Improper Garbage Containment and Disposal: An outdoor dumpster had no lid or cover and was overflowing with garbage during an observation with the NHA. The facility failed to properly contain and dispose of refuse in the trash receptacle.
Improper Garbage Containment at Outside Dumpsters: The facility failed to properly contain and dispose of garbage at the outside dumpsters. Surveyors observed multiple open dumpster lids, birds on and inside the dumpsters, and discarded items around the dumpster area including a medical glove, food containers, paper products, a battery, and an energy shot bottle. The findings were reviewed with the NHA and DON.
Improper Dumpster and Garbage Disposal: Surveyors observed one outside dumpster with the lid open and debris scattered on the ground. Dietary staff confirmed the condition and stated it had not yet been cleaned up, despite the facility policy requiring food-related garbage and refuse to be stored in a manner inaccessible to pests and outside dumpsters to remain closed and free of surrounding litter.
Improper Disposal of Garbage and Refuse: The facility failed to properly contain trash and recycling in two outside dumpsters. Surveyors observed several bags of trash and several boxes heaping out of the containers, preventing the lids from closing, and the NHA confirmed both dumpsters were overfilled.
Improper Disposal of Garbage Near Dumpster: Two bags of garbage were observed lying on the ground next to an outside dumpster and remained there during a later observation. A Dietary Aide confirmed the garbage was still on the ground and stated it should not be there, which was inconsistent with the facility’s sanitation policy requiring waste to be properly contained in dumpster/compactors with lids.
Improper Disposal of Trash and Refuse: During an observation of the dumpster area, more than 15 used plastic gloves, crushed carrots, a cornstarch box, a cracked medicine cup, a specimen sample cup, a glycerin swab box, used cigarettes, a smashed plastic bag with debris, used paper towels, and multiple used plastic cups were found on the ground around the dumpster.
Surveyors observed that trash and refuse were not properly disposed of or contained in the dumpster area. Debris including used face masks, used gloves, plastic utensils, and condiment packets was scattered near the dumpster, and a dietary employee transporting a full garbage can allowed multiple large pieces of plastic to blow out onto the ground. The employee retrieved only one piece of the blown trash, left the remaining debris on the ground, and left the dumpster lid open, resulting in improper management of garbage and refuse.
Improper Disposal of Garbage and Refuse at Dumpster Area: Surveyors observed multiple medical gloves, a crumpled cigarette pack, a discarded spoon, and other debris in the grass adjacent to the main dumpster. A mattress was also discarded on the ground near the dumpster, with water and dead leaves accumulated on top. The findings were reviewed with the DON.
The facility failed to follow its policy requiring outdoor garbage containers to have tight-fitting lids kept closed when not in continuous use. During an observation of the outdoor trash area, two of four dumpsters were found with their lids open. The Dietary Manager confirmed at the time of observation, and later in interview, that the lids on these dumpsters were not closed and that garbage was not properly contained to prevent potential rodent and insect infestation, resulting in a deficiency under facility management regulations.
The facility failed to properly contain and dispose of garbage in two outdoor dumpsters. Facility policy required outside dumpsters to be kept closed and free of litter, but during an observation and interview, the Dietary Manager confirmed that the lids/covers were not closed on dumpster one and dumpster two.
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