CHENEY CARE CENTER
CHENEY CARE CENTER is a 54-bed nursing home in CHENEY, Washington. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-09-01. It averages 34.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at CHENEY CARE CENTER?
CMS lists 50 health-inspection deficiencies for CHENEY CARE CENTER since 2023-05-11, 38 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 2026-05-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-08-20 | F0880, F0887 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | F |
| 2025-08-20 | F0552, F0628, F0645, F0658, F0677, F0689, F0698, F0760, F0761, F0804, F0812 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2025-05-22 | F0684, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-02-13 | F0625, F0644 | 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. | E |
| 2025-02-13 | F0626, F0740 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2024-11-22 | F0557 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | E |
| 2024-11-22 | F0607, F0624, F0690, F0692 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2024-06-05 | F0695, F0804 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
| 2024-06-05 | F0552, F0584, F0661, F0684, F0692, F0755, F0756, F0802, F0812, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-09-07 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-05-11 | F0949 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | F |
| 2023-05-11 | F0684, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-05-11 | F0552, F0580, F0610, F0644, F0645, F0661, F0757, F0761, F0947 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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 nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
How is CHENEY CARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | WA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.92848 | 4.36934 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 38.8 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 34.7 | 76.0 |
Who owns CHENEY CARE CENTER?
CHENEY CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Other, operates under the legal business name CHENEY CARE COMMUNITY.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CHENEY CARE COMMUNITY | since 04/22/1976 |
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GESCHKE, GARY | since 10/01/1979 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | JULSEN, VANESSA | since 07/01/2016 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | GESCHKE, GARY | since 10/01/1979 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | GANNON, JOHN | since 02/03/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CHENEY CARE COMMUNITY, GANNON, JOHN, JULSEN, VANESSA | since 02/03/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | GANNON, JOHN, JULSEN, VANESSA | since 02/03/2025 |