Claridge House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Claridge House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Apr 10, 2025

  Based on observations, records reviewed and interviews, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to ensure residents' safety for one out of 3 sampled residents (Resident #1). As evidenced by, on 03/30/2025 Resident #1 left the facility undetected at approximately 12:45 PM, boarded a city bus and was found 8 hours later by law enforcement. The resident was located 5.2 miles away from the facility. The areas where the facility and where the resident was located are in high traffic areas and there were cross streets which could lead to the increased risk of the resident being hit by an automobile, falling, or being assaulted and/or being robbed based on his vulnerability and cognitive impairment. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF835Apr 10, 2025

  Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility's administration failed to ensure effective systems were in place to provide adequate supervision for one out of three sampled residents (Resident #1). As evidenced by, on 03/30/2025 Resident #1 left the facility undetected at approximately 12:45 PM, boarded a city bus and was found 8 hours later by law enforcement. The resident was located 5.2 miles away from the facility. The facility and the area that the resident was located are both in high traffic areas with cross streets which could lead to the increased risk of the resident being hit by an automobile, falling, or being assaulted and/or being robbed based on his vulnerability and cognitive impairment. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Aug 22, 2024

  Based on observations, record review and interview the facility failed to ensure food was prepared under sanitary conditions as evidenced by failure to maintain equipment in the kitchen in a clean sanitary manner. This has the potential to affect one hundred and eighty-nine out of two hundred and seventeen residents who eat orally residing in the facility at the time of the survey. The findings include: Record review of the facility's policy titled Food Safety Requirements (implemented date 2/2020) documented: Policy-It is the policy of the facility to procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory by federal, state and local authorities. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF908Aug 22, 2024

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a convection oven and stove used to prepare food for residents were in good repair and clean. This has the potential to affect one hundred and eighty-nine out of two hundred and seventeen residents who eat orally residing in the facility at the time of the survey. The findings included: Record review of the facility's policy titled Food Safety Requirements (implemented date 2/2020) documented: Policy-It is the policy of the facility to procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory by federal, state and local authorities. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 20, 2026

  Based on observations, interviews and record review the facility failed to ensure 1) proper temperatures of the foods stored in the 2 South Unit Floor Pantry Refrigerator and 1 North Unit Floor Pantry Refrigerator on the resident's units and 2) ensure kitchen staff were wearing a beard restraint. This has the potential to affect 54 residents out of 55 residents who eat orally residing on 2 South unit and to affect 44 out of 58 residents who eat orally residing on the 1 North unit at the time of the survey.The findings included:1) Record review of the Refrigerator and Freezer Temperature Monitoring Policy and Procedure (no written date) documented the following: Policy: The dietary department will maintain proper temperature control for all refrigerators and freezers used for food storage… […]