Environmental Deficiencies: Odors, Mold, and Unclean Conditions
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified multiple environmental deficiencies throughout the facility, including persistent sewer odors originating from the South Unit shower room, which extended into the 100 and 200 hallways and nurse's station. The carpet behind the nurse's station was observed to be stained and dirty, and the wallpaper near the vending machine was pulled away, revealing mold spots behind it. In the vending room, carpet tiles were improperly installed, loose, and missing under the snack vending machine. The North Unit shower room had missing and broken tiles on the floors and walls, missing corner strips, a brown/black substance on the walls, partially missing skid strips, and dirty floors. These conditions were confirmed by multiple staff members, including the Maintenance Director, who noted that some issues had not yet been addressed due to recent hiring and ongoing repairs. Interviews with staff and residents confirmed the ongoing presence of sewer odors, particularly in the South Unit shower room and adjacent hallways. One resident reported the odor lingering down the hallway near their room. Additional observations included a resident room with a strong urine odor, a black substance inside the toilet bowl, and flooring in the bathroom that was coming up and stained. These findings were corroborated by several staff members present during the observations. The facility census at the time was 51 residents, all of whom had the potential to be affected by these environmental deficiencies.