Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to consistently implement Infection Control (IC) and Infection Prevention (IP) practices and initiate outbreak management interventions to prevent transmission of COVID-19 (a highly contagious infectious disease, causing respiratory illness with symptoms including cough, fever, malaise, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing, that could result in severe impairment or death) for 29 of 39 current sampled residents (Resident 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29) who tested positive for COVID-19 and some who had respiratory symptoms including cough, sore throat, headache,… …
F880 citations in Washington
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Washington cites F880 less often than its own record predicts
0.72 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Washington surveyors wrote
F880 findings written in Washington, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent and limit the spread of a gastrointestinal (GI) illness and Norovirus (a virus causing acute GI outbreaks in long-term care facilities, resulting in symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which rapidly spread from person to person) by ensuring GI Contact Precaution(limiting direct or indirect contact with the resident or environment by wearing gown and gloves during resident care for residents requiring transmission based precautions and washing hands with soap and water) were followed for 23 of 34 (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 35, and 36) residents reviewed for a GI or Norovirus illness. …
Based on observations, interviews and record review, facility staff failed to perform hand hygiene and maintain separation between clean and dirty tasks during wound care for 2 of 3 staff (Staff A and B) observed. This failure placed residents at risk of contagious disease, infection and clinical complications.Findings included.Review of the Center of Disease Control's webpage titled, Clinical Safety: Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers, dated 02/27/2024, showed healthcare personnel should perform hand hygiene and change gloves when moving from work on a soiled body site to a clean body site on the same patient.STAFF AOn 08/20/2026 at 10:33 AM, Staff A, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), was observed providing wound care on Resident 1's heel. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.64% | 0.90× |
| 2024 | 4.59% | 0.81× |
| 2025 | 4.47% | 0.72× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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