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Avamere At Pacific Ridge

📍 3625 East B Street, Tacoma, WA 98404 📞 (253) 475-2507 🛏️ 102 beds

Inspection History Overview

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2025 1 penalties totaling $34,510

$34,510
Jan 17, 2025

Fine

2021 2 penalties totaling $1,633

$983
Jun 21, 2021

Fine

$650
Jan 25, 2021

Fine

2018 1 penalties totaling $18,928

$18,928
Oct 25, 2018

Fine

2017 1 penalties totaling $6,500

$6,500
Sep 13, 2017

Fine

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Health Violations by Year

2025 27 violations

Tag 0627 D May 20, 2025

Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

✓ Corrected: Jun 4, 2025
Tag 0552 D Mar 27, 2025

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0578 D Mar 27, 2025

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0584 E Mar 27, 2025

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0604 D Mar 27, 2025

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0640 D Mar 27, 2025

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0641 D Mar 27, 2025

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0645 F Mar 27, 2025

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0656 D Mar 27, 2025

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0657 D Mar 27, 2025

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0658 D Mar 27, 2025

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0677 E Mar 27, 2025

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0679 D Mar 27, 2025

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0684 D Mar 27, 2025

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0688 D Mar 27, 2025

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0689 D Mar 27, 2025

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0692 D Mar 27, 2025

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0756 E Mar 27, 2025

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0761 E Mar 27, 2025

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025
Tag 0791 D Mar 27, 2025

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2025

2024 15 violations

Tag 0689 G Jul 19, 2024

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Aug 26, 2024
Tag 0584 E Apr 26, 2024

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0585 D Apr 26, 2024

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0623 C Apr 26, 2024

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0625 B Apr 26, 2024

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0641 D Apr 26, 2024

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0658 D Apr 26, 2024

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0684 D Apr 26, 2024

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0692 D Apr 26, 2024

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0693 E Apr 26, 2024

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0755 E Apr 26, 2024

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0757 D Apr 26, 2024

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0758 E Apr 26, 2024

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0761 E Apr 26, 2024

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
Tag 0919 E Apr 26, 2024

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2024
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2023 32 violations

Tag 0691 D Sep 28, 2023

Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Oct 30, 2023
Tag 0660 D Jun 6, 2023

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

✓ Corrected: Jul 11, 2023
Tag 0558 D Mar 21, 2023

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0578 D Mar 21, 2023

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0584 E Mar 21, 2023

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0609 D Mar 21, 2023

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0623 E Mar 21, 2023

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0625 E Mar 21, 2023

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0637 D Mar 21, 2023

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0645 D Mar 21, 2023

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0656 E Mar 21, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0657 E Mar 21, 2023

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0658 E Mar 21, 2023

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0676 D Mar 21, 2023

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0677 E Mar 21, 2023

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0679 D Mar 21, 2023

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0684 D Mar 21, 2023

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0689 D Mar 21, 2023

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0690 D Mar 21, 2023

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023
Tag 0692 D Mar 21, 2023

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: May 2, 2023

2022 3 violations

Tag 0684 D Aug 4, 2022

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2022
Tag 0760 D Aug 4, 2022

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2022
Tag 0677 D Jul 1, 2022

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Aug 1, 2022
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2021 18 violations

Tag 0609 D Dec 7, 2021

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: Dec 30, 2021
Tag 0686 D Dec 7, 2021

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Dec 30, 2021
Tag 0552 D Aug 6, 2021

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0578 D Aug 6, 2021

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0580 D Aug 6, 2021

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0584 E Aug 6, 2021

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0623 F Aug 6, 2021

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0645 D Aug 6, 2021

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0657 D Aug 6, 2021

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0689 D Aug 6, 2021

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0732 B Aug 6, 2021

Post nurse staffing information every day.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0757 E Aug 6, 2021

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0758 D Aug 6, 2021

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0761 E Aug 6, 2021

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0791 D Aug 6, 2021

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0812 E Aug 6, 2021

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0880 E Aug 6, 2021

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021
Tag 0883 E Aug 6, 2021

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2021

2020 1 violations

Tag 0608 D Jan 8, 2020

Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2020
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2019 14 violations

Tag 0583 D Mar 11, 2019

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

✓ Corrected: Apr 5, 2019
Tag 0552 D Jan 11, 2019

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0578 D Jan 11, 2019

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0625 D Jan 11, 2019

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0644 D Jan 11, 2019

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0656 D Jan 11, 2019

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0677 D Jan 11, 2019

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0684 D Jan 11, 2019

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0689 D Jan 11, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0690 D Jan 11, 2019

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0730 D Jan 11, 2019

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0740 D Jan 11, 2019

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0755 E Jan 11, 2019

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019
Tag 0761 E Jan 11, 2019

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2019

2018 14 violations

Tag 0558 D Jan 17, 2018

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0584 D Jan 17, 2018

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0610 D Jan 17, 2018

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0645 D Jan 17, 2018

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0656 E Jan 17, 2018

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0685 D Jan 17, 2018

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0689 D Jan 17, 2018

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0755 E Jan 17, 2018

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0759 D Jan 17, 2018

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0761 E Jan 17, 2018

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0791 D Jan 17, 2018

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0812 E Jan 17, 2018

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0883 D Jan 17, 2018

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
Tag 0909 D Jan 17, 2018

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

✓ Corrected: Feb 14, 2018
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2017 8 violations

Tag 0323 G Sep 13, 2017

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.

✓ Corrected: Sep 13, 2017
Tag 0272 D Apr 25, 2017

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0281 D Apr 25, 2017

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0313 D Apr 25, 2017

Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0329 D Apr 25, 2017

Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0431 E Apr 25, 2017

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0441 D Apr 25, 2017

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
Tag 0520 D Apr 25, 2017

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.

✓ Corrected: May 26, 2017
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