Improper Handling of Soiled Linen
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed soiled linen and a soiled brief lying on the floor inside a resident room, with no staff present in the room or hallway at the time. According to the facility's environmental services policy for laundry, all used linen is to be handled as potentially contaminated, bagged at the point of care, and placed in a soiled linen container in the soiled utility room or laundry chute. Interviews with a registered nurse and the Director of Nursing confirmed that the soiled linen and brief should not have been left on the floor and should have been properly bagged and transported according to policy. This failure to follow established infection control practices for handling linen constituted a deficiency under the cited regulation.