Failure to Maintain Comfortable Air Temperatures in Resident Room and Common Areas
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure comfortable air temperature levels in one resident room and two resident common areas, as required by its policy and resident rights to a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment. The facility’s Extreme Weather policy dated 12/1/25 stated that excessive cold for lengthy periods can negatively impact center operations, poses severe potential harm to confused exit-seeking residents, and that geriatric residents are at greater risk of hypothermia because their bodies do not effectively regulate internal temperatures. The Nursing Home Administrator reported that on 1/25/26 the facility’s boiler, which serves as the heat source, needed to be reset. During observations on 1/28/26 from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. with the Maintenance Director, air temperatures were measured at 68°F in one resident room, 67.3°F in the Miller Common Room, and 70.5°F in the dining room. In an interview later that day, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility failed to ensure comfortable air temperature levels in one of 34 resident rooms and two of three resident areas.
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