Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation

700 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 · (717) 960-7700
For profit - Limited Liability company · 114 certified beds

Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in March 2025, found 17 citations (the Pennsylvania average is 10). It was fined 4 times in the last three years, $156,675 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on March 6, 2025 found 17 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.March 6, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 6, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.March 6, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.March 6, 2025 · F0758 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.March 6, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.March 6, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.March 6, 2025 · F0623 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.March 6, 2025 · F0625 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.March 6, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.March 6, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.March 6, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.March 6, 2025 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.March 6, 2025 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.March 6, 2025 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Try 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.March 6, 2025 · F0700 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.March 6, 2025 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.March 6, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 44 citations.

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.May 1, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.May 1, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.February 24, 2026 · F0559 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 24, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.January 15, 2026 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.January 15, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 8, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.January 8, 2026 · F0917 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 17, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.July 21, 2025 · F0839 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.June 27, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.June 10, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.February 25, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.February 25, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.February 25, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Post nurse staffing information every day.February 25, 2025 · F0732 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 25, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.February 25, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 25, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.February 25, 2025 · F0920 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 14, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 31, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 6, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 6, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• 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.October 8, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.October 8, 2024 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.July 30, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 10, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Post nurse staffing information every day.June 20, 2024 · F0732 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.April 18, 2024 · F0582 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.April 18, 2024 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.April 5, 2024 · F0660 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.April 5, 2024 · F0661 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.April 5, 2024 · F0745 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.April 5, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.March 26, 2024 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.March 26, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.March 7, 2024 · F0685 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.February 15, 2024 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.January 25, 2024 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 3, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.December 1, 2023 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.December 1, 2023 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.December 1, 2023 · F0790 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $66,593February 14, 2025
• Fine of $84,789December 6, 2024
• Fine of $2,823October 2, 2023
• Fine of $2,470September 25, 2023

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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