2120 East Division Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 424-4258
Data accessed April 29, 2022.
General Information
Life Care Center of Mount Vernon is a for-profit corporation owned by Forrest Preston. A Medicare and Medicaid participant, this facility has 121 certified beds and is not located within a hospital or Continuing Care Retirement Community.
Fines and Citations
As a result of the facility’s most recent health inspection on October 21, 2019, the facility received 41 citations for various failures, including to:
- Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment in an instance in which rooms in two areas of the facility were not maintained at a comfortable room temperature, and in instances in which four residents did not have comfortable water temperatures.
- Ensure that residents receiving psychotropic medications had adequate indications for their use.
- Ensure that gradual dose reductions and non-pharmacological interventions were implemented prior to or instead of administering psychotropic medications.
- Ensure the adequate maintenance of an infection prevention and control program, in an instance in which urine drainage bags were left on the facility’s floor and separate instances in which facility employees did not perform proper hand hygiene “prior to medication administration including injections, cleanse the skin prior to injections and to wear gloves prior to giving an injection.”
Fire and Safety Inspections
This facility has automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas. Its most recent fire and safety inspection was on October 16, 2019, and 12 fire safety citations were issued. The average number of safety citations in Washington is 5.8; in the U.S., 4.4.
Staffing
Number of Residents
The average number of residents per day at this facility is 56.1.
The Washington average is 62.9.
The national average is 76.5.
Number of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day
The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day is 3 hours and 31 minutes.
The Washington average is 4 hours and 11 minutes.
The national average is 3 hours and 46 minutes.
Number of RN Hours Per Resident Per Day
The number of RN hours per resident per day is 48 minutes.
The Washington average is 56 minutes.
The national average is 41 minutes.
LPN/LVN Hours Per Resident Per Day
The number of LPN/LVN hours per resident per day is 44 minutes.
The Washington average is 47 minutes minutes.
The national average is 53 minutes.
Nurse Aide Hours Per Resident Per Day
The number of nurse aid hours per resident per day is 1 hour and 58 minutes.
The Washington average is 2 hours 28 minutes.
The national average is 2 hours 12 minutes.
Physical Therapist Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day
The number of Physical Therapist staff hours per resident per day is 6 minutes.
The Washington Average is 5 minutes.
The national average is 4 minutes.
Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
| Star Rating Summary | ||
| Overall Rating
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Below Average |
| Health Inspection
Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home’s weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks |
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Much Below Average |
| Staffing
Medicare assigns the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Nurse aides. More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident |
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Average |
| RN Staffing | |
Much Below Average |
| Quality Measures
Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care |
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Much Above Average |
| Description | Life Care Center of Mount Vernon | Washington Average |
| Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened Lower percentages are better. |
1.4% | Not Available |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. |
100% | 78.9% |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. |
100% | 83.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time Lower percentages are better. |
0.5% | 1.5% |
| Description | Life Care Center of Mount Vernon | Washington Average |
| Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Lower percentages are better. |
1.6% | 3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Lower percentages are better. |
0% | 2.2% |
| Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers Lower percentages are better. |
8.5% | 7% |
| Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder Lower percentages are better. |
57.1% | 54.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Lower percentages are better. |
1% | 1.6% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Lower percentages are better. |
0% | 0.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened Lower percentages are better. |
29.7% | 23.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Lower percentages are better. |
20% | 13.8% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Lower percentages are better. |
0% | 6.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Lower percentages are better. |
29.3% | 13.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Lower percentages are better. |
12.5% | 12.4% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. |
100% | 95.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. |
100% | 95% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Lower percentages are better. |
16.9% | 13.9% |
| Description | Life Care Center of Mount Vernon | Washington Average |
| Resident vaccination Higher percentages are better. |
88.1% | 89.9% |
| Resident boosters Higher percentages are better. |
88.5% | 82% |
| Staff vaccination Higher percentages are better. |
94.9% | 92.2% |
| Staff boosters Higher percentages are better. |
55.9% | 46.4% |
Date of standard health inspection:10/21/2019
Total number of health citations:41
Average number of health deficiencies in Washington:20.3
Average number of health citations in the U.S.:8.1