Life Care Center Of Port Townsend
LIFE CARE CENTER OF PORT TOWNSEND in PORT TOWNSEND, WA — inspection on April 11, 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
Findings included .
<Daily weights>
Resident 23 admitted to the facility on [DATE].
The Admission Medicare 5-day Minimum Data Set (MDS, and assessment tool), dated 04/01/2025, documented Resident 23 was cognitively intact. Resident 23 had diagnoses that included Unspecified Systolic (Congestive) Heart Failure (CHF, a condition where the heart can't pump blood effectively, leading to fluid buildup in the lungs and other parts of the body) and adjustment disorder with depressed mood.
Review of Resident 23's physician orders showed an order for CHF Protocol - Weight every day shift before breakfast.
Report three pounds (lb.) weight gain in a day or five pound weight gain in a week to the medical doctor.
Review of Resident 23's weight record from 03/27/2025 through 04/09/2025 showed the following two weights had been taken.
03/27/2025 252.0 lbs.
04/03/2025 244.2 lbs
No weight had been recorded on the following dates:
03/28/2025, 03/29/2025, 03/30/2025, 03/31/2025, 04/01/2025, 04/02/2025, 04/04/2025, 04/05/2025, 04/06/2025, 04/07/2025, 04/08/2025, and 04/09/2025.
On 04/09/2025 at 9:31 AM, Staff F, Resident Care Manager (RCM), acknowledged the physician order for daily weights for Resident 23.
Regarding the days with missed weights Staff F said some of the dates were missing because Resident 23 could not be weighed due to the location of their surgical incision.
Staff F said when a weight could not be obtained staff should have let the provider know.
When asked if daily weights should have been done when Resident 23 was able to be weighed, Staff F said yes, they should have been done and for the missing weights she did not see documentation that the provider had been notified.
<Failure to complete documentation>
505306
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 505306 B.
Wing 04/11/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Life Care Center of Port Townsend 751 Kearney Street Port Townsend, WA 98368
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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