Olympic View Assisted Living

This follow-up inspection found Olympic View Assisted Living failed to correct serious deficiencies previously cited in August 2024, including invalid TB testing for three staff members and inadequate nurse delegation protocols. Staff Y provided delegated wound care with an expired credential, and delegation instructions for Resident 4's complex wound care were incomplete and inconsistent with external provider orders. The facility's response was inadequate—despite attestations to correct deficiencies by September 2024, the same violations persisted, with the administrator acknowledging awareness but failing to implement effective corrective systems or ensure staff credential verification.

The facility failed to complete required two-step TB testing for three staff members and failed to ensure proper nurse delegation protocols for wound care, placing all 40 residents at risk of infectious disease exposure and inadequate medical care from unqualified staff. These are repeat violations previously cited on August 1, 2024, demonstrating systemic non-compliance. The facility's response has been inadequate, as evidenced by the uncorrected deficiencies persisting two months after initial citation, resulting in $600 in civil fines and state enforcement action. The repeat nature of these violations and lack of timely correction indicates serious management failures in implementing and maintaining compliance systems.

This assisted living facility had recurring fire and life safety code violations across three inspections (June, August, September 2024), including missing fire safety documentation, improperly maintained fire suppression equipment, electrical hazards (extension cords, dangling power strips), smoking violations in non-smoking areas, and combustible materials near heat sources. The facility corrected several violations between inspections (fire alarm maintenance issue, obstructed extinguisher, carbon monoxide testing, fire drill documentation) but repeatedly failed to address others (missing sprinkler service records, emergency lighting test documentation, improper extinguisher mounting, missing signage). The pattern of partial compliance across multiple re-inspections demonstrates inadequate systematic corrective action, though no immediate life-safety threats or resident harm occurred.

This assisted living facility demonstrated a severe pattern of life-safety violations including blocked egress routes, failed emergency lighting, silenced fire alarm panel with ongoing issues, lack of required fire drills, and unsafe smoking practices near combustible materials. After an initial inspection on 6/13/2023 identifying 19 violations, the facility failed a reinspection on 7/31/2023 with most violations remaining uncorrected and the administrator absent during the scheduled reinspection. The facility's minimal response, characterized by failure to correct critical safety issues within the allotted timeframe and lack of administrative oversight during follow-up inspection, prompted the State Fire Marshal to threaten enforcement action including potential license revocation. The facility eventually achieved compliance by 8/29/2023 but only after regulatory escalation.

This assisted living facility had severe and systemic fire safety violations across multiple life-safety systems including a silenced fire alarm panel with ongoing trouble signals, blocked egress routes, non-functional emergency lighting, missing fire drill documentation, and failure to maintain critical fire protection equipment. The facility's response was inadequate—management was absent during the re-inspection, violations persisted unchanged between June and July inspections, and the facility failed to provide required documentation for fire drills, equipment testing, and maintenance records. The pattern of non-compliance with fundamental fire safety requirements in a vulnerable population setting, combined with minimal corrective action, represents a serious threat to resident safety.