Failure to Maintain Clean and Homelike Resident Bathroom Environment
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to the facility’s failure to maintain a safe, clean, and homelike environment in one resident’s bathroom. During an observation of Resident 2’s bathroom conducted in the presence of a licensed nurse (Employee E3), surveyors noted dried brown substances in front of the toilet bowl, brown substances in the toilet bowl, two used towels left in the sink, and a used drawsheet, a used gown, and a wet washcloth with brown stains on the bathroom floor. Additionally, the garbage can in the bathroom was overflowing with used incontinent briefs, and Employee E3 confirmed that the bathroom smelled of urine. These observed conditions demonstrated that the facility did not ensure Resident 2’s bathroom was maintained in a clean and sanitary state, as required by 28 Pa. Code 201.18(b)(1)(3)(e)(1) regarding management responsibilities for providing a safe, clean, and comfortable environment.
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