Sandstone Spring Valley
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0677
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0677 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-25.
F-Tag F0688
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0688 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-25.
F-Tag F0690
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0690 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-25.
F-Tag F0694
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0694 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-25.
F-Tag F0755
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0755 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-09-25.
F-Tag F0880
Federal health inspectors cited SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0880 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2025-08-22.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 7 deficiencies cited during this inspection of SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-03.
F-Tag F0921
F 0921 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
than three days in June 2025 when the air conditioning was shut down and not working.On 08/22/2025 at 2:30 PM, the DON confirmed Resident R181's room upon admission (room [ROOM NUMBER]) was affected by the air conditioning being shut down. The DON indicated there were individual rooms aside from the rooms in 1300 Hall and 2300 Hall which were affected.On 08/22/2025 at 2:48 PM, the Administrator indicated around 17 residents in 1300 Hall and 2300 Hall could have been affected by the hot room temperature when the air conditioning was not working and shut down in June 2025. The Administrator explained five residents opted to stay in the unit. The Administrator revealed 1300 Hall, and 2300 Hall had 12 private rooms each, or a total of 24 rooms, with 90-95% occupancy rate.The Administrator provided a timeline of events regarding the issue with the air conditioning unit which documented the following:- On approximately 06/01/2025, the facility experienced a power surge which damaged one indoor air unit. The contracted HVAC company was notified and was onsite the same day to review and provide repairs.- While repairing
the individual unit, a communication error occurred causing one of six hallways on the first floor and one of six hallways on the second floor to experience intermittent outages.- System was able to be reset same day. The system worked for approximately ten days before a wiring issue caused the system to shut down.Facility maintenance staff were on site and able to manually reset the air conditioning unit in question. This corrected the issue but only temporarily. The air conditioning system continued to shut down approximately every two hours. Maintenance staff stayed onsite and would manually reset the system as needed.Approximately 06/10/2025, the contracted HVAC company identified a wiring issue in one of six hallways on
the first floor and one of six hallways on the second floor. The wiring issue affected 12 rooms in 2300 Hall and seven rooms in 1300 Hall. 2300 Hall was closed at this time to allow for the air conditioning repairs to be completed without resident disruption. The air conditioning in rooms 1301 to 1305 continued to function and the residents remained in the rooms, while the remainder of 1300 hall was closed.- On 07/12/2025. all remaining rooms in 1300 Hall were closed to allow for HVAC wiring repairs to be completed.- One of six hallways on the first floor and one of six hallways on the second floor had remained closed since 07/12/2025 while HVAC repairs were being completed.During the onsite investigation on 08/19/2025 through 08/22/2025, the facility's correction of the past non-compliance related to the air conditioning not in good working condition occurred as evidenced by:- A tour of the facility revealed the resident rooms were not visibly hot. The room temperature ranged from 70.2 degrees Fahrenheit to79.0 degrees Fahrenheit.
There were three portable air conditioning units on the first floor and two portable air conditioning units on
the second floor.- The affected halls (1300 Hall and 2300 Hall) were closed.- During the onsite investigation, there were no residents who complained about the hot room temperature.- A CNA confirmed
the resident room temperatures were okay now and the CNA had not received any complaints from the residents about the hot room temperature.- On 08/21/2025 at 1:57 PM, during the resident council meeting,
the residents had no complaints about the room temperatures. Complaint 2289515
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SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY in LAS VEGAS, NV inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in LAS VEGAS, NV, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from SANDSTONE SPRING VALLEY or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.