Unlocked Beauty Shop With Accessible Chemicals and Heating Devices
Penalty
Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to maintain a safe environment by leaving the beauty shop, which contained heating devices and chemicals, unlocked and unattended. The facility had a census of 22 residents, including three residents who were cognitively impaired but independently mobile. On 01/27/26 at 10:06 AM, surveyor observation showed the beauty shop door unlocked and open with two cans of Clippercide spray (liquid disinfectant chemical), shampoo, hair spray, two curling irons, and an electric razor on the counter, and an unlocked cabinet containing a can of Lysol spray disinfectant, with no staff present in the room. On 01/28/26 at 02:09 PM, Administrative Staff D stated she expected the beauty shop to be closed and locked when no one was in it. The facility’s undated “Control of Hazardous Chemicals” policy stated the facility is committed to eliminating and controlling hazards that could cause injury or illness to elders and to meeting safety standards where there are specific rules about hazards or potential hazards in the facility. These observations and statements show that hazardous chemicals and heating devices were accessible in an unsecured area despite the presence of cognitively impaired but mobile residents and despite the facility’s stated policy on controlling hazardous chemicals.
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