Failure to Maintain Sanitary and Safe Resident Environment
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple deficiencies related to the facility's failure to maintain a safe, clean, and homelike environment for residents. During observation rounds, several resident bathrooms were found with significant maintenance and cleanliness issues, including sinks loosely hanging from walls, toilets lacking proper seals with visible brown discoloration and holes at the base, bathroom floors with foul-smelling brown substances, ripped wallpaper, and separated door frames that compromised safe use. Additional concerns included brown stains on bathroom walls, missing drywall around exhaust fans, and marred walls under residents' TVs. These issues were identified in multiple rooms across both the east and west wing units. Further observations included the use of duct tape on chair railings near residents' beds and the presence of cobwebs, dead insects, and dirt between window screens and glass in resident rooms. Residents were present in the affected rooms at the time of the observations, and one resident reported a preference for keeping the window open, which revealed the unclean condition. The facility staff, including the Nursing Home Administrator, were made aware of these findings during the survey.