Based on review of documents submitted to the State agency and staff interviews it was determined that the facility failed to notify the State agency of a change in the facility's Medical Director at the time of the change.Findings include: Review of the facility's data indicated Medical Director Employee E4 was the Medical Director effective 7/1/26. During an interview on 8/31/26, at 9:53 a.m. the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) indicated that Medical Director Employee E5 no longer worked at the facility and was replaced with Medical Director Employee E4. Interview on 8/31/26, at 9:55 a.m. the NHA confirmed that the facility failed to notify the State agency of a change in the facility's Medical Director at the time of the change. 28 PA Code: 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.
F844 citations in Pennsylvania
Administration Deficiencies
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Pennsylvania cites F844 more often than its own record predicts
1.49 times the share F844 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F844.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F844 findings written in Pennsylvania, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide written notice at the time of change of the Director of Nursing (DON) to the appropriate State Agency. Findings include: Review of the facility record of current administration on 4/11/18, at 11:00 a.m. indicated that the name of the Director of Nursing was different than what was on current documentation from the facility. During an interview on 4/20/18, at 11:15 a.m. Registered Nurse Employee E4 confirmed that the current DON became effective as of 6/26/17, and the facility failed to notify the appropriate State Agency of a change in administration. 28 Pa. Code: 201.14(a) Responsibility of licensee.
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