Improper Maintenance and Use of Garbage Bins
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to properly maintain and dispose of kitchen garbage and refuse as required by its own policy. With a reported census of 53 residents, surveyors observed during an initial kitchen tour that one outside garbage bin had trash placed on top of the bin rather than inside it. On a subsequent observation, a garbage bin located across the street from the facility was noted to have a bag of trash on top of the bin. During another observation, the same garbage bins across the street were found with their lids not closed. In an interview, the Certified Dietary Manager stated that his expectation was that trash should be inside the bins, not on top, and that the lids should be closed, which was consistent with the facility’s undated “Dumpster and Trash Compactor” policy requiring lids to be correctly closed after use. No specific residents, medical histories, or clinical conditions were mentioned in relation to this deficiency.
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