Nonfunctioning Bathroom Exhaust Vents in Resident Rooms
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency in the facility’s provision of adequate outside ventilation in resident bathrooms, as required by licensure regulation 175 NAC 12-007.04(D). Review of the facility’s “Exhaust Fan Annual Inspection Log For All Resident Room Restrooms Throughout Facility” dated from 10/15/2025 through 2/10/2026 showed that only three rooms per month were checked in various halls, and that one of the affected rooms in the 300 hall had been checked in December and logged as working. However, during observation on 03/02/2026 at 1:00 PM, the bathroom exhaust vents in two sampled rooms (one in the 300 hall and room 325) were found not to be functioning, as they did not pull air in. In a subsequent observation and interview on 03/03/2025 at 12:25 PM, the Maintenance Director confirmed that the bathroom vents in these rooms were not functioning and were not pulling air in. No information was provided in the report about the medical conditions or histories of the residents occupying the affected rooms at the time of the deficiency.
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