Cogir of Bothell

The facility had three regulatory violations: improper handling of confidential resident information (posting a confidential list publicly and emailing protected health records to an unauthorized recipient), failure to complete tuberculosis testing for a medication technician within the required 3-day timeframe (delayed 83 days), and allowing a staff member with disqualifying background check results to have unsupervised access to residents. The facility acknowledged the violations, immediately removed the confidential list, confirmed corrective actions would be taken by December 2025, and subsequently passed a follow-up inspection on December 23, 2025 with all deficiencies corrected.

A resident was found unresponsive and pulseless, and staff initiated CPR until code status was determined. The facility made appropriate notifications to law enforcement and family, but failed to ensure all staff maintained current CPR certifications as required by policy. The facility's response was largely appropriate with timely emergency actions and notifications, though the underlying training deficiency represents a systemic gap in staff preparedness that could have compromised the emergency response.

The facility failed to complete ongoing assessments for a resident's pressure wound and diet changes, lacked proper documentation of hospice roles and medication monitoring in service plans, and had food safety violations including expired items and a resident without a food handler's permit accessing the kitchen. These deficiencies represented a pattern of documentation and procedural non-compliance affecting care quality. The facility responded appropriately by acknowledging all deficiencies, submitting corrective action plans within required timeframes, and successfully correcting all violations as verified by follow-up inspection on 06/18/2024.

The facility experienced multiple care quality issues including a staff member placing a resident on the floor (no injuries resulted), alleged lack of incontinence care, and staff non-compliance with COVID-19 masking policies during an outbreak which exposed residents to infectious disease risk. The facility responded appropriately by terminating the staff member involved in the floor incident and misconduct, maintaining infection control protocols including testing and monitoring, and meeting all reporting requirements to health authorities. While systemic issues with policy enforcement were evident, the facility took decisive corrective action and no actual resident harm occurred.

The February 2023 inspection identified 11 fire safety and life safety violations including blocked fire extinguishers, unsecured fire doors, combustible materials in mechanical rooms, breaches in fire barriers, and missing documentation for required emergency drills and safety testing. The facility demonstrated a good response by correcting all violations within approximately two months, as confirmed by the April 2023 follow-up inspection showing full compliance. While the violations represented moderate safety concerns affecting fire protection systems and emergency preparedness, none posed immediate life-threatening danger, and the facility's timely comprehensive remediation demonstrates adequate safety management systems.