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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Belmont Healthcare Center during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Surveyors identified multiple failures to follow food safety and sanitation policies, including soiled food service equipment, outdated and improperly labeled food items, and inadequate documentation of manual ware washing procedures. Personal items such as employee coats were stored on bread racks, and trash bins were placed on the same shelves as milk containers on beverage carts used for residents. These observations showed that staff did not consistently maintain clean food preparation areas, properly label and date TCS foods, or separate trash and personal belongings from food and food-contact surfaces.
The facility did not follow its own food safety and sanitation policies requiring trash to be contained in covered, leak-proof containers. During a kitchen walkthrough with the Director of Dining Services (DDS), a surveyor observed an uncovered trash can next to the juice machine and another uncovered trash can in the dish room. The DDS confirmed that these trash receptacles lacked lids, contrary to Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) policies that require the DDS to ensure appropriate lids are provided for all containers.
Two residents reported and staff observed sexually inappropriate behavior by a male resident, including entering a resident’s room uninvited while naked from the waist down and pulling on her in bed, and placing his hands under another resident’s blanket and rubbing near and on her private area. Both residents described the contact as unwanted, and one was documented as cognitively intact with capacity. Despite staff corroboration and resident statements to clinical providers, the facility’s investigations concluded that sexual abuse was not substantiated, citing lack of physical harm and inconsistent statements, and failed to adequately assess or address whether the residents felt safe or to alleviate their expressed anxiety.
The facility failed to ensure food was palatable, attractive, and maintained at a safe and appetizing temperature, as shown by tray temperature checks and interviews with several residents and staff. At lunchtime, kitchen staff were not taking or recording temperatures for items on the always-available menu, including beef patties, hotdogs, and brown gravy, before meal service began. The DDS acknowledged that temperatures for these always-available menu items were not being monitored or documented.
Residents did not receive mail delivery on Saturdays. During Resident Council, residents reported the issue, and the Activity Director confirmed that mail was not delivered on Saturdays. The Administrator stated that the manager on duty would get and deliver the mail going forward.
Surveyors found an unlocked, unattended medication cart on the 400 Hall on two occasions, and a medicine cup with milk of magnesia left on a resident’s bedside table despite facility policy stating medications should not be left unattended or at bedside. Surveyors also found an unsecured blender stored under a sink in the activities area, with the DON confirming it should not have been stored there. The cart and blender were both in areas accessible to residents, unauthorized persons, or visitors.
Failure to provide hand hygiene during meal passes. Residents on multiple halls did not receive hand washing or sanitizing before lunch, and staff placed hand wipes on trays without assisting residents with physical limitations or informing other residents that the wipes were available.
Resident records were not kept confidential when a blue medicine cart computer screen was left on and unlocked with resident information displayed. A surveyor observed the screen with resident personal information visible, and the DON stated the screen should not be left on with no employee present before locking it.
A resident who preferred help with shaving was observed with visible facial hair and stated she does not always receive this assistance. The DON confirmed the resident had visible facial hair and said staff would help her get shaved.
A facility failed to complete neurological assessments following falls for a resident, despite initiating them as required. The resident experienced multiple falls, and the Director of Nursing acknowledged the incomplete assessments during an interview.
The facility failed to ensure food safety by not removing dented cans from service. During a kitchen tour, three dented cans were found on the shelf with other cans intended for service. A culinary aide, acting as the cook for the day, acknowledged the oversight and admitted the dented cans should have been removed.
The facility failed to maintain effective infection control practices in the laundry room and during catheter care for a resident. Discarded mop heads and stained towels were improperly placed in the laundry room, increasing contamination risk. Additionally, a nurse aide did not follow infection control protocols during catheter care, failing to use PPE or perform hand hygiene, and improperly handling soiled materials.
The facility failed to maintain accurate records for two residents. A resident's capacity form was incorrectly updated with only one physician's signature, contrary to the requirement for two, and the care plan was inaccurately adjusted. Another resident's neurochecks following a fall had incorrect dates and times documented, as confirmed by the DON.
The facility failed to provide accessible call systems for residents, as observed with two residents who could not reach their call lights. An LPN confirmed the inaccessibility of the call lights, highlighting a deficiency in ensuring residents can contact caregivers when needed.
Food Storage and Sanitation Deficiencies in Dietary Services
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Summary
The facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with its own food safety and sanitation policies and professional standards. During an initial kitchen walkthrough, the surveyor, accompanied by the Director of Dining Services, observed multiple sanitation and storage issues, including a juice machine top soiled with debris, crumbs in the toaster tray, and a soiled microwave in the pantry. In the dry storage room, there was an opened, outdated brownie mix past its use-by date, and employee coats were found hanging on the bread rack. In the walk-in cooler, a case of bacon lacked an open or use-by date, and the meat slicer, though covered, had old food debris on and around the blade. The three-compartment sink log for that morning’s breakfast lacked recorded water temperature and sanitizer concentration, contrary to policy requirements for monitoring and documenting manual ware washing. Additional observations showed improper handling and storage of food and related items outside the main kitchen. A beverage in the pantry refrigerator was not labeled or dated. During a dining observation, beverage carts for two halls had trash bins placed on the same shelf as milk containers intended for residents. On a subsequent day, an employee’s coat was again found hanging on the bread rack, despite prior identification of this issue. These findings demonstrated that staff did not consistently follow facility policies requiring clean, sanitary food preparation and service areas, proper labeling and dating of TCS foods, and appropriate separation of personal items and trash from food and food-contact surfaces.
Uncovered Trash Receptacles in Food Service Areas
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Summary
The facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional food safety standards and did not follow proper sanitation practices for food preparation equipment, with the potential to affect all 60 residents. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Policy #28 requires all trash to be contained in covered, leak-proof containers to prevent cross-contamination, and HCSG Policy #30 requires the Dining Services Director to ensure appropriate lids are provided for all containers. During an initial kitchen walkthrough with the Director of Dining Services (DDS), the surveyor observed that the trash can beside the juice machine had no lid and that the trash can in the dish room also had no lid. The DDS confirmed both observations and acknowledged that there was no lid available for the dish room trash can.
Failure to Substantiate and Address Resident Sexual Abuse Allegations
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Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to appropriately use investigation results and residents’ reports to determine and substantiate sexual abuse allegations involving one male resident and two female residents. In the first incident, a cognitively intact resident reported that she awoke in her bed to find a male resident in her room, uninvited, naked from the waist down and pulling on her leg, and stated she thought he was going to try to rape her. Staff responding to her yelling found the male resident in her room wearing only a t‑shirt, with no brief or pants, and the resident told staff to remove him from her room. During examination by an NP, she again reported that a man came into her room and pulled her down in bed. Despite these observations and statements, the facility’s Five‑Day Follow‑Up report concluded that allegations of sexual abuse were not substantiated, and the facility’s position, as verified by the Administrator, was that no physical harm was done, which was the basis for not substantiating sexual abuse. The facility did not adequately evaluate whether this resident felt safe or address her expressed anxiety about the incident. In the second incident, another cognitively intact resident with a BIMS score of 14 and a physician determination of capacity reported sexual abuse by the same male resident. A CNA witnessed the male resident’s hands under this resident’s blanket, rubbing close to her private parts, and when staff intervened and asked if he had touched her private area, she stated yes. During the facility’s investigation, the resident told the Social Worker and Administrator that the male resident rubbed her private area and that she believed the contact was intentional, and she also told her attending physician that he had touched her private area. When later seen by a psychologist, she voiced no recollection of the event. The facility’s Five‑Day Follow‑Up report stated that sexual abuse could not be substantiated due to inconsistency in statements, and the Administrator confirmed that the male resident had touched her but asserted it was accidental while rubbing her leg under the blanket. The facility failed to recognize and address this resident’s expression of anxiety about the unwanted touching and did not adequately evaluate whether she felt safe, leaving her and other residents vulnerable during and after the investigative process.
Failure to Monitor and Record Food Temperatures for Always-Available Menu Items
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food and drink were palatable, attractive, and maintained at a safe and appetizing temperature, as evidenced by food tray temperatures, resident interviews, and staff interviews involving four identified residents (#47, #33, #42, and #9) out of a census of 60. On 4/28/26 at 12:00 PM, it was observed that kitchen staff were not taking and recording temperatures for items on the always-available menu prior to the start of the lunch meal service. Specifically, beef patties, hotdogs, and brown gravy did not have recorded temperatures before meal service began. The Director of Dining Services acknowledged that temperatures for always-available menu items were not being taken or recorded. No additional medical history or specific clinical conditions of the involved residents were provided in the report.
Failure to Deliver Resident Mail on Saturdays
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Summary
Residents did not have access to mail delivery on Saturdays, despite the facility’s obligation to ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. During the Resident Council meeting on 04/28/26 at 3:30 PM, residents stated that they do not receive their mail delivery on Saturdays. On 04/29/26 at 9:00 AM, the Activity Director verified that residents do not receive mail on Saturdays. On 04/29/26 at 9:25 AM, the Administrator stated that the manager on duty will get the mail and deliver it to the residents from now on. Residents identified in the report included #55, #20, #10, #33, #50, #39, #22, #45, #24, and #30, with a facility census of 60.
Unattended Medications and Unsecured Blender Found Accessible
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure the resident environment was as free from accident hazards as possible when surveyors found an unlocked, unattended medication cart on the 400 Hall and an unsecured blender stored under the sink in the activities area across from the DON’s office. The medication cart was observed in a location easily accessible to residents, unauthorized persons, or visitors, and the DON verified and locked it during the first observation. A second observation the next day again found an unlocked, unattended medication cart on the 400 Hall, which the LPN verified was left unlocked and then locked it. Resident #47 was also observed with a medicine cup on the bedside table while lying in bed. The resident stated it was milk of magnesia. When the DON entered the room and asked about the medication, he stated he would ask the nurse if the resident had asked her to leave it. The facility’s policy stated never to leave medication unattended, remain with the resident until the medication is swallowed, and do not leave medication at bedside. The unsecured blender was described as an accident hazard because its container was made of breakable glass and had sharp blades at the bottom, and it was found in a lower cabinet that was unlocked and accessible to anyone using the activities area.
Failure to Provide Hand Hygiene During Meal Passes
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Summary
The facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention program related to hand hygiene. During a meal pass observation on the 400 hall, residents in rooms on that hall did not receive hand hygiene prior to or during the noon meal pass. During another observation of the meal pass on the 200 and 400 halls, staff placed hand wipes on meal trays, but did not assist residents with physical limitations in using the wipes and did not inform other residents that the wipes were available on their trays. During interview, a Nurse Aide confirmed that residents on the 100 hall did not receive hand washing or sanitizing prior to the lunch meal that day.
Resident Record Confidentiality Not Maintained
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain the confidentiality of resident records when a medicine cart computer screen was left unlocked with resident personal information displayed. On 04/29/26 at 12:37 PM, the surveyor observed the blue medicine cart with the computer screen on and resident information visible. At 12:38 PM, the surveyor asked the DON whether the computer screen was allowed to be on with no employee present, and the DON stated it was not and locked the computer screen.
Failure to Assist Resident With Shaving
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to assist a dependent resident with activities of daily living in accordance with assessed needs for care. During observation and interview, Resident #26 was noted to have visible facial hair and stated that her preference was to receive assistance with shaving, but that she does not always receive this help. The DON later verified that the resident had visible facial hair and stated that staff would assist her with getting shaved. This deficiency was identified for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for ADL care in a facility with a census of 60.
Incomplete Neurological Assessments Post-Fall
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to adhere to professional standards of practice by not completing neurological assessments following falls for a resident. This deficiency was identified during a long-term care survey process, where it was found that a resident experienced falls on three separate occasions. Although neurological assessments were initiated after each fall, they were not completed as required. The Director of Nursing acknowledged during an interview that the assessments were incomplete for the falls that occurred on the specified dates.
Failure to Remove Dented Cans from Service
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to store, prepare, and serve food in a safe and sanitary manner by not removing dented cans from service. During a kitchen tour, three dented cans were found on the shelf alongside cans intended for service. Two of these cans contained corn, and one contained sliced peaches. Culinary Aide #38, who was acting as the cook for the day due to the absence of the Dietary Manager, acknowledged the presence of the dented cans and admitted they should have been removed from the shelves with the other cans meant for service.
Infection Control Deficiencies in Laundry and Catheter Care
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain effective infection control practices in the laundry room and during catheter care for a resident. During an inspection of the laundry room, discarded mop heads with a brown substance and several towels with brown stains were found improperly placed in the laundry sink and on top of a bin. Although multiple covered bins for storing soiled items were available, these items were not used, increasing the risk of contamination. The Executive Director confirmed that soiled items should not be in the sink or on top of the bins. In a separate incident, a nurse aide failed to adhere to infection control protocols while providing catheter care to a resident under Enhanced Barrier Precautions. The nurse aide did not don additional personal protective equipment or perform hand hygiene before or after the procedure. She also discarded used towels on the floor and failed to change gloves or perform hand hygiene after handling the resident's catheter and urine bag. The LPN present expressed shock at the nurse aide's failure to follow infection prevention protocols and confirmed the breach of the facility's policies.
Documentation Errors in Resident Capacity and Neurochecks
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain accurate medical records for two residents, leading to deficiencies in documentation. For Resident #23, a review of records revealed inconsistencies in the Physician's Determination of Capacity Form. Initially, the resident was documented as lacking capacity to make medical decisions due to a cerebral vascular accident. However, a later form incorrectly indicated the resident had regained capacity, signed by only one physician, contrary to the requirement for two signatures. The Administrator acknowledged this error and noted the care plan was incorrectly updated to reflect the resident's capacity. For Resident #13, the medical record review found inaccuracies in the documentation of neurological assessments following a fall. The dates and times of the neurochecks were incorrectly recorded. The Director of Nursing confirmed these discrepancies during an interview, acknowledging the errors in the documentation.
Inaccessible Call Systems for Residents
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that residents had access to a call system to contact caregivers while in their rooms. During an interview, Resident #46 expressed the need to speak to a staff member but was unable to locate her call light, which was found on the floor below her bed and inaccessible. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #51 confirmed the call light's inaccessibility and retrieved it for the resident. Similarly, an observation of Resident #38 revealed that his call light was not within reach. LPN #9 confirmed that Resident #38 was unable to reach his call light, indicating a consistent issue with the accessibility of call systems for residents.
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