Failure to Maintain Clean Oxygen Concentrator Filter
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide safe and appropriate respiratory care by not ensuring that an oxygen concentrator filter used by a resident was free of dust and debris. During observation, the filter was found to have a moderate amount of dust particles both within and hanging off of it. The resident had a care plan indicating oxygen use and a physician's order specifying weekly tubing changes and cleaning of the concentrator filter under running water. Despite these instructions, the filter was visibly dirty at the time of inspection. The DON acknowledged the presence of significant dust on the filter and stated that staff are expected to keep such equipment clean.