Unclean Shower Chair and Inadequate Cleaning Practices in Shower Room
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors found that the facility failed to ensure the second-floor shower room equipment was clean and in good repair for residents who used that area. Observation of the shower room revealed a single shower chair with a non-movable toilet seat, and under the seat was a section of white PVC pipe covered with brown smeared matter. An LPN confirmed that the chair had been cleaned and verified that the brown smeared matter was fecal matter, and also stated that the shower room and equipment were supposed to be cleaned after each use. In a separate observation and interview, the DON stated that staff providing showers were responsible for cleaning the equipment between residents. This deficiency had the potential to affect 17 identified residents who used the second-floor shower room. The facility census at the time was 72 residents, and the issue was investigated under a specific complaint number related to this non-compliance.
