Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation
Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation is a 113-bed nursing home in LYNNWOOD, Washington. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1988-05-04. It averages 105.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 123 health-inspection deficiencies for Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation, all 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 2026-05-21.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2026-03-30 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2026-03-30 | F0688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D |
| 2026-03-05 | F0627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D |
| 2025-12-03 | F0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2025-11-13 | F0627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D |
| 2025-09-03 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F |
| 2025-09-03 | F0600, F0609, F0610 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2025-08-20 | F0688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | G |
| 2025-08-20 | F0801, F0882 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2025-08-20 | F0584, F0628, F0636, F0645, F0656, F0657, F0677, F0686, F0761, F0791, F0812, F0842, F0880 | 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. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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 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. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-08-20 | F0578, F0605, F0644, F0689, F0692, F0698, F0757, F0760, F0770, F0803, F0825 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | D |
| 2025-06-24 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E |
| 2025-06-24 | F0627, F0759 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| 2025-05-29 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2025-03-28 | F0882 | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2025-03-28 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2025-03-07 | F0659 | Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. | F |
| 2025-03-07 | F0607, F0837 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | D |
| 2024-11-15 | F0835, F0837 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | F |
| 2024-11-15 | F0565, F0585, F0600, F0607, F0610, F0636, F0656, F0658, F0686, F0688, F0692, F0725, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0804, F0806, F0809, F0880, F0919, F0940 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | E |
| 2024-11-15 | F0550, F0551, F0553, F0603, F0623, F0625, F0644, F0657, F0677, F0684, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0812, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). / 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. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / 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 treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-08-07 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-06-07 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-06-07 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-01-04 | F0661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | E |
| 2024-01-04 | F0624 | Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D |
| 2023-12-14 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2023-12-14 | F0725, F0838, F0867 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
| 2023-12-14 | F0582, F0610, F0645, F0655, F0677, F0684, F0695, F0726, F0730, F0758, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0880, F0947 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2023-12-14 | F0550, F0578, F0585, F0607, F0641, F0656, F0678, F0688, F0698, F0728, F0755, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2023-12-14 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2023-11-03 | F0658, F0684 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
Why was Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation fined 4 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | Fine | $70,083 |
| 2025-06-24 | Fine | $17,345 |
| 2024-06-07 | Fine | $65,636 |
| 2023-12-14 | Fine | $37,455 |
How is Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation staffed relative to the WA average?
| Measure | This facility | WA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.14930 | 4.36934 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 56.7 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 105.4 | 76.0 |
Who owns Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation, and what chain is it in?
Alderwood Post Acute & Rehabilitation is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name LYNNWOOD SNF OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the HILL VALLEY HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | WASH 6 SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | since 02/08/2023 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | IDELS, SHIMON | since 02/08/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | IDELS, SHIMON | since 02/08/2023 |
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