Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 16
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.

March 12, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Many	4/23/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Many	4/23/2012
Provide clean bed and bath linens that are in good condition.	Low	Some	4/23/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Some	4/23/2012
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
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	4/23/2012
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
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	4/23/2012
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	4/23/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Very Low	Many	4/23/2012
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Very Low	Many	4/23/2012

February 11, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	Some	3/28/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	3/28/2011
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Very Low	Some	3/28/2011

November 06, 2009 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Some	Few	12/4/2009
1) review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.	Low	Some	12/4/2009
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	12/4/2009
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Some	12/4/2009
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	12/4/2009
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	12/4/2009
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	12/4/2009
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.	Low	Few	12/4/2009
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	12/4/2009
Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in physical or mental health.	Low	Few	12/4/2009

December 12, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	1/7/2013

December 06, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

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	1/7/2013

August 29, 2012 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	9/24/2012

June 08, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	7/5/2011
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	7/5/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	7/5/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	7/5/2011

May 13, 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	5/25/2011

April 14, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

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	5/23/2011

March 08, 2011 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.	Some	Few	3/28/2011

November 01, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	12/3/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	12/3/2010

May 10, 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.	Low	Few	6/7/2010
Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests.	Low	Few	6/7/2010
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.	Low	Few	6/7/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	6/7/2010

January 30, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	3/1/2010
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel.	Low	Some	3/1/2010
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	Some	3/1/2010

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.