Silver Spring Personal Care Home

A written report was not submitted to the Local Area Agency on Aging following a physical altercation between residents.

An incident involving a resident fall and facial injury was not reported to the Department within the required timeframe.

Emergency telephone numbers for the nearest hospital and fire department were not posted by the telephone in a resident's bedroom.

The fire drill conducted during sleeping hours occurred more than 6 months after the previous drill.

A resident's medication label contained outdated instructions that did not match the current physician order.

An incident involving a police well-being check at the home was not reported to the Department within the required 24 hours.

A resident reported verbal intimidation, rough handling during care, and being told not to use the call bell by staff members.

Three liquid propane gas tanks were found unattended, unsecured, and accessible to residents on the back porch.

The home failed to report an incident to the Department after a resident was transported to the hospital via EMS.

Fire drill records from 3/22/23, 4/14/23, and 5/13/23 failed to show all residents were evacuated, and the 4/14/23 record was missing information regarding encountered problems.

Medications for Resident #1 were being administered but were not listed on the resident's Medication Administration Record (MAR).

Staff person B administered medications to a resident without having successfully completed the Department-approved medication administration course.