Failure to Maintain Flooring in Good Repair Creates Safety Hazards
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain floor tiles in good repair and free from hazards as required by its Maintenance Service policy. During an observation with maintenance staff, surveyors identified multiple areas with holes and cracks in the flooring: a two by 24-inch hole at the doorway of a room in Station 4, a four-inch hole around a drain in a hallway of Station 4, cracks in the floor tiles in the hallway in front of the beauty salon on Station 6, and a three by eight-inch hole at the doorway of a room in Station 6. In an interview, the Administrator acknowledged that these holes indicated the environment was not homelike and could cause staff or residents to have a fall. Review of the facility's policy confirmed that maintenance personnel are responsible for keeping the building in good repair and free from hazards at all times.