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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kristin Kontilis conducted an unannounced continuance of an Annual Inspection and Infection Control Inspection visit to the facility. LPA continued the annual visit due from the inspection conducted on 5/31/2022. Upon arrival LPA met with Administrator Rick Olds and explained the reason for the visit.
Entrance Interview Conducted:
During the Annual Infection Control Inspection on 5/31/2022, observations were noted as follows:
At 1:15 pm, LPA and Administrator observed the door to the medication room was open and unlocked with no staff present at the time of the observation. Upon LPA’s request, Administrator closed the door and confirmed it was locked. At approximately 2:22 pm, Wellness Director stated current residents’ charts are kept in the medication room. Wellness Director further stated Staff 1 (S1), Staff 2 (S2), and Staff 3 (S3) were on today’s schedule and often are at the desk doing charting, training, and filing. LPA advised Administrator and Wellness Director of the Type A violation due to an immediate risk to residents in care and advised Administrator and Wellness Director to keep door into the medication room locked at all times when staff are not present at the nurses’ station and/or in the medication room.
At 1:18 pm, LPA and Administrator observed the door to the Wellness Director’s office located inside the Wellness Center was unlocked and open with no staff present at the time of the observation. Wellness Center Director stated the pharmaceutical destruction container with pharmaceuticals to be destroyed is kept in the Wellness Center Director’s office. At the time of the observation, Wellness Center Director was in Administrator’s office located on the ground floor of the facility. Upon LPA’s request, Administrator closed the door and confirmed it was locked at the time of the observation. LPA advised Administrator and Wellness Director of the Type A violation due to an immediate health and safety risk to residents in care and advised Administrator and Wellness Director to keep door into the Wellness Director’s office to be locked at all times when staff are not present in the Wellness Center..
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