Tri-Cities Assisted Living

Facility unable to provide report for internal pipe inspection from 01/20/2025 or 4th quarter 2025 sprinkler inspection.

Cigarettes discarded under/near bench at front entrance and in garbage can near smoking area.

Fire door in Room 127 would not latch from a fully opened position.

1st floor electrical room lacks access; 1st floor soiled linen room had spray foam used for penetrations.

Facility failed to pass Fire Marshal inspections due to improper cigarette disposal, fire-resistance penetration issues, a non-latching fire door, missing keys for electrical room, and missing fire safety inspection documentation.

Penetrations in fire-resistance-rated construction in the 1st floor electrical room (no key access) and 1st floor soiled linen room (spray foam used).

Facility unable to provide documentation for internal pipe inspection from 01/20/2025 or 4th quarter 2025 sprinkler inspection.

Cigarettes discarded under/near a wood bench at the front entrance and into a garbage can near the smoking area.

Fire door in Room 127 would not latch from a fully opened position.

Facility failed to have a clearly stated Medicaid policy on accepting Medicaid as payment.

Facility failed to have the required signatures at least annually on resident negotiated service agreements.

Facility failed to provide and maintain intact screens on operable windows.

Facility failed to ensure 2 of 6 staff members completed the required 12 hours of continuing education.

Facility failed to maintain compliance with Washington State Patrol Fire Protection Bureau following a failed initial inspection on 12/04/2024 and a failed reinspection on 03/17/2025. Issues included: doors failing to latch, missing sprinkler escutcheon ring, expired smoke alarms, missing heat detector cover, and lack of annual generator service documentation.

Resident Room 112 door failed to close and latch.

No documentation of monthly 30-second emergency lighting testing since October 2024.

Front Exit - one door leaf failed to open when tested.

Missing annual service records for emergency generator; missing monthly load testing records; missing weekly inspection records; requires emergency lighting with battery backup near generator.

Emergency battery backup lighting failed in third floor south stairwell, second floor south/north stairwells, and first floor north stairwell.

Fire extinguishers in the kitchen and dining area were mounted higher than 5 feet at the handle.

Laundry and Kitchen access to fire extinguishers were obstructed; kitchen extinguisher requires mounting.

Door code removed at Franklin Memory Care Wing; wrong code on Franklin Activity Room door to courtyard.

Single station smoke alarms in Resident Room 220 were greater than 10 years old; Main Electrical Room heat detector was missing cover.

Fire sprinkler escutcheon ring was missing in closet next to Chemical Room.

Missing documentation for single station smoke alarm testing for 12 months; multiple smoke alarms observed >10 years old; missing cover on Main Electrical Room heat detector.

Facility unable to provide documentation of smoke detector sensitivity testing within the past five years.

Facility unable to provide documentation of annual service on the emergency generator within the past twelve months.

The facility failed to ensure a resident received prescribed medication (Furosemide 40mg) for 3 days following hospital discharge, contributing to discomfort and untreated edema.

The facility failed to show updated medication dosage changes on the Medication Administration Record for a resident after a physician ordered an increase.

The facility failed to implement 'alert charting' and monitor blood pressure for a resident with newly prescribed antihypertensive medications, despite multiple high blood pressure readings, placing the resident at risk.

The facility failed to treat residents with respect and dignity regarding assistance with care and call light response times for 1 resident, causing delayed care and increased health issues.