Skip to content
ProPublica
Donate
ProPublica
Donate

Willow Brooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr At Heron Point

Non profit - Corporation  ·  501 Campus Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620  ·  See home’s Medicare page

People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
3.79
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.9
41.4%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 45.5%
38
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
24
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
No direct owner information
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
Acts Retirement Life Communities Inc since Dec, 2022
Managing employee(s)
Susan Ahern since Jun, 2021
Karen Christiansen since May, 2010
Glenn Fox since Jan, 2018
Gerald Grant since Jun, 2005
Jonathan Grant since Mar, 2020
Peggy Valdivia since Jul, 2021

Inspection Reports

31

total deficiencies

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Feb 23, 2024
Complaint report
5 deficiencies
$15,440 Fine
D

to J
J

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
J

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0610
Failure to: Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0740
Failure to: Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Feb 23, 2024
Standard report
5 deficiencies
$15,440 Fine
D

to E
E

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0726
Failure to: Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0625
Failure to: 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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
Failure to: 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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0759
Failure to: Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0761
Failure to: 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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Apr 9, 2019
Standard report
15 deficiencies
D

to E
E

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0636
Failure to: Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0638
Failure to: Assure that each resident's assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0645
Failure to: PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0745
Failure to: Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
Failure to: 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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0551
Failure to: Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0561
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0580
Failure to: Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0623
Failure to: Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0697
Failure to: Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0756
Failure to: Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0790
Failure to: Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Nov 6, 2017
Standard report
6 deficiencies
C

to D
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0309
Failure to: Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0329
Failure to: Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0431
Failure to: Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Administration Deficiency — F0514
Failure to: Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Environmental Deficiency — F0441
Failure to: Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Severity
No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
C

Environmental Deficiency — F0456
Failure to: Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity
No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
C

Penalties

$16.1K

total fines

A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
Feb 23, 2024
Mar 7, 2022
$658 fine
No corresponding inspection report.