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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Waters Of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
The facility failed to maintain safe food storage practices, affecting all residents. During a kitchen tour, staff were found to be unsure of proper leftover storage durations, with some items undated or past the facility's 72-hour discard policy. The Certified Dietary Manager in training acknowledged the lack of proper labeling and incorrect storage durations.
The facility failed to maintain safe and comfortable temperatures between 71 and 81 degrees, affecting four residents who reported feeling cold. The Administrator acknowledged the issue, and a delay in activating the boiler heating system led to discomfort for several days. Temperature logs showed consistent readings below the required range, and the facility did not follow its policy to address the issue promptly.
The facility failed to ensure proper hand hygiene and cleaning of blood glucose monitors during care for four residents. An LPN washed her hands for less than the recommended 20 seconds after administering medications and did not perform hand hygiene or change gloves after obtaining blood glucose results. The LPN also failed to properly disinfect the blood glucose meter. During wound care, the DON, CNA, and NP did not adhere to proper hand hygiene protocols, with the NP handing a resident a glass of juice while wearing contaminated gloves. Facility policies on hand hygiene and glucose meter cleaning were not followed.
A resident with multiple health conditions, including diabetes, was found with long, unclean fingernails and reported inadequate assistance with perianal cleansing. Despite needing help with ADLs, the facility failed to document nail care or refusals of care, and policies requiring licensed nurses to trim diabetic residents' nails were not followed.
A facility failed to ensure the safe storage of treatment supplies for a resident, as various items were found unsecured in the resident's room and bathroom. Staff interviews revealed that the supplies should have been locked in a treatment cart, but the responsible aide did not have the keys. The facility's policy mandates secure storage of medications, accessible only to authorized personnel.
Improper Food Storage and Labeling Practices
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The facility failed to ensure safe and sanitary food storage practices for facility-prepared leftovers, affecting all 27 residents. During a kitchen tour, five plastic containers with dates ranging over a week were found on the counter, and staff were unsure of the proper duration for keeping leftovers. Additionally, a pan of meatloaf and a container of meat sauce in the walk-in cooler were either undated or past the facility's policy of discarding food after 72 hours. The Certified Dietary Manager in training acknowledged the lack of proper labeling and the incorrect duration for keeping leftovers, which contradicted the facility's policy requiring all food to be labeled with the date opened and discarded after 72 hours.
Failure to Maintain Safe and Comfortable Temperatures
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The facility failed to maintain safe and comfortable temperatures between 71 and 81 degrees in resident areas, affecting four residents. Observations and interviews revealed that the ambient temperature in the building was cold, with specific instances of residents feeling cold and requiring extra blankets. For example, Resident 4's room was recorded at 61 degrees, and other residents expressed discomfort due to the cold temperatures. The facility's Administrator acknowledged the issue and indicated that a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technician was scheduled to activate the boiler heating system. However, the delay in addressing the temperature issue resulted in residents experiencing discomfort for several days. Maintenance staff were aware of the low temperatures but hesitated to notify the HVAC company until daytime temperatures were cooler, relying on outside temperatures to determine when to activate the boiler system. Temperature logs showed consistent readings below the required range in various areas of the facility, including resident halls and common areas. The facility's policy required temperatures to be checked and recorded during each shift, with deviations reported to the Administrator and other relevant personnel. However, the logs did not include temperatures from individual resident rooms, and the facility did not follow its policy to notify appropriate parties or arrange for technical service when temperatures fell outside the acceptable range.
Inadequate Hand Hygiene and Glucose Meter Cleaning
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The facility failed to ensure proper hand hygiene and cleaning of blood glucose monitors during care for four residents. During a medication pass, an LPN washed her hands for less than the recommended 20 seconds after administering medications to two residents. Additionally, the LPN did not perform hand hygiene or change gloves after obtaining blood glucose results for another resident. The LPN also failed to properly disinfect the blood glucose meter, wiping it for only three seconds instead of the required one minute. In another instance, during wound care for a resident, the DON, CNA, and NP did not adhere to proper hand hygiene protocols. The DON and CNA washed their hands for less than 20 seconds after removing gloves and gowns. The NP rinsed her hands for only two seconds and did not perform hand hygiene after touching the wound and before applying treatment. The NP also handed the resident a glass of juice while wearing contaminated gloves. The facility's policies on hand hygiene and cleaning of glucose meters were not followed. The LPN admitted to not cleaning the glucose meters immediately due to time constraints and was unclear on the current company policies. The DON was also unsure about the proper cleaning procedure for glucose meters. The facility's policies required handwashing for at least 20 seconds and specific procedures for cleaning glucose meters, which were not adhered to during the observations.
Deficiency in Personal Hygiene and Nail Care for a Resident
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The facility failed to ensure the personal hygiene of a resident, specifically regarding the care of fingernails and perianal cleansing. Resident 22 was observed with long, uneven fingernails and a dark brown substance underneath them on multiple occasions. The resident, who has a history of diabetes, heart failure, lung disease, and morbid obesity, reported difficulty in cleansing their perianal area and indicated that staff had not adequately assisted with this task. Despite the resident's need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), including personal hygiene and toileting, the care plan did not reflect any refusal of care by the resident, and there was no documentation of such refusals in the point of care task sheets. The Director of Nursing (DON) acknowledged that nail care should be part of routine ADL care and that diabetic residents should have their nails trimmed by licensed nurses. However, the facility lacked a schedule for nail trimming and did not maintain a list of residents requiring nurse-provided nail care. Additionally, there was no documentation of when nail care was performed. Facility policies required cleaning under fingernails during morning care and maintaining nails at a safe length, with diabetic residents' nails to be trimmed by licensed nurses and documented appropriately. These policies were not followed, contributing to the deficiency in care for Resident 22.
Improper Storage of Treatment Supplies
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The facility failed to ensure the safe storage of treatment supplies for one resident, identified as Resident 11. During an observation, various treatment supplies, including a bottle of wound cleanser, a tube of medi-honey, nystatin powder, Calmoseptine cream, and an open bag of cough drops, were found in the resident's room. These items were not stored in a locked compartment as required. Resident 11 confirmed that these items were kept in the room for staff convenience. Further observation revealed that some of these supplies were placed on a table in the bathroom, which was not an appropriate storage location. Interviews with staff, including a Qualified Medicine Aide (QMA), revealed that the items should not have been stored in the resident's room or bathroom. The QMA admitted to moving the items to the bathroom but did not have the keys to lock them up in the treatment cart. The facility's administrator confirmed that treatment supplies should be kept locked for sanitary and security reasons. Resident 11's medical records indicated multiple physician orders for the use of these supplies, highlighting the need for proper storage. The facility's policy, provided by the Regional Nurse Consultant, also emphasized that medications should be stored securely and only accessible to authorized personnel.
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