Failure to Maintain Safe and Clean Environment in Resident Areas
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain a safe, functional, clean, and comfortable environment for residents, staff, and the public. On the third floor at the end of the North Hall, a surveyor observed a picture frame with its glass broken out at the top and middle, leaving glass shards at the bottom of the frame, partially covered by a bath blanket. A housekeeper confirmed that the picture frame was broken with glass shards and stated that if someone bumped into it, it could be dangerous. A CNA also described the frame as having glass shards protruding from the bottom and identified it as a hazard to residents that could be used as a weapon. On the second floor, in a shower room, the surveyor observed a wall behind a toilet with a brown substance splattered on it and yellowish gray and black debris on the bottom of the toilet and floor. A housekeeper stated that the brown substance looked like feces and the yellowish gray substance looked like urine, and acknowledged that the bathroom should be cleaned twice a day and that this mess should have been cleaned up. The Housekeeping Director later stated that the entire toilet and the wall behind it should be cleaned daily and as needed to disinfect the bathroom and allow it to appear homelike. Facility documents, including the Preventative Maintenance Program and a housekeeping performance evaluation, require that all facility areas be kept clean and in safe condition and that dirt and contaminants be removed from surfaces using proper cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
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