Valley Vista Nursing and Transitional Care LLC

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Valley Vista Nursing and Transitional Care LLC, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Aug 31, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of 23 sample residents (Resident 216) who had a behavior of ingesting foreign objects (when a person swallows objects that may be inserted/ingested into the body accidentally or intentionally that is not meant to be eaten such as batteries, paper clips, nails, pins, screws, coins, plastic, pens) was supervised to prevent ingesting a paper clip and batteries by failing to: 1. Monitor and supervise Resident 216 to ensure the resident did not have episodes of self-harm behavior (the resident ingested a paper clip on 8/19/2024 and ingested batteries on 8/25/2024) in accordance with the care plan focusing on risk for injury. 2. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF600Dec 26, 2023

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of five sampled residents (Resident 2) had the right to be free from physical abuse (willful infliction of injury resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish) on 12/6/2023 at 7 a.m. when Resident 1, who had recent history of striking out, was impulsive, aggressive and was able to walk around unassisted, hit Resident 2 several times on the face and body. This deficient practice resulted in Resident 2 being subjected to physical abuse by Resident 1 while under the care of the facility, causing Resident 2 to have a nosebleed, generalized pain (sensation of unpleasant feeling indicating potential or actual damage to some body structure felt all over, or throughout the body) and nasal (relating to the nose) pain, and… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF802Aug 31, 2024

  Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure kitchen staff were routinely trained and evaluated for competency skills to ensure the Dietary [NAME] was able to verbalize proper cooling procedures of food. This failure had the potential to result in harmful bacteria growth and cross contamination (a transfer of harmful bacteria from one place to another or one object to another) that could lead to foodborne illness (illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, and other toxins) in 70 of 70 medically compromised residents who received food and have food prepared from the kitchen staff. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF755Jun 5, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure to administer medications as ordered by the physician for two of three sampled residents (Residents 1 and Resident 2).These deficient practices had the potential to delay Residents 1's and Resident 2's care and negatively affect residents' health and well-being. Findings:a. During a review of Resident 1's admission Record (AR), the AR indicated the facility admitted Resident 1 on 8/29/2025 with diagnoses including glaucoma (a group of eye diseases often due to increased pressure inside the eye, leading to irreversible vision loss and blindness if untreated), idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy (a disease or dysfunction of one or more nerves, typically causing pain, numbness or weakness in the hands and feet),… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF558May 21, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the call light (an alerting device for nurses or other nursing personnel to assist a resident when in need) was within reach and the appropriate type of call equipment was placed and the pad call light (a specialty alerting device that have ultra-sensitive touch surface for patients with limited mobility for nurses or other nursing personnel to assist a resident when in need) for four of four four sampled residents (Residents 20, 34, 63, and 66) reviewed under environment task. […]