Inspection Reports for Glacier Hills, a CCRC

The inspection was conducted as a Renewal Licensing Study to assess compliance with state regulations and determine eligibility for license renewal.

The facility was found non-compliant with medication management and kitchen sanitation rules, including incomplete narcotic count logs and improper medication administration, as well as incomplete sanitization temperature logs. Violations were established for these deficiencies.

The inspection was conducted in response to a complaint alleging neglect of Resident A, including failure to provide physical and occupational therapy, inadequate pain management, and poor meals.

The investigation substantiated neglect related to lack of timely medical treatment for Resident A, including delayed therapy orders and insufficient response to pain complaints. The allegation of poor meals was unsubstantiated as the facility maintained appropriate dietary options and Resident A had no documented complaints about food quality.

The complaint alleged neglect of Resident A, including failure to provide physical and occupational therapy, inadequate pain management, and poor meals. The neglect allegation was substantiated due to lack of timely medical treatment. The poor meals allegation was not substantiated.

The document serves as a renewal notification for the Home for the Aged license following an administrative review of licensing activity for the past year.

The administrative review revealed substantial compliance with the public health code and administrative rules regulating home for the aged facilities, resulting in license renewal.

The inspection was conducted as a Renewal Licensing Study to evaluate compliance with licensing rules and regulations for the facility.

The facility was found to be non-compliant with rules regarding designation of a supervisor of resident care on each shift and proper documentation of reasons for administration of as needed medications according to licensed health care professional orders.

The facility requested to reduce the licensed bed capacity from 301 to 116 beds, effective May 20, 2022. The visit was to review and approve this bed capacity reduction and related licensing changes.

The inspection confirmed the de-licensing of the second, fourth, and fifth floors, with the third floor and secured memory care unit remaining licensed. Room sizes and common areas exceeded administrative rule requirements, and no conflicts with the bed reduction were found.

The facility requested a reduction in licensed bed capacity from 331 to 301 beds, which was reviewed and documented in this addendum to the original licensing study report.

The licensing staff reviewed the room sheets and found no conflicts with the requested licensed bed reduction. The recommendation was made to lower the licensed capacity to 301 beds.

The visit was conducted as an addendum to the Original Licensing Study Report to define the Manor at Glacier Hills memory care area and to approve an increase in licensed bed capacity from 287 to 331 beds.

The inspection found that the Care and Rehabilitation Center building and the designated Long Term Assisted Living memory care area met or exceeded all administrative rule requirements, including room sizes, safety features, and program compliance. The facility was recommended for a license bed capacity increase to 331.

The visit was conducted to review and approve an application to increase the licensed capacity of The Manor at Glacier Hills Home for the Aged by adding 17 rooms, increasing capacity from 257 to 287 beds effective 4/1/19.

The proposed addition of 17 rooms, including 16 resident rooms and one chapel, meets the required square footage per occupant and bathing facility requirements. The facility was found to be in substantial compliance with life safety and emergency preparedness requirements as of 10/1/18.

The visit was an unannounced on-site renewal licensing inspection conducted to verify the facility's current floor plan and capacity after renovations and construction changes.

The inspection found that renovations and construction changes reduced the facility's licensed capacity from 302 beds to 257 beds. The Bureau of Fire Services issued an approved fire safety certification, and the Bureau of Health Facilities Engineering Section confirmed the physical capacity to support 257 licensed beds.