Failure to Maintain Sanitary Shower Rooms and Proper Linen Separation
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency in maintaining a safe, clean, and sanitary environment when fecal matter was observed remaining in a common shower area and when soiled and clean linens were not properly separated. During observation of the south shower room, brown fecal matter was present on the floor, the shower chair, and the shower curtain, accompanied by a strong, offensive odor upon entry. In an interview immediately following this observation, the environmental services regional manager (EVSR) confirmed the presence of fecal matter on these surfaces and acknowledged that this was unsanitary and should have been addressed as soon as staff completed assisting a resident in the shower room, but it had not been done. In a separate observation of the north shower room, a used facility gown was found placed next to an uncovered clean towel rack. The EVSR confirmed that the used gown should have been placed in the soiled clothing container as soon as possible and that the clean towel rack should have been covered, but neither of these practices had occurred.
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