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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
6978 SGMC LAKELAND VILLA 115707 138 WEST THIGPEN AVE LAKELAND GA 31635 2013-02-14 328 E 0 1 YKS711 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that respiratory care equipment was stored in a sanitary manner and failed to ensure the equipment was properly maintained in five resident rooms (11, 17B, 21A, 4C and 23B) in use for three residents in three rooms (11B, 17B and 21A) in a total sample of 29 sampled residents. Findings include: 1. During observations on 2/11/13 at 11:35 a.m. and on 2/12/13 at 10:00 a.m., the nasal cannula at the 11B bed location was uncovered and wrapped around the handle of the oxygen concentrator. The filter on the right side of the concentrator was dirty, with the bottom half covered in a white lint-looking material. There was not a filter on the left side of the concentrator. The mask for the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ([MEDICAL CONDITION]) machine on the bedside table of bed B was uncovered. Resident #24 was observed lying in bed (11A) on 2/13/13 at 7:50 a.m. with oxygen being administered through a nasal cannula from an oxygen concentrator. The oxygen concentrator that had previously been at his/her roommate's bedside on 2/11/13 and 2/12/13 had been moved to his/her bedside. The right air filter on the oxygen concentrator was dirty and the left filter was missing. The [MEDICAL CONDITION] mask was uncovered on the bedside table. 2. Resident #9 was observed lying in bed on 2/13/13 at 3:50 p.m. and 2/14/13 at 3:36 p.m. with a nasal cannula infusing oxygen from an oxygen concentrator. However, there was not an air filter on either side of the concentrator. 3. On 2/14/13 at 11:55 a.m., the oxygen concentrator in room [ROOM NUMBER]A was observed to have only one dirty air filter instead of the two filters that it was supposed to have. One air filter was missing. On 2/14/13 between 1:10 p.m. and 1:20 p.m., the following observations were made: 4. There was an uncovered nasal cannula draped over the oxygen concentrator in room [ROOM NUMBER]B. The front panel of the concentrator was dusty. One of two air filters was dusty and one was missing. 5. Although the oxygen concentrators in rooms 4C and 23B were not in use, staff had failed to maintain them in a clean and intact condition. a. There were not any air filters on the dusty oxygen concentrator in room [ROOM NUMBER]C. b. The dusty humidifier bottle attached to the dusty oxygen concentrator in room [ROOM NUMBER]B was not dated. There was a dusty air filter on the machine. During an interview on 2/14/13 at 2:09 p.m., the ward clerk stated that the treatment nurse was responsible for routinely cleaning and checking oxygen concentrators. On 2/14/13 at 2:14 p.m., the Director of Nurses (DON) said that oxygen concentrators and tubing were supposed to be cleaned every Sunday by the treatment nurse. She said that the cleaning and tubing changes were documented on the treatment sheets. However, a review of the treatment sheets revealed no staff documentation that the oxygen concentrators had been routinely cleaned. 2017-09-01