Life Care Center Of Mount Vernon
LIFE CARE CENTER OF MOUNT VERNON in MOUNT VERNON, WA — inspection on September 11, 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
Nurse (LN) were observed in the hallway entering other residents' rooms who did not have their call light on.- At 3:22 PM, Staff E, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), an unidentified LN were standing at the 200-hall medication cart. Resident 13 was observed sitting in their w/c and calling out (Resident 13 had difficult expressing themselves verbally) and their call light was on. An unidentified NAC joined the LNs at the medication cart.
The unidentified LN and NAC then entered Resident 13's room at 3:23 PM, 26 minutes later.- At 3:24 PM, Resident 4 was observed in their room sitting in a w/c.
When asked how the resident was doing today, Resident 4 stated they wanted to lie down and take a nap.
The resident stated the staff had started to make their bed around lunch time and was waiting for the staff to return to finish making the bed and help them lie down for a nap. At 3:26 PM, Staff E entered the room to administer the resident's medications. As this surveyor left the room, it was conveyed to Staff E that Resident 4 wished to have their bed made and to take a nap. At 3:28 PM, Staff E came out of the room and stated this surveyor could continue talking to Resident 4.
The resident's call light remained on. At 3:34 PM, Staff E was observed at the medication cart in the hallway.
Staff E was informed the resident wished to have his bed made and to take a nap.
Staff E stated they would take care of it. Resident 4's call light had been on for over 30 minutes.In an interview, date and time withheld to maintain staff member's anonymity, Anonymous Staff 1 (AS-1) was asked if there was enough staff here to meet the needs of the residents. AS-1 stated on some halls there were not enough staff to meet the residents' acuity needs. AS-1 identified quite a few of the residents residing on the 400 and part of the 300 halls require two people to assist with their needs. AS-1 stated, It is very hard to do a good job when you are caring for residents who require so much care and there are not enough people.In an interview on 09/11/2025 at 8:41 AM, Staff P, Staffing Coordinator, was asked about staffing.
Staff P stated staffing was based on the facility census and using the Per Patient Day (PPD - in May 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a new federal rule setting the minimum nursing home staffing standards that will be implemented of the next three to five years) staffing formula.
Staff P stated with the current census (upon entrance on 09/08/2025 the census was 62) they were staffing six NAC's on the AM shift, five on the PM shift, and three on the NOC shift.
When the census increased to 65, they would add one NAC on each shift. In a joint interview on 09/11/2025 at 9:53 AM, with Staff A, Administrator, and Staff B, Director of Nursing Services, Staff A stated the facility used the PPD staffing formula and the resident census to determine daily staffing needs.
This is a repeat citation from survey dated 04/09/2025.
Reference WAC 388-97-1080(1)
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09/11/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Life Care Center of Mount Vernon
2120 East Division Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited LIFE CARE CENTER OF MOUNT VERNON in MOUNT VERNON, WA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0842 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-09-11.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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 LIFE CARE CENTER OF MOUNT VERNON.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-22.