Civita Care Center at Newington

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Dec 19, 2025

  Based on clinical record reviews, facility documentation, facility policies and interviews for one (1) of three (3) sampled residents (Resident #1), reviewed for accidents, the facility failed to adequately supervise a resident with a known history of wandering who ambulated independently, during a period with a higher than usual volume of visitors, to ensure the resident remained on the secured memory care unit when visitors were entering and exiting. Subsequently, the resident exited the secured memory care unit, ambulated through two facility hallways, exited the main facility entrance without staff knowledge, and was located by police 0.4 miles away from the facility. This failure resulted in the finding of Immediate Jeopardy. […]

• Actual harm, patternF600Oct 31, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interviews the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for three (3) of five (5) residents (Resident ID # 2, #3 and #7). The facility failed to ensure interventions were in place to address verbal altercations which occurred prior to a physical altercation between Resident #1 and Resident #2, and for Resident #3 and #7 the facility failed to ensure the residents were free from physical and psychosocial abuse. The findings included: 1. Resident #1 had diagnoses which included schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Apr 17, 2026

  Based on clinical record review, facility documentation/policies, and interviews, for one (1) of three (3) sampled residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents, the facility failed to ensure adequate supervision and develop a plan to maintain the resident's safety during a scheduled room maintenance activity that required removal from his/her room. Resident #1 had known aggressive behaviors and preferred to remain in his/her room; however, when displaced into a common area without an established supervision plan, the resident was not adequately monitored and entered another resident's room, resulting in a resident-to-resident altercation with injury. The findings included:1a. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Feb 11, 2026

  Based on observations, clinical record review, facility documentation review, facility policy review, and interviews for one of three residents (Resident #10) reviewed for accidents, the facility failed to ensure staff opened an access door to a resident unit in a safe manner to ensure a resident was not hit by the door. The failure resulted in a resident fall with injury. The findings include: Resident #10's diagnoses included Alzheimer's disease, dementia with behaviors and osteoarthritis. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF697Dec 12, 2023

  Based on review of the clinical record, review of facility documentation, review of facility policy and interviews, for one of two sampled residents (Resident #375) reviewed for pain management, the facility failed to administer pain medication when the resident made a request to be medicated. The findings include: Resident #375 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cellulitis (infection of the skin) of right lower limb, and chronic pain syndrome. The admission MDS assessment dated [DATE] identified Resident #375 had moderately impaired cognition, required minimal assistance with personal hygiene and required the assistance of two staff members with dressing, positioning, and transfers. […]