Valley Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Valley Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Mar 7, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the environment was free from potential serious accident hazards for residents and staff in the facility when: 1. The facility failed to assess and identify one of 10 residents (Resident 104) for smoking upon admission and failed to complete quarterly smoking assessments (an evaluation used to determine a resident's ability to smoke safely) for four of 10 residents (Residents 4, 13, 31, and 71). 2. The facility failed to ensure safety when eight of 10 residents (Residents 4, 13, 26, 32, 71, 79, 82, and 104) were observed smoking unsupervised in a non-oxygen free facility. 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 7, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to adhere to established food safety and sanitation standards when: 1. A container of parsley flakes was past the best buy date. 2. Two unopened bags of bread were past the best buy date. 3. Food debris was found on the floor under the stove and under the large food mixer. 4. A scoop was on top of grains and cereals container. 5. Wet trays that were stacked together and not air dried. These had the potential to place susceptible residents who receives food from Dietary Services at risk for food-borne illnesses. Findings: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Mar 7, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure garbage and refuse was not overflowing and dumpster's lids were completely closed. This failure had the potential to attract pests (like flies and rodents) and spread diseases and infection to the residents. Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview on 3/5/25, 3:25 p.m., with the Maintenance Supervisor (MS), two dumpsters located at the side of the facility across the parking lot were observed with the lid not completely closed and not covering the dumpsters. Multiple bags of trash created an overflow on the dumpster's lid. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Aug 4, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility did not maintain professional standards for food service safety when: 1. There was five shelves that had a rust colored substance on the reach-in refrigerator, and four shelves with rust colored substance in the walk-in refrigerator, this had the potential for the rust colored substance to be transferred to the foods stored on the shelves. 2. There was a personal item stored in the food prep area, this had the potential to contaminate food during food prep. 3. The large ice machine had black smudges on the top ceiling of the ice bin. This had the potential to contaminate the ice. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF908Aug 4, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility did not maintain equipment in safe operating conditions when: 1. The reach-in refrigerator was leaking, and this had the potential to contaminate food and effect the proper functioning of the refrigerator. 2. The walk-in refrigerator was leaking and had ice buildup on a pipe, this had the potential to affect the proper functioning of the refrigerator 3. The freezer had ice chunks on the pipe, which had the potential to affect the proper functioning of the freezer. […]