Failure to Maintain Sanitary and Homelike Resident Rooms
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the floor in one resident room was sticky and a dried brown substance was present on both the floor and wall in the left corner near the doorway. Although the substance was removed from the floor after initial observation, it remained on the wall during subsequent visits, and the floor continued to be sticky. An LPN responsible for the hallway confirmed the need for cleaning both the floor and the wall, indicating that the room was not maintained in a sanitary or comfortable condition. In another resident room, the bedside table was found to be in poor condition, with missing paint and exposed particle board, and the top drawer lacked a knob. The wall beside the head of the bed was scraped and scratched, exposing multiple paint layers and plaster, while the wall behind the other bed had deep metal-colored scratches. The maintenance staff member acknowledged these issues, noting that the bed's position against the wall caused repeated damage and that the bedside table required replacement. These observations demonstrate a failure to provide a safe, clean, and homelike environment in two occupied rooms.