOME on September 4, 2025?

Yes, 4 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered."

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.

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