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Facility profile · CCN 555126

Ararat Convalescent Hospital

39 federal citations on record , including 1 at the Immediate Jeopardy level, and 1 federal enforcement actions totaling $10,039.

1 Immediate Jeopardy

Record summary

Federal record · Q1 2026
39
Total citations
35
Last 3 years
1
Actual harm+
1
Federal penalties
$10,039
Total fines
4
Overall ★ rating

Most common violation categories here

Quality of Care9 Resident Rights5 Care Planning5 Nursing & Physician Services5 Infection Control4

Most common F-tags at this facility

F8804 F7263 F8123 F9123 F6892

Citation history

39 on record
SurveyF-TagViolationSeveritySource
Nov 19, 2025F912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.BStandard
Nov 19, 2025F911Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.BStandard
Nov 19, 2025F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.EStandard
Nov 19, 2025F732Post nurse staffing information every day.CStandard
Nov 19, 2025F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.DStandard
Nov 19, 2025F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.DStandard
Sep 11, 2025F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.DComplaint
Sep 4, 2025F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.DComplaint
Nov 15, 2024F604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.JComplaint
Nov 14, 2024F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.EComplaint
Nov 7, 2024F558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.DComplaint
Oct 17, 2024F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.DComplaint
Oct 6, 2024F912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.BStandard
Oct 6, 2024F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.EStandard
Oct 6, 2024F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.EStandard
Oct 6, 2024F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.EStandard
Oct 6, 2024F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.DStandard
Oct 6, 2024F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.EStandard
Oct 6, 2024F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.DStandard
Apr 29, 2024F700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.DComplaint
Apr 29, 2024F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.DComplaint
Mar 18, 2024F688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.EComplaint
Oct 8, 2023F912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.BStandard
Oct 8, 2023F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.EStandard
Oct 8, 2023F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.EStandard
Oct 8, 2023F756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.DStandard
Oct 8, 2023F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.EStandard
Oct 8, 2023F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.EStandard
Oct 8, 2023F558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.DStandard
Apr 14, 2023F761Ensure 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.EComplaint
Apr 14, 2023F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.EComplaint
Apr 14, 2023F727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.EComplaint
Apr 14, 2023F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.EComplaint

Federal enforcement history

Federal regulators have imposed 1 enforcement actions against this facility, including 1 civil money penalties totaling $10,039 .

DateTypeFinePayment denial
Nov 7, 2024Fine$10,039—
About this record A citation is a finding by a state survey team working under federal contract. It is not a court judgment. The description above is drawn verbatim from federal public datasets. Facilities have the right to appeal findings through an Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR/IIDR) process.

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