Environmental Deficiencies and Lack of Homelike Environment
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple environmental deficiencies affecting eight residents in the facility. In one resident's bedroom, there was a large hole in the drywall at door handle height and a smaller hole near the ceiling behind the door. The shared bathroom for two residents had a waste basket under the sink that was approximately one-quarter full of water. In another resident's bedroom, the light above the bed was missing a cord to turn it on, and the same shared bathroom had the water-filled waste basket. Two residents' room ceilings had large brown-colored areas of an unidentified substance throughout, and another resident's bedroom had a light above the bed with no pull cord. Additionally, another room's ceiling had similar brown-colored areas, and a different resident's light had a broken cover hanging from it. The Regional Director of Maintenance confirmed these findings during an interview and stated that the water under the sink was due to a part needed for repair. The director also confirmed the absence of pull cords for the lights above the beds and acknowledged that while water pipes had burst and been fixed in some rooms, the brown-colored spots on the ceilings had not been addressed. The broken light cover was also confirmed. These observations and confirmations indicate the facility failed to maintain a homelike environment as required.