Who surveys you

• Skilled nursing. CMS life safety surveys, run in Pennsylvania by the Department of Health's Division of Safety Inspection and in New Jersey by the Department of Health. Pennsylvania nursing homes are surveyed every 9 to 15 months.

• Personal care homes and assisted living in Pennsylvania are licensed by the Department of Human Services under 55 Pa. Code Chapters 2600 and 2800.

• CCRCs often face both, on one campus.

If your community is accredited by The Joint Commission, note that some non-hospital programs, such as assisted living, still score life safety under the older LS.02 numbers.

What gets cited most

• Fire doors with no record of an annual test (K211)

• Resident room and corridor doors that do not latch, or have gaps (K363)

• Smoke barrier doors that do not close or seal (K374)

• Open penetrations in smoke barrier walls above the ceiling (K372)

• Dampers that are overdue or were never tested (K521)

Our CMS K-tags guide explains each tag and how to clear it.

What we do for senior living

• Annual NFPA 80 inspection of every fire door, with same-visit fixes

• Smoke barrier and corridor door checks that CMS expects you to maintain

• Damper testing every 4 years (the 6-year interval is for hospitals only)

• Above-ceiling firestop surveys, fixed as we go

• Findings mapped to the K-tags on your 2567

How we work around residents

• Quiet tools and small crews, one hall at a time

• No work during meal service or med pass unless you ask

• Every door closed and latched before we leave a hall

• Staff briefed each morning on which wings we are in

What your report gives you

One page up front shows doors inspected, pass rate, failures by type and the cost to fix. Behind it, every door, damper and barrier has its own line with location, result, code reference and photo. Repairs are priced and sorted by risk, so you fix what a surveyor will see first. Hand it to the state surveyor as your written record. See a sample inspection report.

Services that matter most

• Fire door inspection and fire door repair for resident corridors and smoke barriers

• Fire and smoke damper testing on the 4-year cycle in our damper testing schedule guide

• Firestop inspection above resident halls

The Survey-Ready Program includes a pre-survey walk before your window opens. If a survey has already cited you, Priority Repair starts with a walk of your findings. When you are ready, get a senior living fire door inspection quote.