Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr
MCKAY HEALTHCARE & REHAB CTR in SOAP LAKE, WA — inspection on January 7, 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
F-F689.
Reference WAC 388-97-1080 (1), -1090 (1), -1680 (2)(a)(b)(i-ii)(c).
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Findings included .
Review of an undated and modified facility policy titled Safe Resident Handling/Transfers showed, two staff members must transfer residents with a mechanical lift.
The policy directed the staff to position the resident in preparation for the transfer and apply, adjust, and secure the lift sling according to the manufacturer's guidelines.
The policy instructed the staff that if a sit-to-stand lift [a lift that required the resident to bear some of their own weight and participate actively in the transfer] was used, to additionally secure the resident by buckling up the lift sling around the resident's waist prior to the transfer.
Review of a 02/06/2024 care plan intervention showed Resident 1 was not able to pull [themselves] up to a standing position with one person assist.
This intervention instructed the staff to transfer the resident with the use of a sit to stand lift with 2 person assist.
Review of a 12/31/2024 facility investigation showed Resident 1 experienced a fall from the sit-to-stand lift the morning of 12/31/2024 and required a hospital transfer for further evaluation.
The investigation showed Staff C, Agency Nursing Assistant (NA), and Staff D (Agency NA) were involved in Resident 1's transfer from the bed to the wheelchair the morning of the fall.
In an interview on 01/07/2024 at 1:41 PM, Staff C stated, It hasn't even been a month, a couple of weeks [working with the staffing agency].
Staff C shared they recently completed their NA training then went to work directly with the staffing agency.
Staff C recalled being exposed once to the use of a Hoyer lift (a lift that allows a resident to be fully lifted and transferred with no physical effort, unlike a sit-to-stand) at a different facility.
Staff C was asked if they knew what the facility policy was regarding the use of a mechanical lift transfer and stated, No, not really. I don't know.
When asked if they received any training on the use of mechanical lifts at the facility, Staff C stated, The first time I arrived [at the facility] another aide gave me a packet that had all that resident information, like a rundown of my residents and the assistance they needed, and what time I get my breaks and that's everything.
Staff C stated that Staff D left them alone in the room with Resident 1 in a standing position in the sit-to-stand.
Staff C described Resident 1 then leaned forward and slowly slid off the foot plate of the sit-to-stand and, I was in shock, confused, and didn't know what to do so, I laid [the resident] on the floor.
Staff C stated that they did not remember seeing the lift sling buckle secured around the resident's torso.
Staff C stated, I didn't put the sling on [the resident], it was the other aide.
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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 505390 B.
Wing 01/07/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
McKay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr 127 Second Avenue Southwest Soap Lake, WA 98851