Washington Co Extended Care Facility

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Washington Co Extended Care Facility, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 26, 2026

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and a review of the facility's policy titled Production, Purchasing and Storage, the facility failed to label, store, prepare, and discard food in a manner that protected the nutritional quality and safety of meals. These deficient practices had the potential to place 56 residents (R) who received nutrition services at risk for consuming meals with compromised nutritional value or increased risk for foodborne illness.Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled Production, Purchasing, Storage, revised on 01/17, documented under Procedures: Most products contained an expiration date. The words sell by, best by, enjoy by, or use by should have preceded the date. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Sep 10, 2023

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and a review the facility's policy titled, Food and Supply Storage and Food Handling Guidelines - HACCP the facility failed to label and date opened food items in the freezer, refrigerator, and dry storage area. The facility also failed to properly thaw fish filets to prevent bacteria growth. The facility census was 57 with 52 residents consuming an oral diet. Findings include: 1. A review of the policy titled Food and Supply Storage revealed cover, label, and date unused portions and opened packages. Completed all sections on an orange label. Observation on 9/8/2023 at 9:03 a.m. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF804Feb 26, 2026

  Based on observations and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure pureed foods were prepared according to standardized recipes and professional food service standards for residents (R) requiring texture modified diets. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 11 residents receiving pureed diets. Findings include:Interview on 02/25/2026 at 4:45 PM with the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) confirmed that the facility did not have a written policy guiding how nutritional value was ensured and monitored. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Dec 9, 2024

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled, Storage of Drugs and Biologicals, the facility failed to ensure two of three medication carts were locked and secured when unattended by the nurse, and one of one medication storage room did not have medications with no expiration date. The deficient practices had the potential to allow unauthorized staff, residents, and visitors access to medications, and place residents at risk of receiving expired medications. The facility census was 57. Findings include: Review of the facility's undated policy titled, Storage of Drugs and Biologicals, revealed the Policy Statement of It is the policy of this facility that all drugs and biologicals be properly stored. The Procedure section included . 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF550Apr 25, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, record review, and review of facility policy titled Foley Catheter Care, the facility failed to ensure two of three residents (R) (R#44 and R#148) was provided with a dignity bag for indwelling catheter. Findings include: 1. Record review for R#44 revealed resident was admitted to facility on 12/11/19 with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . The Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] documented R#44 with a Brief Interview of Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 indicating cognition intact. The resident had an indwelling urinary catheter. Observation on 4/23/22 at 8:45 p.m. R#44 noted to have catheter bag to bedside drainage with tea colored urine noted in the bag, there was no dignity bag noted. […]