Soiled Privacy Curtains Found in Multiple Resident Rooms
Penalty
Summary
During a tour of the 100 hall, surveyors observed that three occupied resident rooms had privacy curtains that were visibly soiled and stained. Specifically, one room's curtain had a reddish-brown smear with a quarter-sized clump of what appeared to be reddish-black crusted matter, while another room's curtains displayed multiple brownish-red droplet stains. In a third room, the privacy curtains had numerous grey stains with flecks of brown substance and a grey stain along the bottom, and an adjacent bed's curtain had numerous grey and reddish-orange stains with dried flecks of a brown substance. These findings were confirmed during an interview with the EVS Director, who acknowledged the soiled curtains and noted difficulties in obtaining the correct curtain width for resident privacy. No information was provided regarding the medical history or condition of the residents occupying these rooms at the time of the deficiency.