Mission at Alpine Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Mission at Alpine Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF600Aug 20, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility did not ensure, 9 of 32 sampled residents, were free from abuse and neglect. Specifically, multiple residents with cognitive impairment were identified to have sexual contact and were not assessed for capacity to consent to a sexual relationship. In addition, 2 residents eloped from the facility and were returned to the facility without the staff's knowledge. These examples were cited at an Immediate Jeopardy level. Resident identifiers: 11, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 36, 42 and 49. NOTICE On 8/8/25 at 1:15 PM, Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified when the facility failed to implement Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommended practices to prevent various forms of abuse. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF607Aug 20, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review it was determined, for 7 of 32 sampled residents, that the facility did not implement their written policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and investigate and report allegations. Specifically, the facility did not have written policies and procedures that defined sexual abuse, how to evaluate a resident's capacity to consent to a sexual relationship and elopements. These examples were cited at an Immediate Jeopardy level. Resident identifiers: 11, 27, 33, 31, 36, 42 and 49. NOTICE On 8/8/25 at 1:15 PM, Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified when the facility failed to implement Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommended practices to implement policies and procedures to prevent various forms of abuse. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF609Aug 20, 2025

  Based on interview, and record review, for 10 of 32 residents sampled, the facility did not ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source, were reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation was made, to the State Survey Agency. Specifically, the State Survey Agency was not notified of sexual relations between cognitively impaired residents, multiple resident elopements, injuries of unknown origin with some resulting in fractures, and a resident not secured in transportation vehicle. Resident identifiers: 2, 7, 11, 27, 31, 33, 36, 42, 47 and 49. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF610Aug 20, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility in response to allegations of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment did not have evidence that all alleged violations were thoroughly investigated. Specifically, for 9 out of 32 sampled residents, allegations of sexual abuse, elopements, injuries of unknown origins and fractures were not investigated or the allegations were not investigated thoroughly. Resident identifiers: 2, 11, 27, 31, 33, 36, 42, 47 and 49. NOTICE On 8/8/25 at 1:15 PM, Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified when the facility failed to implement Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommended practices to investigate various forms of abuse. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Aug 20, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure that each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Specifically, for 6 out of 32 sampled residents, three residents with cognitive impairment eloped from the facility, this was at an immediate jeopardy level for two of these residents. A resident was not secured in a facility van and suffered a head injury, this was at a harm level. Two residents experienced falls with no interventions put into place and one resident had injuries of unknown origin. Resident identifiers: 7, 11, 12, 36, 42 and 47. […]