Inspection Reports for Sharon Care Center

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at Sharon Care Center Assisted Living to evaluate compliance with fire safety and protection codes.

The facility was disapproved due to multiple failures including lack of annual inspection of fire resistance rated construction, failure to provide annual fire door inspection report, fire doors obstructed with items, failure to provide 4-year fire damper inspection report, failure to provide 5-year FDC hydrostatic and internal inspection reports, failure to provide monthly carbon monoxide detector testing for June 2025, failure to provide emergency lighting testing for June 2025, and failure of generator fuel testing.

The Department completed a follow-up inspection of the Assisted Living Facility to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies related to medication services.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previous deficiencies related to medication availability were corrected.

The investigation was conducted due to complaints regarding quality of care/treatment related to a resident fall with injury in the community and a possible flu outbreak in the facility.

The facility investigated the resident fall incident appropriately with no failed practice. However, the facility failed to notify the Local Health Jurisdiction and Complaint Resolution Unit about the confirmed flu outbreak, which was identified as a failed practice.

Complaint investigation involved allegations of quality of care/treatment due to a resident fall with injury and infection control due to a possible flu outbreak. The infection control allegation was substantiated with failed practice identified; the quality of care allegation was not substantiated.

The inspection was conducted as a complaint investigation following a report that a resident was not receiving pain medication when needed.

The facility did not have a facility reported incident report available for review while on site but was able to produce and provide an incident report by the end of the visit. Consultation was provided. No failed provider practice or citation was identified.

Complaint investigation related to quality of care/treatment alleging a resident did not receive pain medication when needed. The complaint was not substantiated as no failed provider practice or citation was written.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted a fire safety inspection at Sharon Care Center Assisted Living on 09/04/2024.

The inspection found that all violations noted during previous related inspections had been corrected. The prior inspection on 06/26/2024 identified fire doors with excessive gaps, which was cited as a violation.

The Department completed a follow-up inspection of the Assisted Living Facility on 07/05/2024 to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets the Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at Sharon Care Center Assisted Living to assess compliance with fire safety and code requirements.

The inspection found a violation related to the commercial cooking system: the cooking appliance under the hood was not aligned with the nozzle configuration, and required signage was missing or inadequate. Previous violations noted in earlier inspections have been corrected.

The Department completed a follow-up inspection of the Assisted Living Facility to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previously cited deficiencies were corrected.