South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1992-06-06, South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 113-bed nursing home in SPOKANE, Washington, averaging 84.1 residents a day.
Has South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center been cited for violations?
CMS lists 30 health-inspection deficiencies for South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center since 2022-01-13, 27 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E |
| 2025-12-05 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2025-06-18 | F0655, F0812, F0880 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / 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. | E |
| 2025-06-18 | F0552, F0565, F0658, F0692, F0693, F0761, F0849 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / 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. | D |
| 2025-06-02 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2024-04-09 | F0585, F0609, F0656, F0689 | 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-02-22 | F0801, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-02-22 | F0550, F0610, F0677, F0757, F0760, F0803, F0810, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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 special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2022-01-13 | F0578, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2022-01-13 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D |
How is South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center staffed?
| Measure | This facility | WA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.62536 | 4.36934 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 63.5 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 84.1 | 76.0 |
Who owns South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center, and what chain is it in?
South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name LAST EMPIRE HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HEFFERNAN, JASON | since 03/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | FARNSWORTH, STEPHEN | since 09/11/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, FARNSWORTH, STEPHEN, ROSS, STEVE, SATO, AMI | since 09/11/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | RACKHAM, MICHAEL | since 03/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HEFFERNAN, JASON, RACKHAM, MICHAEL | since 02/20/2025 |
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