Failure to Maintain Clean and Functional Environment in Resident and Staff Areas
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple deficiencies related to the facility's failure to maintain a clean, functional, and homelike environment. During observation rounds, a housekeeping closet on the 1 West Wing was found to have approximately two inches of standing, dark green and black water in the floor drain, emitting a musty, earthy, and decaying wood odor. The Environmental Service Director confirmed the drain was clogged and required cleaning. In the same wing, a utility room contained a toilet bowl filled with dark green and brown water, also producing a musty, earthy odor, which the Maintenance Director acknowledged should not occur and indicated the toilet should be clean. Further observations revealed that the medication room on the 1 West Wing had a sink with a dark green and reddish-brown flaky substance around and inside the drain, and lacked paper towels or similar items for staff handwashing. The Maintenance Director confirmed the sink's condition and the absence of hand hygiene supplies. In a resident room, the bathroom contained a toilet with a cracked water tank, a green, white, and black hard substance on the toilet handle, and a bedside commode over the toilet base with a reddish-brown flaky substance on its front and legs. The Nursing Home Administrator was made aware of these findings during the survey.