Failure to Maintain Comfortable Temperature Levels on One Nursing Unit
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain comfortable and safe air temperature levels on one of two nursing units, specifically the 2nd floor. The facility’s “Safe and Homelike Environment” policy, dated 7/24/25, states that the facility will provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment and will maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels, striving to keep temperatures in common resident areas between 71°F and 81°F. During a tour and interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on 1/29/26 at 10:45 a.m., multiple rooms on the 2nd floor were found to have temperatures below this range, with readings of 64°F, 66°F, 67°F, and several rooms at 68°F. Resident interviews conducted later that day further confirmed concerns about low temperatures. One resident reported that the facility had been cold for about a week, though not at the time of the interview. Another resident stated it was “kind of cold” in the facility that day, while additional residents reported that it had been cold, that it was cold in their room, or directly complained of being cold. At 3:30 p.m. on the same day, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility failed to ensure comfortable air temperature levels on the 2nd floor nursing unit, in violation of 28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(3) regarding management responsibilities.
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