Unsanitary Storage Practices on Linen Cart Compromise Infection Control
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program by allowing unsanitary practices related to the storage of clean linen. During facility walk-throughs, surveyors observed opened boxes of tissues, gloves, and wipes, as well as a roll of clear garbage bags, placed directly on top of clean linen on the linen cart in the South Hall. These items were found on both the middle and top shelves of the cart, in direct contact with clean linen. Staff members, including an LPN and a nurse aide, acknowledged the presence of these items on the linen cart when interviewed and confirmed that such items should not be stored with clean linen.