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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
136 HUNTINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER 515007 1720 17TH STREET HUNTINGTON WV 25701 2017-09-07 441 E 0 1 QLZ111 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to follow infection control practices to prevent the spread of disease. Staff failed to provide a barrier between a box and bottle of medication and the bedside table for Resident #103, who was one (1) of three (3) residents observed during medication administration. Additionally, beverages were left uncovered on a cart in the hallway before distribution to residents. This practice had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents. Resident identifier: #103. Facility census: 180. Findings include: a) Resident #103 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #176 was observed during morning medication administration on 08/30/17. Resident #103 was ordered [MEDICATION NAME], a nasal spray supplied in a bottle intended for multiple uses by the resident. The [MEDICATION NAME] nasal spray bottle is contained in a box. On 08/13/17 at 8:55 a.m., LPN #176 removed the [MEDICATION NAME] box from the medication cart. She carried the box into Resident #103's room. LPN #176 removed the [MEDICATION NAME] bottle from the box, and placed both the box and the bottle directly on Resident 103's bedside table. She did not place a barrier between the [MEDICATION NAME] box and bottle and the bedside table. Resident #103 declined [MEDICATION NAME] administration. LPN #176 placed the [MEDICATION NAME] bottle back into the box, and then placed the box back into the medication cart. During an interview with LPN #176 at 9:00 a.m., she stated she should have used a barrier, such as a paper towel, between the [MEDICATION NAME] box and bottle and Resident #103's bedside table. On 08/30/17 at 2:00 p.m., the Director of Nursing was notified of the above findings. b) Noontime meal observation On 08/28/17 at 12:30 p.m., two surveyors performed meal observation of residents on the fourth floor. At 12:30 p.m., beverages in uncovered glasses were noted on a cart in the hallway. The beverages remained uncovered on the cart in the hallway until 1:00 p.m. At 1:00 p.m., the lunch trays for fourth floor residents arrived. The trays were distributed to the residents, along with the beverages that had been uncovered in the hallway for at least thirty minutes. During an observation on 09/05/17 at 12:00 p.m., beverages on a cart on the fourth floor were noted to be in pitchers covered with plastic wrap. The beverages were poured into glasses immediately before being served to residents along with their meal trays. On 09/06/17 at 4:24 p.m., the District Director of Clinical Services was notified of the observations made on 08/28/17 and 09/05/17. She stated beverages to be served with meals arrive from the kitchen in pitchers covered with plastic wrap. She also stated the beverages were probably pre-poured into the glasses on the unit on 08/28/17, and then the meal trays arrived later than expected. 2020-09-01