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Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 14
WA State Average: 8
U.S. Average: 6
WA Deficiencies Range: 1–28
Complaints & Incidents: 1
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

November 21, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.	High	Some	12/21/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Some	Few	12/21/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Many	12/21/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	12/21/2012
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	12/21/2012
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	12/21/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	12/21/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	12/21/2012
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	12/21/2012
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.	Low	Few	12/21/2012
Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change.	Low	Few	12/21/2012
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Many	12/21/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Very Low	Many	12/21/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Very Low	Many	12/21/2012

October 14, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	11/21/2011
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	Low	Few	11/21/2011

November 22, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	1/6/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	1/6/2011

August 28, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	9/17/2012

July 12, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	7/30/2012

June 21, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Some	Few	7/30/2012
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	7/30/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	7/30/2012
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Some	7/30/2012
Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life.	Low	Few	7/30/2012

May 01, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Some	Few	5/30/2012

April 24, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	5/30/2012

April 05, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	5/14/2012
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.	Low	Few	5/14/2012
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	5/14/2012
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Few	5/14/2012

February 29, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	3/26/2012
Honor a residents' rights as a residents of the nursing home, free of coercion and reprisal, and as citizens or residents of the united states.	Some	Few	3/26/2012

February 15, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Few	3/26/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	3/26/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	3/26/2012

December 20, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	1/24/2012

August 24, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Some	Few	9/19/2011

March 10, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	4/12/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	4/12/2011

February 08, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	2/28/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	2/28/2011

January 18, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	2/28/2011
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	2/28/2011

October 05, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Some	11/2/2010
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.	Low	Few	11/2/2010

July 29, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	8/31/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	8/31/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	8/31/2010

April 13, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Some	Few	5/15/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.