Failure to Maintain Required Ambient Temperatures in Resident Areas
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment by not keeping the 100 Hall hallway and the Maple Dining area at a comfortable temperature level. Observations showed a resident in the hallway by the nurses' station covered with a blanket and later in the Maple Dining Room wearing a sweater while using a wheelchair. Ambient temperature readings taken by the Director of Maintenance revealed that the 100 Hallway was at 69.4°F and the Maple Dining area was at 68.7°F, both below the minimum required temperature of 71°F. These findings were based on direct observation and staff interviews and had the potential to affect more than an isolated number of residents.