Teton Healthcare of Cascadia: Sanitation Failures - ID
Inspectors walked through Teton Healthcare of Cascadia on August 14, 2025, and documented what they found room by room. Trash cans held soiled briefs that should have been removed after every change. Resident supplies sat on the floor instead of on shelves or surfaces. Over-the-bed tables, the same surfaces where residents eat their meals, had not been wiped down.
The Hoyer lift findings were the most direct. At 7:05 in the morning, inspectors noted that the blue crossbeam pad on the lift used on the 100 hall had whitish and brown marks across it. LPN #1, asked about it, said she was not sure how the pads get dirty because staff try not to let residents touch them. The answer did not explain the marks. It did not explain when the pad had last been cleaned. It explained nothing.
Forty minutes later, on the 400 hall, the gray crossbeam pad was worse. Inspectors described it as dirty to the point of being black. CNA #1 said she was not sure how or when the crossbeam pad gets cleaned.
A Hoyer lift is used to transfer residents who cannot move themselves, people who are lifted from beds into wheelchairs, from wheelchairs to toilets, from one surface to another. The crossbeam pad is the piece of equipment that makes direct contact with the resident's body during the transfer. It is not incidental equipment. It is the point of contact.
The Director of Nursing, interviewed at 10:50 that morning, said the Hoyer lift crossbeam pads should be kept clean or removed. That was the policy, stated after the fact, after inspectors had already photographed what the pads looked like.
The same pattern held everywhere inspectors looked. The DON acknowledged at 10:31 AM that trash cans holding dirty briefs should have been emptied every time a resident was changed, that supplies should not have been stored on the floor, and that CNAs were responsible for cleaning the over-the-bed tables. She also said night shift staff were supposed to clean the wheelchairs each night. There was no documentation that the wheelchairs were being cleaned.
The Administrator, interviewed at 1:02 PM with the Maintenance Assistant present, said the over-the-bed tables should have been cleaned daily by housekeeping.
Should have been. Were supposed to be. The language of what was expected, offered after inspectors had already seen what was actually happening.
CMS tagged the deficiency under F0584, which covers the requirement that nursing homes maintain a clean and comfortable environment. The level of harm was recorded as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, and the number of residents affected was listed as few.
What the inspection did not record was the last time anyone had looked closely enough at the crossbeam pad on the 400 hall to notice it had turned black, or whether anyone had thought to ask.
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Teton Healthcare of Cascadia in Idaho Falls, ID was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 15, 2025.
Inspectors walked through Teton Healthcare of Cascadia on August 14, 2025, and documented what they found room by room.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.