Valley View Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF839Feb 18, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure agency staff who worked in the facility as Certified Nursing Assistants and a Licensed Practical Nurse were certified and/or licensed according to Federal and State law from 9/29/21 to 1/15/22. The facility had 18 individuals working as Certified Nursing Assistants who were not certified. The facility also had 1 individual who worked as an LPN who was not licensed. These individuals performed the functions as if they were licensed. License and certifications were not verified by the facility. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents who resided in the facility from [DATE] to 1/15/22. The immediate jeopardy began on 9/29/21 when the first uncertified nursing assistant began working with residents. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Feb 9, 2026

  Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to transcribe and implement physician ordered hydration, nutrition and medications for a newly admitted resident. This practice resulted in the resident being hospitalized with a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (a critical, often fatal, complication from type 2 diabetes defined by severe hyperglycemia [high blood sugar] and extreme dehydration) that included a blood sugar level of 954 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) and extreme hypovolemic depletion (loss of extracellular fluid such as blood/salt/water) for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for quality of care. (Resident B) This practice had the potential to affect all newly admitted residents. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF770Feb 9, 2026

  Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to obtain physician ordered laboratory tests, including a urinalysis for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for laboratory service. (Resident C) This deficient practice resulted in a required hospitalization for uremic encephalopathy, hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury and acute hypoxic respiratory failure with pneumonia. Finding includes:The record review for Resident C was completed on 2/4/2026 at 1:19 P.M. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus type 2, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.A Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 11/28/2025, indicated Resident C was cognitively intact, required substantial assistance for toileting hygiene and had… […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF690Apr 6, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 3 residents reviewed for urinary tract infections, received appropriate treatment and services to prevent a worsening urinary tract infection, when the resident demonstrated signs of a urinary tract infection and when the resident's contaminated urinalysis was not repeated. (Resident C) Finding includes: On 3/30/22 at 10:00 A.M., Resident C's clinical record was reviewed. The resident's Admission record indicated the resident was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted to the facility on [DATE]. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 28, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to store and serve food in a sanitary manner in the pantries, dining rooms, and kitchen. This had the potential to affect 81 of 81 residents who consumed food from the kitchen, pantries and dining room. Findings include: 1. During the initial kitchen tour with dietary aide 2 on 3/23/2025 at from 10:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M., the following was observed: -the reach-in freezer had an unsealed and undated bag of [NAME] fish and potato patties, unsealed boxes of chicken patties, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, frozen cookie dough, pretzels, 2 boxes of dinner rolls, and an employee's bottle of water. […]