Whitefish Care And Rehabilitation
WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION in WHITEFISH, MT — inspection on January 23, 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 interview on [DATE] at 12:02 p.m., staff member D stated she was on shift when resident #1 had coded.
Staff member D stated when the code was called staff had to run across the building to retrieve the crash cart and it did not have the supplies needed.
Staff member D stated no AED or Ambu bag was available on the crash cart (for the prior emergent situations).
Staff member D said she did not know who was responsible for checking the crash carts.
During an interview on [DATE] at 2:43 p.m., Staff member A stated, Ambu bags are now on the crash carts.
During an interview on [DATE] at 7:08 p.m., an anonymous staff member stated respiratory supplies had been requested back in the middle of December, and said staff members A and K were notified of the need for more respiratory supplies, and they were not ordered until after [DATE].
The anonymous staff member had to leave resident #1's room to search for an Ambu bag, one was found and the staff member returned to resident #1's room and took over the code .
Staff members A and K were notified again about needed respiratory supplies.
During an interview on [DATE] at 7:22 p.m., staff member E stated When I arrived in resident #1's room there was not an Ambu bag on the crash cart, I had to leave the code to go and find one. I had to look in multiple areas and had to run to a storage room located across the building from where resident #1's room was located. I was able to locate an Ambu bag and return to resident #1's room.
During an interview on [DATE] at 9:50 a.m., staff member H stated I entered resident #1's room and . immediately started chest compressions and yelled for the crash cart.
Staff member I came with the crash cart but there was no Ambu bags or barriers, so I could provide manual breathing safely . no one knew where the crash cart was and there were no Ambu bags or respiratory supplies available on the cart.
Staff member H stated she didn't know who was responsible for checking or stocking the crash cart.
275132
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 275132 B.
Wing 01/23/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation 1305 E 7th St Whitefish, MT 59937