Improper Containment and Disposal of Garbage in Outdoor Dumpster Area
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to properly contain and dispose of garbage and refuse in accordance with its own policy, which requires sufficient receptacles, a clean surrounding area, and prevention of debris accumulation and insect/rodent attractions, including not allowing garbage to accumulate outside the dumpster. During an observation, the outdoor trash compactor area was found to have two shopping carts, an oversized chair, many empty cardboard boxes, and an uncountable number of filled garbage bags sitting around the dumpster instead of being properly contained. In an interview, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that trash and debris were collecting in the disposal area and acknowledged that the facility failed to properly contain and dispose of garbage in the outside dumpster area to prevent potential rodent and insect infestation. No residents or specific patient conditions were mentioned in the report, and the deficiency focused solely on environmental sanitation and waste management practices in the outdoor trash disposal area, as cited under 28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(3) Management.
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