Nursing Home News — Page 274

The citation fell under a category regulators call Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies.

The inspection was conducted September 16, 2025, in response to a complaint.

The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident #44, had switched from whatever prior billing arrangement was in place to private pay.

The facility fell short on both counts.

The medication finding, documented under a federal pharmacy services standard, identified what inspectors classified as an isolated problem.

That is what federal health inspectors documented when they arrived at the Tacoma nursing home on September 15, 2025, responding to a complaint.

It was one of 12 deficiencies cited during the inspection.

The deficiency fell under the category of freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

One of those citations, logged under the nutrition and dietary category, found that the facility was failing to properly dispose of garbage and refuse.

When she fell, the facility was required to add to her care plan and update it to reflect what had happened and what needed to change.

The citation came out of a complaint investigation at Lake Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, conducted on September 16, 2025.

The facility's own policy required that training to happen at orientation.