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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jose Villalobos conducted a case management visit with the above facility. Due to the situation surrounding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and to implement mitigation measures, today’s visit was conducted telephonically with Licensee Nonna Shapiro and Administrator Lusine Hakobyan.
During the Technical Assistance (TA) Visit conducted on 3/10/21, Licensing was informed by Nonna that the facility had not been conducting surveillance testing between the dates of 2/10/21 to 3/10/21. According to Provider Information Notice (PIN) 20-38 released on 10/6/2020, Facilities should conduct surveillance testing of 25 percent of all staff every 7 days (e.g., choose different staff to test every 7 days). As a facility with an open covid-19 outbreak, mass testing was required weekly for staff and residents by the department of health as an additional guideline.
PIN 20-46, released on 12/23/2020, states that failure to comply with COVID-19 guidelines may be considered conduct inimical to the health or safety of persons in care. It may also be a violation of licensing requirements, including, but not limited to, a resident’s personal right to be accorded safe and healthful accommodations.
Deficiency cited and noted on 809D
Exit interview was conducted via telephone with Nonna Shapiro and copy of this report and 809D emailed for review and signature. Appeal rights discussed and will be provided in the email as well. |