Failure to Maintain Effective Pest Control Program
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program, resulting in the presence of cockroaches in resident rooms and throughout multiple halls. One resident reported ongoing issues with cockroaches in her room, leading her family to purchase and place a glue pad under the air conditioner, which was observed to contain several dead and live cockroaches on multiple occasions. The Maintenance Director confirmed that pest control methods had recently changed from spray to dust and that glue strips were placed in resident rooms, but could not explain the continued presence of live roaches. Pest control invoices showed that services were performed twice monthly in resident rooms and monthly in common areas, kitchens, and other facility locations. Pest Sighting Logs documented numerous recent sightings of roaches across several halls, indicating the pest control measures in place were not effective in eliminating the infestation.