Mountain View Post Acute
MOUNTAIN VIEW POST ACUTE in ELLENSBURG, WA — inspection on November 20, 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 comprehensive assessment dated [DATE] showed the resident had impaired cognition and was dependent on staff for grooming, eating, dressing, mobility and transfers.
Review of the residents September 2025 Kardex showed they had a daily ROM and left-hand splinting program to prevent stiffness and contractures.
Further review of the programs showed 14 of 30 days without signatures to indicate completion of the programs on 09/04/2025, 09/05/2025. 09/07/2025, 09/08/2025, 09/14/2025, 09/15/2025. 09/16/2025 09/17/2025, 09/18/2025, 09/21/2025, 09/22/2025, 09/26/2025, 09/28/2025 and 09/29/2025.
During an interview on 09/29/2025 at 10:30 AM, a Collateral Contact stated Resident 2's left hand splint was often dirty and the palm of their had had an odor related lack of care to the area.
Review of Resident 2's September 2025 Kardex showed the resident had a restorative nursing program which included ROM to the left arm and hand, and a splinting program to include placing the resident's hand and placing a soft splint on daily in the morning and removing it at bedtime to replace it with a full splint with finger separators worn at night.
Further review of the record showed the restorative nursing programs were not completed on 09/04/2025, 09/05/2025. 09/07/2025, 09/08/2025, 09/14/2025, 09/15/2025, 09/16/2025, 09/17/2025, 09/18/2025, 09/21/2025, 09/22/2025, 09/26/2025, 09/28/2025 and 09/29/2025 (14 out of 30 days were missed).
During an interview on 09/30/2025 at 1:24 PM, Staff B, RNA, stated I do my best to get them done.
Staff B stated the reason the programs were not done daily was because they were often pulled to the floor to work and were unable to complete the restorative programs.
Additionally, they stated on their days off or when they were on vacation there was no one to cover the programs.
During an interview on 09/30/2025 at 2:40 PM, Staff A, Director of Nursing, stated they were aware that the ROM programs were not being consistently completed related to not having enough staff, and that the facility was working on it.
Reference WAC [PHONE NUMBER]60(3)(d)
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COMPLETED
11/20/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Mountain View Post Acute
1050 E Mountain View Ellensburg, WA 98926
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited MOUNTAIN VIEW POST ACUTE in ELLENSBURG, WA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0880 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-11-20.
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 E: pattern, 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 2 deficiencies cited during this inspection of MOUNTAIN VIEW POST ACUTE.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-12-05.