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Failure to Maintain Laundry Chute Door Latching Mechanism

Laporte, Pennsylvania Survey Completed on 01-29-2025

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The penalty, as released by CMS, applies to the entire inspection this citation is part of, covering all citations and f-tags issued, not just this specific f-tag. For the complete original report, please refer to the 'Details' section.

Summary

The facility failed to maintain the soiled linen and rubbish chutes in compliance with NFPA 101 standards. During an observation on January 29, 2025, at 10:27 am, it was noted that the discharge laundry chute door on the 1st floor did not latch into the frame when tested. This issue affected three of the four floors in the facility. The deficiency was confirmed during an interview with the facility administrator at the time of the exit conference on the same day at 11:00 am.

Plan Of Correction

The laundry chute was repaired on 2/5/2025. Maintenance director/designee completed an audit to verify facility chutes function properly. Maintenance Director was educated on maintaining laundry chute latch by NHA. Maintenance director/designee will audit facility chutes to verify latching weekly x4 and monthly x3 and report findings to monthly QAPI committee.

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