Failure to Maintain Effective Pest Control Resulting in Gnat Infestation in Resident Room
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain an effective pest control environment as required by its Pest Control Policy and Procedure, which states the building shall be kept free of insects and rodents through an ongoing pest control program. During multiple observations of one resident’s room on 02/23/2026 at 7:51 a.m., 8:50 a.m., and 9:20 a.m., surveyors observed multiple gnats on a basket of soiled clothes and flying around on top of the basket. The facility’s Nursing Services Administrator acknowledged that multiple gnats were present in the resident’s room and that they should not have been there, and the Chief Environmental Services staff member later confirmed these findings. This deficient practice resulted in the facility not being free from insects as required by its own pest control policy and had the potential to affect all 131 residents residing in the facility.
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