Mountain View Health & Rehabilitation
Mountain View Health & Rehabilitation in El Paso, TX — 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
postings regarding smoking in the conference room. LVN A stated nursing was responsible for residents' smoking assessments.
She stated the Activities department were responsible for the smoke breaks, times, and holding residents' smoking materials.
She stated risks of smoking in non-designated smoke areas included possible fires that could harm residents.
Interview on 08/12/25 at 2:10 PM with the DON, she stated she was notified of the residents smoking in the conference room on the morning after the incident, on 08/08/25.
She stated she was not sure what the policy states regarding indoor smoking but thought of the possible risks to open flames such as oxygen.
She stated that oxygen was flammable, but the steps implemented that day decreased risks.
She stated these included the doors were closed, and the windows were opened in the conference room during the indoor smoking break.
Record review of the facility's policy titled Smoking Policy with revised date 11/01/17, read in part: - Smoking is only allowed in designated smoke areas.- Residents and employees are prohibited from smoking in any part of the facility or grounds except in the designated smoke areas.- If located indoors, the designated smoking areas will be environmentally separate from all resident care areas and equipped with exhaust fans.
The restrictions are intended to reduce risks to residents who don't smoke, including possible adverse effects on treatment; reduce risks of passive smoking for others; and reduce risk of fire.
Designated smoking areas will be labeled as such.
Indoor smoking areas will be secured when not in use.Local City Ordinance9.50.030 Prohibition of smoking in public places. A.
Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas of public places within the city, and within twenty feet of the entrance of such places, including, but not limited to, the following (except for certain outdoor areas specifically designated as smoking areas by city manager or designee for certain city facilities):.11.
Every room, chamber, place of meeting or public assembly, including school buildings under the control of any board, council, commission, committee, including joint committees, or agencies of the city, to the extent such place is subject to the jurisdiction of the city;12.
Health care facilities;13.
Lobbies, hallways, and other common areas in apartment buildings, condominiums, trailer parks, retirement facilities, nursing homes, and other multiple-unit residential facilities.
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