Bellevue Post Acute
Bellevue Post Acute in BELLEVUE, WA — inspection on August 12, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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
100 percent.Reference: (WAC) 388-97-0120 (2) (a-d).
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COMPLETED
08/12/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bellevue Post Acute
2424 156th Avenue Northeast Bellevue, WA 98007
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
locking the door, locked to come in the facility, but not to go out.
Staff R stated that lately we've [we have] been told to put the stick down, about a week and a half ago.In a phone interview on 08/06/2025 at 1:26 PM, Resident 1's representative stated that Resident 1 has trouble in hospitals and other facilities and loves her freedom.
They further stated that she was able to just walk out [of the facility].In an interview and joint record review on 08/12/2025 at 2:55 PM, Staff B, Regional Nurse Consultant, stated that they expected staff to prevent elopement by completing an elopement risk assessment, put preventions in place and put in a care plan. A joint record review of Resident 1's EHR showed an elopement risk assessment was not completed.
Staff B stated that it was not done. A joint record review of the investigation report dated 07/22/2025, showed no wander guard system was in place prior to Resident 1 leaving the facility.
Staff B stated, there is a wander guard system in place now and an elopement assessment now populates for every admission.In an interview on 08/12/2025 at 3:32 PM, Staff A, Administrator, was asked what precautions were in place when Resident 1 left the facility, Staff A stated, the pole wasn't [was not] in place in the runner and there's [there is] supposed to be the red pull [red caution tape]. [It was] not effective enough.
Staff A further stated, we put the wander guard [system] in place as a result of what happened.Reference: (WAC) 388-97-1060 (3)(g).
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