Sacred Heart Home Inc

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 25, 2025

• To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 18, 2025

• Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

  Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• 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.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Install resident room doors of proper design and width.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 27, 2023

• Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Post nurse staffing information every day.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 17, 2023

• Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 30, 2019

• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 30, 2019

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 26, 2019

• Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 30, 2019

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 30, 2019

• Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 30, 2019

Sacred Heart Home Inc offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Sacred Heart Home Inc is located at 5805 Queens Chapel Road in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Families describe Sacred Heart Home as a quiet, faith-based skilled nursing community run by nuns, with reviewers particularly praising the nursing staff and the sense of warmth and care. A few reviewers flagged slower administrative responsiveness, billing disputes over lost personal items, and a prolonged loss of resident internet access as real drawbacks.

Sacred Heart Home Inc had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 48 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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