Failure to Maintain Sanitary and Orderly Environment in Multiple Facility Areas
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple areas of the facility that were not maintained in a clean, orderly, or sanitary manner. At the nurse's station near the South Hall shower room, empty cardboard boxes, a plastic cup, and scattered debris including a cotton ball and paper were found on the floor. Between the supplement room and the locked medication room, opened and unopened boxes of nutritional supplements were stacked on the floor. Inside the medication room, items were cluttered on the counter, a medication box was overfilled, and debris and crumbs were present on the floor and under cabinets. The nourishment room refrigerator was in disarray, with sticky substances and a need for cleaning noted inside both the refrigerator and freezer. In the Biohazard Room, a hopper contained standing dark gray water and had a black substance around the rim, and was not secured to the structure. Trash, debris, and an accumulation of dirt and grime were present on the floor and baseboards. Chemicals, sharps containers, and biohazard bags were stored on the floor, and the entire floor had a buildup of dark grime. An attached overflow laundry room had laundry on the floor, dirt and grime buildup, dead bugs, cobwebs, and light coming in around the exit door. The clean laundry room also had laundry on the floor, some with brown stains, plastic bags of laundry, IV poles and other equipment stored on the floor, and a brownish buildup of grime. The Housekeeping Director confirmed the condition of the clean linen room and accepted responsibility during an interview.