F0584

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Failure to Maintain Clean, Sanitary Shower and Bathroom Areas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Survey Completed on 01-21-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors found that the facility failed to maintain a safe, clean, and homelike environment on the 600 and 700 nursing units, contrary to its own soiled linen policy requiring that potentially contaminated linen be kept covered with a lid at all times. On the 600 unit, both shower room floors were visibly soiled with dirt and muddy footprints smeared across the surfaces, and the shower room bathroom trashcan was overflowing with no hand cloths or paper towels available for hand hygiene. On the 700 unit, both shower rooms contained a dirty linen cart overflowing with soiled linens so that the lid could not be fully closed, and a strong, unpleasant odor was present throughout the shower rooms. The Unit Manager confirmed these conditions and stated that the soiled linen cart is stored in the shower room and removed at the end of each shift. Two residents reported that the shower room floors are consistently dirty and that the bathroom trash is frequently overflowing, and another resident reported that housekeeping does not clean the resident bathroom even when requested; observation of that resident’s bathroom showed visible grime and poor sanitation.

These findings were cited under 28 Pa. Code 207.2(a) regarding the administrator’s responsibility.