Inspection Reports for Aegis Living West Seattle

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted a fire safety inspection at the facility on 2025-09-24.

The inspection found multiple fire safety code violations related to record keeping, appliance connections, penetrations, fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detection, power testing, and maintenance. Most violations were corrected except for a maintenance violation observed during reinspection regarding the lack of a weekly inspection log for the emergency generator.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at the facility to assess compliance with fire protection and safety codes.

Multiple deficiencies were cited related to record keeping, appliance connections, penetrations, fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detection, power tests, and maintenance. Some violations were corrected, while others required further documentation or corrective action.

The Department completed a follow-up inspection of the Assisted Living Facility to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previously cited deficiencies related to background checks and tuberculosis testing were corrected.

The Department of Social and Health Services completed a follow-up visit to the assisted living facility to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies related to staff background checks and tuberculosis testing.

The facility was found to have uncorrected deficiencies regarding failure to ensure two staff members underwent national fingerprint background checks within 120 days of hire and failure to ensure two staff members had tuberculosis screening within three days of hire. These deficiencies placed 67 residents at risk and resulted in civil fines.

The department completed data collection for an unannounced on-site follow-up inspection of Aegis Living of West Seattle to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previous deficiencies related to background checks and tuberculosis testing were found to be uncorrected at the time of the visit.

The Department completed a follow-up inspection of the Assisted Living Facility on 09/27/2023 to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets the Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previous deficiencies related to staff training, background checks, tuberculosis testing, wound observation, and food sanitation were corrected.

The Assisted Living Facility failed their 2nd fire and life safety inspection and was issued a State Fire Marshal’s Office Letter of Non-Compliance. The visit was an unannounced complaint investigation to assess compliance with fire and life safety regulations.

The facility was found not in compliance with licensing laws and regulations due to failure to correct two fire and life safety violations from a previous inspection. Specific issues included improper storage on a rooftop stairwell, electrical room penetrations, a misplaced fire extinguisher, incomplete fire door inspections, and an open fire-rated door requiring repair.

The complaint investigation was triggered by failure of the facility's 2nd fire and life safety inspection and issuance of a Letter of Non-Compliance by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The investigation confirmed the facility had not corrected two violations from a prior inspection dated 05/31/2023. The Maintenance Director planned to complete repairs by 08/07/2023.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at the facility to evaluate compliance with fire safety and life safety codes.

Multiple deficiencies were identified related to means of egress, fire door operation, fire extinguishing system service, maintenance, security, and fire drills. Some deficiencies were corrected during the inspection, while others require follow-up actions such as annual inspections and paperwork submission.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at the facility to assess compliance with fire safety and life safety codes.

Multiple deficiencies were cited including improper storage in stairwell exiting from rooftop, electrical rooms requiring inspection and repair of penetrations, portable fire extinguisher placement issues, and fire door damage requiring replacement. Several items were corrected during the inspection.

The inspection was conducted as an unannounced on-site complaint investigation regarding allegations that the Assisted Living Facility staff harassed a resident by opening her mail without knowledge, changed medication administration times without confirming with the resident's power of attorney, failed to reorder medications causing the resident to run out, and confiscated the resident's property.

The investigation found that the facility opened the resident's mail without consent, changed medication administration times but administered medications correctly, and managed medications appropriately after removal from the resident's apartment. No violations were identified regarding medication administration or confiscation of property. A failed provider practice was identified related to opening the resident's mail without consent, resulting in citations.

The complaint was substantiated with a failed provider practice identified and citations written. The allegations included harassment by opening mail without knowledge, unauthorized changes to medication administration times, failure to reorder medications, and confiscation of property. Only the mail opening was found to be a violation.

The Department completed a complaint investigation of the Assisted Living Facility due to complaints regarding failure to provide requested documents timely, staff behavior, and disputed charges.

The investigation found that the facility did not provide a Resident Representative a copy of a Negotiated Service Agreement within two working days, causing a delay. No violation was found regarding staff bullying allegations or disputed charges. The negotiated service agreement met requirements.

Complaint investigation included allegations that the facility did not provide requested documents within 24 hours, staff acted intimidating and bullying towards a private caregiver, and the resident was charged for services not agreed upon. Only the first allegation was substantiated.