Inspection Reports for Ciel Senior Living of the Tri-Cities Memory Care

Multiple fire safety violations were observed including combustible materials stored in mechanical rooms, lack of documentation for annual rated wall inspections, hold-open doors malfunctioning, missing documentation for smoke/fire damper inspections, excessive grease on sprinkler heads, obstructed fire extinguisher access, and failure to provide documentation for various required tests and maintenance such as hydrostatic testing, carbon monoxide alarm testing, and emergency lighting power tests.

Complaint #140455 regarding fire and life safety at Ciel Senior Living of the Tri Cities Memory Care. The cause of the fire was not applicable, sprinklers were not activated, no evacuation occurred, no injuries, and the fire department did not respond. The complaint was investigated by the Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau.

The inspection found that emergency egress doors in certain locations lacked proper signage. Staff are in the process of adding instructions reflecting the egress code to the keypad to enable visitors and staff members to exit. All violations noted during previous related inspections have been corrected.

The complaint alleged that a named resident exhibited inappropriate behaviors towards four other named residents. The investigation found substantiated failures in policy adherence and reporting requirements.

The facility failed to follow its policies and procedures related to abuse and neglect reporting and investigation, resulting in delayed reporting and placing residents at risk. Citations were issued for noncompliance with WAC 388-78A-2600 and WAC 388-78A-2630.