Unsafe Environment Due to Trip Hazards and Poor Maintenance
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to provide a safe and comfortable environment for a resident by allowing multiple electrical cords and cables to cross the floor in the resident's room, creating trip hazards. The bed cord, television cable, bed remote cable, and power cord for the bed were all found running along the floor at the foot of the bed. The resident, who ambulates in the room, unplugged the bed to use a fan due to insufficient electrical outlets for their appliances, which included a nebulizer, cell phone charger, oxygen concentrator, and fan. The LPN and Maintenance Director confirmed the lack of outlets and the presence of trip hazards, with the Maintenance Director stating that management declined to install additional outlets. During an environmental tour, surveyors found further deficiencies in housekeeping and maintenance on both the East and West units and in the main lobby. Observations included dirty floors around toilets, cracked and stained ceilings, chipped and gouged wooden windowsills and lobby walls with missing sealant exposing untreated wood, a sit-to-stand lift with dirt and food debris, a ceiling vent in disrepair, and a door with torn laminate creating an uncleanable surface. The Maintenance Director confirmed these findings during the tour.