Room Size Deficiency in Multiple Resident Rooms
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that 16 out of 25 resident rooms met the federal square footage requirement of 80 square feet per resident in multiple resident rooms. The rooms in question included Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, and 28. The room sizes were observed to potentially provide inadequate space for resident care and mobility. Despite this, during a Resident Council Meeting, residents did not express concerns about the space in their rooms. Observations conducted from October 1 to October 4, 2024, indicated that residents had enough space to move freely, and the room variance did not affect the care and services provided by the nursing staff. The facility had submitted an application for a Room Variance Waiver for the 16 rooms that did not meet the square footage requirement. The waiver letter indicated that the rooms had enough space to provide for each resident's care, dignity, and privacy, and would not adversely affect the residents' health and safety or impede their ability to attain their highest practicable well-being. The facility's policy and procedure titled "Accommodations Assessment" required a distance of at least three feet between all beds to ensure adequate space for residents to get in and out of bed, use wheelchairs, or ambulate between the bed and bathroom, and to provide adequate space for nursing care.
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Six residents were found to be living in single rooms that did not meet the minimum required 100 square feet of living space, with room sizes ranging from 91.50 to 97.75 square feet, as confirmed by facility records and administrator interview.
Single Resident Rooms Below Required Square Footage
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Summary
The facility failed to provide single resident rooms with at least 100 square feet of living space, as required. During a survey, it was confirmed through interview with the Administrator and review of the space/occupancy certification waiver that six single rooms, each occupied by a resident, measured less than the required 100 square feet. The specific room sizes ranged from 91.50 to 97.75 square feet. This deficiency affected six residents who were residing in these undersized single rooms at the time of the survey.
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