Unsafe and Unsanitary Conditions in Shower, Utility, and Equipment Storage Areas
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple areas of the facility that were not maintained in a safe or sanitary condition. In the shower room on the [NAME] wing, the floor was found littered with garbage such as used gloves, paper towels, and wipes. Personal hygiene items were open and scattered, the toilet was visibly soiled, the shower drain was uncovered, and the exhaust fan had exposed wires. In a resident room, equipment including beds, wheelchairs, air mattresses, and mechanical lift devices were stored, with an air mattress placed on a dirty floor with dead insects. Garbage containers with used incontinence products and a laundry container with dirty clothes were also present in this room, with the garbage container lids left ajar. The soiled utility room on the East wing contained garbage on the floor, including oxygen masks and gloves, and isolation carts with clean supplies were stored there inappropriately. The hopper was empty of water and had dark brown rings inside. Another shower room on the North wing had an uncovered outlet with visible wires. During interviews, the Housekeeping Supervisor confirmed that garbage and soiled linen containers should not be stored in the resident room and that isolation carts with clean supplies should not be in the dirty utility room. The Administrator acknowledged that the observed rooms were not in safe or sanitary conditions and agreed that proper storage procedures were not followed.