Mountain View Post Acute
MOUNTAIN VIEW POST ACUTE in ELLENSBURG, WA — inspection on January 14, 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
Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse-Screening, Training, Identification, Investigation, Reporting, and Protection, dated 08/01/2024, showed the eight components included .Identify types of abuse .Investigate allegations of abuse .Report allegations of abuse to appropriate reporting authority .Protect our resident from abuse .
Additionally, the policy showed that all resident allegation of abuse would be thoroughly investigated/reported, and that staff involved in the allegation of abuse would be immediately removed from the center until a thorough investigation can be completed.
<Resident 41>
Review of the medical record showed the resident was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including multiple heart complications and a spinal infection.
The 10/20/2024 comprehensive assessment showed the resident was cognitively intact and able to make their needs known.
Record review of a grievance (a compliant over something believed to be wrong or unfair)/concern form, dated 11/08/2024, showed, Procedure: If problem reported is potential abuse or neglect immediately notify Administrator, Director of Nursing Services (DNS), or Licensed Nurse .
The form showed Resident 41 stated Staff F, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), had come into their room around 5:45 AM, yelled to wake them, demanded the resident's cigarettes/lighter and .Later on when the resident confronted (Staff F) to ask (Staff F) to not speak or yell at (Resident 41) so rudely the nurse started to yell at (Resident 41) again.
The record showed that on 12/04/2024 Resident 41 was interviewed (26 days after the grievance was submitted).
505263
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 505263 B.
Wing 01/14/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Mountain View Post Acute 1050 E Mountain View Ellensburg, WA 98926
Findings included .
Observations on 01/08/2025 at 10:47 AM no daily staffing roster noted anywhere in the front of the nursing home or by the nursing desk area, on 01/09/2025 at 10:02 AM, no daily staffing roster posted where the surveyor could find it, in the front where visitors could visualize it, or at the nursing desk area, and on 01/13/2025 at 9:06 AM, no daily nurse staffing posting that included the facility name, date, census, and the total number and actual hours worked per shift for Registered Nursed, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Nursing Assistants who would have been responsible for the resident's care.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 01/13/2025 at 10:21 AM, Staff C, Assistant Director of Nursing Services, showed the surveyor a staffing schedule binder at the nursing station, which did not include the required nurse staffing information that was to be readily accessible to residents/visitors.
Staff C stated they had not seen any other nurse staffing information that was available for residents or visitors.
During an interview on 01/13/2025 at 12:13 PM, Staff B, Director of Nursing Services, stated they did not have a nurse staffing information document being posted daily, in a place readily accessible to residents/visitors.
Staff B stated that night shift staff used to completed it, but it was taken out of commission and they did not know why.
Staff B stated that resident and visitors should have access to the staffing data information, and they were not following the correct process.
Reference: WAC 388-97-1620(2)(b)(i)
505263
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 505263 B.
Wing 01/14/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Mountain View Post Acute 1050 E Mountain View Ellensburg, WA 98926