Facility profile · CCN 215097
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Catonsville
82 federal citations on record .
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202682
Total citations
23
Last 3 years
0
Actual harm+
0
Federal penalties
$0
Total fines
2
Overall ★ rating
Most common violation categories here
Most common F-tags at this facility
Citation history
82 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | F925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F919 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F761 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F693 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F604 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F559 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F557 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | E | Standard |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2025 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F622 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F920 | Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture. | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F761 | 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. | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F711 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F691 | Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | F | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F636 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F572 | Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F553 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | D | Standard |
| Mar 24, 2023 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F922 | Have enough backup water supply for essential areas of the nursing home. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F809 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F761 | 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. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F688 | Provide 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. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F675 | Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | E | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | F | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F624 | Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F622 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | C | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard |
| Dec 21, 2018 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
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