Inspection Reports for
Colonial Vista Senior Living

The complaint alleged that a named resident did not receive pain medication when requested. Investigation found the facility was not staffed to meet medication needs and a medication error occurred. Citations were written for WAC 388-78A-2450 and WAC 388-78A-2210.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that all previously cited licensing law violations were corrected. The facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements.

The inspection found no deficiencies in the facility.

Several fire safety violations were identified but all were corrected on site. The facility was found to be in compliance with fire safety requirements at the conclusion of the inspection.

The complaint investigation (Complaint #193470) was initiated due to water contamination with Legionella. The allegation was substantiated as deficiencies were cited and a stop placement issued. The facility failed to implement required control measures and delayed reporting to the department. The stop placement was later lifted after correction.

The investigation found that the facility failed to implement immediate control measures after water tested positive for Legionella, resulting in a resident being hospitalized with Legionella pneumonia. Multiple deficiencies were cited related to failure to control water contamination and delayed reporting to the department. The facility was issued a stop placement due to failure to comply with immediate control measures but later corrected the deficiencies as confirmed by a follow-up inspection.

This was a complaint investigation triggered by a positive Legionella test in the facility water and a resident hospitalization. The investigation substantiated violations related to failure to implement control measures and failure to report the incident.

The investigation found that the licensee failed to implement immediate control measures after water tested positive for Legionella, resulting in an imminent health hazard and resident hospitalization. Additionally, the licensee failed to report the incident to the Department's Complaint Resolution Unit, causing a delayed investigation. Civil fines were imposed based on these violations.

The complaint investigation (Complaint #190227) involved two allegations: unclear medication orders and unaddressed medical concerns for a named resident. The investigation substantiated the failure related to medication delegation by uncredentialed staff and missing delegation instructions, resulting in citations. The medical concern allegation was not substantiated.

The investigation found that a staff member administered medications without an active credential and that written delegation instructions were not maintained in the resident's chart. These failures resulted in residents receiving delegated care from uncredentialed staff without access to delegation instructions. One allegation was substantiated with citations written.