Care Center of Laurel

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Care Center of Laurel, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF656Aug 7, 2025

  Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan for four (4) of 19 sampled residents. (Resident #3, Resident #4, Resident #17, and Resident #31)Findings included: A review of the facility’s policy, Care Plan Process, revised 12/24, revealed, .Regulations require facilities to complete .a comprehensive, standardized assessment of each resident's functional capacity and needs .The results of the assessment .are to be used to develop .each resident's comprehensive person-centered plan of care .The Care Plan must include measurable objectives and time frames and must describe the services that are to be furnished to attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Aug 7, 2025

  Based on observation, staff interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to store, label, and date food items in a sanitary manner and ensure tray line temperatures were consistently documented, for one (1) of two (2) kitchen observations. Findings included:A review of the facility's policy titled Storage of Canned and Dry Food with a revision date of 9/23 revealed, .Procedure.8. Opened packages are stored in tightly covered containers or Ziploc bags.A review of the facility's policy titled Resident Tray Service and Delivery with a revision of 05/18 revealed, .Procedure.g. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF569Aug 7, 2025

  Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that a resident had trust account funds refunded to their family within 30 days after death for one (1) of three (3) closed records reviewed. (Resident #91)Findings Include:A review of the facility's General Resident Trust Fund Policies, dated 04/25, revealed, .Conveyance Upon Discharge or Death Upon discharge or in the event of death of a resident with personal funds deposited with the facility, the facility must refund within 30 days the funds and a final accounting of those funds to the resident. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF584Aug 7, 2025

  Based on observation, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a homelike and comfortable environment by failing to address a persistent, unpleasant noise caused by a malfunctioning resident room door for three (3) of four (4) days of the survey. Findings include: Record review of the facility policy titled Resident Environment, dated 9/15/25 revealed, It is the policy of this facility to provide a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment.During observations from 8/4/25 through 8/6/25, multiple times throughout the day, there was a high-pitched, squealing noise heard from the hallway. The noise was very loud and could be heard through the closed door in the training room. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF641Aug 7, 2025

  Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) accurately reflected the resident's active diagnoses of Atrial Fibrillation (Resident #4) and failed to ensure the completion of an entry and discharge MDS (Resident #90) for two (2) of 19 sampled residents.Findings included: A review of the facility’s policy MDS Process, revised 12/20, revealed, .The RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) is the source document to be used for further MDS coding guidelines, time schedules and requirements . […]