Benefis Senior Services - Grandview
BENEFIS SENIOR SERVICES - GRANDVIEW in GREAT FALLS, MT — inspection on August 12, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an observation on 8/12/25 at 7:38 a.m., staff member C entered resident #3's room and donned gloves to perform her blood glucose monitoring.
Staff member C did not sanitize her hands before donning the gloves.
Staff member C performed the blood glucose monitoring for resident #3, and then laid the handheld glucometer on a supply cart in the bathroom, doffed her gloves, and washed her hands.
Staff member C then returned to her medication cart, prepared to perform another resident's glucose monitoring.
She laid the handheld glucometer onto the top surface of the cart.
Staff member C did not clean or sanitize the portable handheld glucometer.During an observation on 8/12/25 at 7:45 a.m. staff member C entered resident #1's room and performed her blood glucose monitoring.
Staff member C returned the portable handheld glucometer to the locked supply room and placed it onto the charger, then left the room.
Staff member C did not clean or sanitize the portable handheld glucometer before, in between residents, or after the use of the device.
During an interview on 8/12/25 at 8:56 a.m., staff member C stated the portable handheld glucometer was to be cleaned with purple top Sani wipes, in between each resident use and after use, before returning the device to the charger.
Staff member C stated she did not clean the handheld glucometer after each use, between each resident, and after use before it was placed onto the charger.
During an interview on 8/12/25 at 8:56 a.m., staff member C stated hands were to be washed or sanitized before donning gloves and after doffing gloves.
Staff member C stated she did not perform hand hygiene before donning gloves to perform resident #3's blood glucose monitoring.
During an interview on 8/12/25 at 9:56 a.m., staff member B stated the portable handheld glucometer should be sanitized between each resident's use and after the last resident's monitoring before replacing the glucometer onto the charger.
Staff member B stated hand hygiene should be performed before donning gloves and after the removal of gloves.
Review of the facility's policy titled, Point of Care Testing Safety Manual, last revised 2/2024, showed:- . 4.
Safe Handling of Portable Handheld Testing Devices- In order to prevent transmission of infection, portable handheld testing devices must be disinfected after each patient use.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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