Seattle Medical Post Acute Care
SEATTLE MEDICAL POST ACUTE CARE in SEATTLE, WA — inspection on March 27, 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
Findings included .
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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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 505311 B.
Wing 03/27/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care 555 16th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122
Findings included .
Review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Administration General Guidelines, dated January 2024, showed that Medications are administered as prescribed in accordance with manufacturers' specifications, good nursing principles and practices.
Review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Error Reporting and Adverse Drug Reaction Prevention and Detection, dated 01/2023, showed that Medication Error/Variance shall be defined as any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or resident harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, resident or consumer. It showed that medication errors are considered significant if they require hospitalization .
Resident 1 admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnosis that included Schizophrenia.
Review of the annual Minimum Data Set (an assessment tool) dated 12/11/2024, showed Resident 1 had a tracheostomy (a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea (windpipe) and inserts a tube to provide an airway).
505311
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 505311 B.
Wing 03/27/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care 555 16th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122