Failure to Maintain Clean and Sanitary Resident Environment
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain a clean and sanitary environment in accordance with its daily room cleaning policy, which requires housekeeping staff to ensure the cleanliness of each resident's room and its contents. Observations on two consecutive days revealed that a portable stand-up fan in a resident's room had accumulated a large amount of gray dust and thick debris resembling clumped gray fibers on both the blades and the protective grille. The resident involved had a medical history including Parkinson's Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, an above-knee amputation, and Peripheral Vascular Disease. The Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed the presence of the debris and acknowledged that it should not be present with routine cleaning. The Environmental Service Director also confirmed that housekeeping was responsible for cleaning the rooms and their contents.