PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB
PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB is a 151-bed nursing home in TOPEKA, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1993-05-28. It averages 128.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB?
CMS lists 63 health-inspection deficiencies for PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB since 2022-04-21, 51 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-03-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-19 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | F |
| 2025-03-19 | F0584, F0655, F0677, F0684, F0809, F0867 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2025-03-19 | F0582, F0600, F0636, F0657, F0686, F0695, F0698, F0755, F0756, F0757, F0760, F0761, F0849, F0880 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-01-28 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-09-30 | F0941, F0942 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | E |
| 2024-09-30 | F0550, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-12-28 | F0623, F0625, F0676 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D |
| 2023-10-09 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2023-10-09 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2023-10-09 | F0565, F0677, F0689, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E |
| 2023-10-09 | F0550, F0553, F0554, F0561, F0656, F0679, F0684, F0687, F0690, F0695, F0699, F0726, F0744, F0758, F0883 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2023-10-09 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2022-04-21 | F0804, F0812 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2022-04-21 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2022-04-21 | F0550, F0552, F0657, F0677, F0686, F0689, F0690, F0756, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
Why was PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB fined 10 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | Fine | $4,893 |
| 2024-02-12 | Fine | $4,893 |
| 2024-01-22 | Fine | $14,679 |
| 2024-01-08 | Fine | $4,516 |
| 2024-01-02 | Fine | $3,846 |
| 2023-12-11 | Fine | $9,440 |
| 2023-11-20 | Fine | $2,470 |
| 2023-11-13 | Fine | $2,117 |
| 2023-10-23 | Fine | $4,233 |
| 2023-10-09 | Fine | $41,986 |
How is PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.69984 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 58.7 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 128.1 | 50.5 |
Who owns PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB, and what chain is it in?
PLAZA WEST HEALTHCARE AND REHAB is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name RECOVER-CARE PLAZA WEST CARE CENTER LLC and belongs to the RECOVER-CARE HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MIDWEST SNF HOLDINGS LLC, MRCMM II LLC | since 02/28/2025 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BHNV 2 LLC, KAMNA HOLDINGS LLC, KANSAS SNF HOLDINGS LLC, MAD FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC, NATR TRUST, NZM HOLDINGS LLC, RARMNA HOLDINGS LLC, RATR TRUST, RECOVER-CARE HEALTHCARE LLC, RNR HOLDINGS LLC, WETR TRUST, GOLDSTEIN, AVROHOM, HALBERSTAM, MIRIAM, HALBERSTAM, MOSHE, MARGULIES, ZISHA | since 02/28/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MRC SNF MANAGEMENT LLC, HAGEN, GLENN, LYDA, DEBBIE, MARGULIES, ZISHA, RIDER, JAMES | since 02/28/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BHNV PROPERTY HOLDINGS 2 LLC, KANSAS SNF HOLDINGS LLC, MAD FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC, MRC SNF MANAGEMENT LLC, NATR TRUST, NZM PROPERTY HOLDINGS 2 LLC, RARMNA HOLDINGS LLC, RATR TRUST, RNR HOLDINGS LLC, WETR TRUST, HAGEN, GLENN, RIDER, JAMES | since 02/10/2025 |
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