Failure to Maintain a Safe, Clean, and Homelike Resident Bathroom Environment
Penalty
Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment for one cognitively intact resident. During an observation of the resident’s bathroom, surveyors noted a hole in the lower left wall, a baseboard hanging off the same wall, a black substance between the floor and the lower left wall, and an area of wall covered with white plaster that was not painted to match the rest of the bathroom. The resident, who was alert, oriented, and had an intact BIMS score, stated that their room was not clean. When the Maintenance Director was brought to the bathroom, he confirmed the presence of the hole, the loose baseboard, the black substance, and the unpainted plastered wall, and acknowledged that this did not represent a homelike environment. Facility documents, including the Resident Rights policy, stated that the environment must be safe, clean, comfortable, and home-like. The job descriptions for the Maintenance Staff and Maintenance Director specified responsibilities for maintaining the building and residents’ rooms in a safe, comfortable, and attractive manner, underscoring that maintenance staff were responsible for repairs such as fixing holes in walls and ensuring baseboards were properly attached.
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