Failure to Address Suspected Mold and Damaged Wall in Resident Room
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain a clean environment as part of its infection prevention and control program when surveyors observed a damaged wall and apparent mold-like substance in one resident room. During observation of room [ROOM NUMBER], 3 to 4 inches of baseboard were found pulled away from the bottom of the wall next to the bathroom door, with a moderate amount of black substance present on the wall under and around the baseboard. A housekeeper who had worked at the facility for three months stated the black substance looked like mold, reported it had been present the entire time they had worked there, and stated they had tried to clean it off several times but it would not come off. Later, the maintenance supervisor also stated the black substance looked like mold and explained that spackling had been used to adhere the baseboard back to the wall and around the skirting. The maintenance supervisor acknowledged that the spackling did not remove the suspected mold but only covered it up, and stated that the substance should have been cleaned off the wall. The report identifies 54 residents residing in the facility but does not provide specific medical histories or conditions for the resident(s) occupying the affected room.
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