Failure to Maintain Infection Control for Linen Carts and Shower Room
Penalty
Summary
Facility staff failed to maintain infection prevention and control practices related to linen handling and shower room cleanliness. During observation rounds, a surveyor observed a linen cart outside a resident room with personal items, including a tube of cream, shower gel, a fan, and a bag of washcloths, placed on top of the cart. On another occasion, an uncovered linen cart was observed outside a resident room. When these issues were brought to the attention of an LPN unit manager, the manager acknowledged that the linen cart should have been covered and that items should not have been placed on top of it. In a separate observation in the Sudbrook shower room with the same LPN unit manager, the surveyor observed a used washcloth on the grab bar in a shower stall and two used washcloths and a towel on the floor in front of the first shower stall. The LPN unit manager stated that GNAs were supposed to clean up after using the shower room and that, to their knowledge, Environmental Services cleaned the shower room daily. These observations demonstrate failures in staff actions to follow established infection control practices for maintaining clean linen carts and properly cleaning and maintaining the shower room environment.
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