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.
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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).
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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
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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.
Plan of correction not included: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to their state survey agency and those responses may not appear in CMS public data at the time of release. The absence of a plan of correction in this report does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken by the facility are encouraged to contact the facility or their state survey agency directly.
Corrections may have been made: This report reflects conditions observed on the date of the survey. The facility may have implemented staffing changes, additional training, policy revisions, or other corrective actions since this report was issued. We publish what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.