LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL
PUYALLUP, WA · 100 beds · For profit - Corporation
Red Flags
- ⚠ 1 citation(s) where residents suffered actual harm
Green Flags
- ✓ 4-star health inspection rating
- ✓ 4-star staffing rating
- ✓ Below-average deficiency count (7 vs 17 state avg)
- ✓ No fines or penalties on record
Quick Facts
Violation Timeline
November 20, 2025
7 deficiencyiesResident Rights Deficiencies
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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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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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.
November 12, 2025
1 deficiencyQuality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
October 30, 2024
12 deficiencyiesPharmacy Service Deficiencies
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Staffing
A nurse checks on each resident roughly every 6.2 hours on average.
Fines & Penalties
No fines or penalties on record.
Ownership
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PRESTON, FORREST
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST
Since since 07/30/2014
99% Individual -
DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 07/30/2014
Organization -
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 12/15/2014
Organization -
BUTNER, NANCY
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 09/16/2018
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FLETCHER, TODD
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 12/13/2024
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MEDINA, ALEXANDER
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 04/04/2022
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PRESTON, AUBREY
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 12/13/2024
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SCHMITZ, BRADLEY
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 11/15/2021
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SUWANEH, ALHAJI
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 11/18/2023
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ZIEGLER, JAMES
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Since since 12/13/2024
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CROSS, CINDY
CORPORATE OFFICER
Since since 12/15/2014
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HENRY, TERRY
CORPORATE OFFICER
Since since 08/16/1999
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LAY, LISA
CORPORATE OFFICER
Since since 02/09/2018
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SWANKER, RICHARD
CORPORATE OFFICER
Since since 04/01/2011
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THURMOND, JOAN
CORPORATE OFFICER
Since since 07/30/2014
Individual
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