Failure to Maintain Safe and Sanitary Resident and Dining Areas
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain a safe, sanitary, and homelike environment in one of three resident units and one of two dining rooms observed. Observations revealed missing paint on the walls under windows, around air conditioning units, and behind beds in multiple resident rooms. Additionally, cove base was missing from the wall behind beds, and one resident room had a window completely covered with plywood due to a previous breakage. A shared restroom door near the nurse's station had a protective covering that was peeling away, and the dining room's activity area had approximately 80% of its paint peeled off the wall, with a black discoloration noted on the vaulted ceiling. Interviews with the maintenance director indicated that repairs and renovations are typically performed after residents move out of their rooms, and that larger projects require outside contractors. The maintenance director had only been at the facility for four weeks and noted that an assistant maintenance staff member was soon to be hired. The facility was awaiting a replacement window and had scheduled an outside source to bid on the dining room repairs. Facility policy requires the environment to be maintained in accordance with all governing rules and regulations to protect the health and safety of residents, personnel, and the public.