Sunny Vista Living Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Sunny Vista Living Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jul 24, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to store, distribute and serve food in a sanitary manner in the main kitchen. Specifically, the facility failed to:-Ensure kitchen equipment was stored in a clean and sanitary manner; and, -Ensure perishable foods were discarded after the date of expiration. Findings include: I. Failure to ensure stored kitchen equipment were clean and sanitary A. Professional referenceThe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (2021) The Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations, retrieved 7/30/25 revealed in pertinent part, Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Nov 30, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in a sanitary manner in the main kitchen, one of four serving areas, two of six dish machines in four serving areas and two of two resident snack refrigerators. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure staff washed hands and changed single use gloves appropriately while plating and serving resident meals in one of four serving areas; -Ensure the high temperature dish washing machines maintained sanitizing rinse temperatures for two of six dish machines in four serving areas; and, -Maintain the kitchen in a sanitary condition. Findings include: I. Hand hygiene A. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF908Nov 30, 2023

  Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to maintain emergency response carts and equipment in safe operating condition, and failed to display required precautionary signs where oxygen was stored for four of four carts reviewed out of a sample of four emergency (crash) carts. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure staff were trained on how to use the emergency oxygen cylinders, how handle and when to replace empty cylinders; -Ensure staff completed daily the equipment checks; -Ensure expired items were removed from the crash cart; -Ensure missing items were replaced on the crash cart; -Ensure staff were trained on where the crash carts were located; and, -Ensure signs were displayed on store rooms where oxygen was stored. Findings include: I. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF605Jul 24, 2025

  Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure five (#63, #46, #73, #112 and #50) of nine residents were free from chemical restraints and were receiving the least restrictive approach for their needs out of 52 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to:-Ensure prescribed as needed (PRN) antipsychotic medication for Resident #63 had corresponding documentation of identified behaviors and use of non-pharmological interventions; -Ensure resident specific care approaches, to include medication specific target behaviors and person-centered interventions were documented and monitored for Resident #63, #46, #73, and #112's psychotropic medications; and,-Identify specific resident behaviors, conduct behavior monitoring and ensure the least restrictive… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Jul 24, 2025

  Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure proper storage of medications in two of four medication storage rooms and three of five medication carts.Specifically, the facility failed to:-Ensure medications were labeled with the date they were opened;-Ensure expired medications were removed and discarded from medication carts and storage refrigerators; and,-Ensure the temperature in a medication storage refrigerator was maintained within an acceptable temperature range.Findings include:I. Facility policy and procedureThe Medication Storage policy, dated January 2025, was received by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 7/24/25 at 11:00 a.m. […]