Valley View Health & Rehabilitation

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Valley View Health & Rehabilitation, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF880Dec 29, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to follow appropriate infection control procedures to prevent or reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 (an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2/SARS-CoV-2), when facility staff failed to separate two negative residents (Resident #2 and #4) from their roommates (Resident #1 and #3) who tested positive for COVID-19. The facility also failed to test two residents timely (Residents #3 and #22) for COVID-19 in accordance with their policy when the residents displayed signs and symptoms of the disease. Resident #22 required hospitalization on [DATE] where he/she was found to be positive for COVID-19 and required treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Mar 8, 2022

  Refer to event ID 22T312 Based on interview and record review, the facility staff failed to ensure one resident (Resident #3) with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid, a condition in which your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of certain crucial hormones), received his/her levothyroxine (a synthetic thyroid hormone used as a thyroid hormone replacement medication) from 12/31/21 through 2/8/22 as ordered on his/her hospital discharge instructions on 12/30/21. The resident required hospitalization again on 2/8/22 and per the hospital record the resident's presentation was presumed to be secondary to myxedema coma (severe hypothyroidism). The facility also failed to obtain the follow up laboratory blood work as ordered related to this diagnosis and medication. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Jan 12, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility staff failed to ensure one resident (Resident #3) with a diagnosis [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . The resident required hospitalization again on 2/8/22 and per the hospital record the resident's presentation was presumed to be secondary to myxedema coma (severe [CONDITION(S)]). The facility also failed to obtain the follow up laboratory blood work as ordered related to this diagnosis [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . The facility census was 66. On 3/1/22 at 3:35 P.M., the administrator was notified of the past non-compliance immediate jeopardy (IJ) which occurred on 2/6/22. On 2/8/22, the administrator identified Resident #3 had not received his/her [CONDITION(S)] replacement medication from 12/31/21 through 2/8/22. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF550Feb 25, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure three residents (Resident #10, #9, and #13), in a review of 13 sampled residents, were treated with dignity and respect. Certified Medication Technician (CMT) F was rude and rough during care for one resident, (Resident #10) and the resident said it hurt his/her feelings and made him/her feel angry. CMT F was rough and forceful with Resident #9's care and the resident said it made him/her feel like he/she wasn't worth anything. Resident #13 reported CMT F was condescending and liked to show his/her authority; the resident said it made him/her so angry he/she wanted to punch CMT F in the face. The facility census was 76. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF686Oct 8, 2024

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff adequately documented assessments and monitoring of pressure ulcers (any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure, resulting in damage to underlying tissue that usually occur over bony prominences and are graded or staged to classify the degree of tissue damage observed) for one resident (Resident #333), in a review of 22 sampled residents; failed to maintain documentation of communication with the resident's physician on the changes to the resident's pressure ulcers to ensure appropriate treatment and care of the pressure ulcers; failed to ensure the resident's physician or designee followed facility policy to examine the resident's pressure ulcers upon readmission to the facility and to evaluate and document the… […]