Failure to Maintain Safe, Clean, and Homelike Environment
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment on two of three nursing units, as evidenced by multiple observations and interviews. In one resident's room, dirty floor mats with spills, peeling baseboards, blue plastic caps, tube feed residue under and around the bed, and a trash can without a liner containing trash were observed. Another resident's room had a floor mat that was peeled and stuck to the floor, and a bathroom trash can without a liner containing soiled gloves. A third resident's room had a dirty and sticky floor. These conditions were directly observed by surveyors during their inspection. Additionally, in another resident's room, feces were found spread all over the floor. A housekeeping staff member acknowledged the mess but indicated they were about to go on break and would clean it up after returning. An LPN interviewed stated that encountering feces smeared on the floor was a normal occurrence due to the resident's behaviors related to a colostomy bag. These findings demonstrate that the facility did not maintain sanitary and homelike conditions as required by their own policy and regulatory standards.