WINCHESTER REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER in WINCHESTER, MA was fined $7,901 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

WINCHESTER REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (WINCHESTER, MA) — $7,901 in CMS Fines

Outcome: WINCHESTER REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER in WINCHESTER, MA was fined $7,901 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.


• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.


• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.


• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.


• Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.