Life Care Center of Idaho Falls

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF578Jan 10, 2025

  Based on policy review, record review, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to honor residents' Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Do Not Intubate (DNI) orders, and to ensure residents and their representatives received assistance to exercise their right to formulate an advanced directive. This was true for 1 of 18 residents (#24) whose records were reviewed for advanced directives. This deficient practice caused actual harm with the potential for more than minimal harm or adverse outcomes if residents' wishes were not followed or documented. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jan 10, 2025

  Based on observation, food code review, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure food was stored in a safe and sanitary manner. These deficiencies had the potential to affect all residents who consumed food prepared by the facility. This placed residents at risk for potential contamination of food and adverse health outcomes, including food-borne illnesses. Findings include: The FDA (Food Drug Administration) 2022 Food Code, Section ,d+[DATE].17 documented ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of 5 C (41 F) or less for a maximum of… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF641Jan 10, 2025

  Based on review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual, record review, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents' Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessments included correct assessment information. This was true for 8 of 18 Residents (#4, #6, #12, #29, #40, #54, #58, and #65) whose records were reviewed for accuracy. This deficient practice had the potential for negative outcomes if residents were not assessed and/or monitored due to inaccurate assessments. Findings include: The Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), revised 10/1/2024, documents section K0520 Nutritional Approaches, was to be checked if a resident receives nutrition from a feeding tube. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF657Jan 10, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, policy review, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents' care plans were revised to reflect current needs and interventions. This was true for 4 of 18 residents (#12, #23, #59, and #65) whose care plans were reviewed. This placed residents at risk of adverse outcomes if care and services were not provided due to care plans not being revised as residents' needs changed. Findings include: The facility's Care Planning-Baseline, Comprehensive, and Routine Updates policy, revision date 11/25/24, documented the facility would monitor the individual's progress and adjusts interventions to their care plan as needed. 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF554Mar 19, 2026

  Based on observation, resident and staff interviews, record review, and policy review it was determined the facility failed to assess whether residents had the ability to self-administer their medications for 1 of 1 residents (Resident #63) reviewed for self-administration of medications. This failure created the potential for adverse effects if medications were self-administered inappropriately by the resident. Findings include: The facility's Self-Administration of Medication policy, reviewed 9/15/25, documented the facility will ensure that each resident who requests to self-administer medications is assessed by the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to determine if the resident is safe to self-administer medications. Procedure 4. […]