Failure to Follow Infection Control Practices During Medication and Meal Service
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure proper infection control practices during medication administration and meal set-up for two residents. In one instance, a licensed staff member prepared medication for a resident and, after a pill fell onto the resident's tray table, picked up the pill with bare hands without performing hand hygiene before giving it to the resident. In another instance, a non-licensed staff member provided a resident with a piece of bread by picking it up with bare hands and handing it directly to the resident, again without performing hand hygiene or cleaning the resident's hands. The same staff member continued to distribute meal trays to other residents without performing hand hygiene between contacts. These actions were observed during routine care and were confirmed through staff interviews, demonstrating a lack of adherence to infection prevention and control protocols as required by regulation.