Failure to Maintain Clean, Sanitary, and Pest-Free Environment
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to maintain a clean and sanitary environment, as well as an environment free of pests. During a tour, dirty trays were found on a counter and fruit flies were present in a resident's room on the A Wing. Additionally, on the C Wing, carpets in front of the nurse's station were noted to be stained brown, yellow, and red. These observations were made over a period of approximately 30 minutes. The Housekeeping Supervisor confirmed that although pest control had recently treated another resident's room for fruit flies, fruit flies remained in the affected resident's room. The supervisor also stated that spot and steam cleaning of the carpet had been performed the previous week, but stains persisted, and no documentation could be provided to verify the cleaning. The facility had received a quote for carpet replacement, but this was not provided to the surveyor as requested. Facility policies required daily spot checks and semiannual wet extraction of carpets, but the observed conditions indicated these procedures were not effectively implemented.