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25 | On 1/4/23 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maja Jensen arrived at facility unannounced to conduct a health and safety check related to the 2023 Winter Storm. LPA Jensen met with Executive Director Penny Mallette and explained the purpose of today's visit.
The facility is a Continuing Care Retirement Community with Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing. The Assisted Living unit currently has a census of 72 and the Memory Care Unit has a census of 26. A portion of the facility lost power on 12/31/22 and the power was restored in the late afternoon on 1/1/23. LPA Jensen observed a down tree on the grounds that appeared to have fallen away from the living units.
The facility has generators that power the Assisted Living Unit/Memory Care and Skilled nursing units. These generators were in use for the outage in order to provide light and heat. The facility has a Public Announcement (PA) system that was used to communicate with residents. Portable generators are available for the Independent Living unit for use in the common areas. The units also have common gathering areas/recreation rooms that have gas fire places. Lanterns were used in the hallways of the Independent Living unit. All residents have emergency call pendents they can activate if they need assistance. The facility has not experienced staffing shortages and has contracts with staffing agencies if the need arises.
The facility did loose a substantial food supply from the walk in refrigerator during the outage. The food supply that remained was supplemented by providing catered meals that included pizza and sandwiches until the food supply was replenished. LPA Jensen observed there to be 2 day supply of perishable food and a 7 day supply of non-perishable food on site. A large food order consisting mainly of proteins was delivered today and included steak, hamburgers, turkey, fish and frozen pastas.
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