Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation
Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation in TACOMA, WA — inspection on August 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
1's son explained that more natural (non-pureed) foods look familiar, more accurate, like they are
sessions and told the resident's son they should not be giving foods that were not pureed. Resident
3:33 PM, Resident 1's son acknowledged that during their previous stay at the facility their visits were supervised, when I fed her. Resident 1's son stated it was inconvenient for him, but he did not mind if they watched.On 07/30/2025 at 3:47 PM Staff F met with Staff A, and Staff B.
Staff F stated Resident 1's son wanted to bring foods into feed Resident 1 and the facility needed to be sure it was safe.
Staff F stated they would continue to see Resident 1 during the son's visitation and continue to work with them.
The investigator's concerns were shared including the facility's failure to implement the prior restrictions at readmission, the incident occurred again when it was preventable, and staff failed have documented monitoring after the incident.
Review of the facility incident investigation and summary sent 08/01/2025 showed the son had poor comprehension of why forcing Resident 1's mouth open to let it empty could cause harm, yet they documented there was no willful action or inaction that inflicts injury.
The summary did show the son was disregarding the resident's right to refuse food and drink and may ultimately lead to aspiration, physical or mental harm.REFERENCE: WAC 388-97-1060(3)(g)
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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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