cms_GA: 2617
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2617 | AUTUMN BREEZE HEALTH AND REHAB | 115580 | 1480 SANDTOWN ROAD SW | MARIETTA | GA | 30008 | 2018-03-09 | 584 | D | 0 | 1 | UXT911 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, record review, and resident and staff interview, the facility failed to have hot water readily available for resident use in two of five halls. The facility census was 84 Findings include: Observation on 3/6/18 at 9:47 a.m. revealed the hot water tap in the bathroom between rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] on the B hall produced only a trickle of cold water when turned on. Interview with Resident (R)#72 at the time of this observation revealed the facility had been unable to regulate the hot water in the bathroom and had decided to turn it off a few months before. Interview on 3/6/18 at 11:43 a.m. with family member A revealed the water in the bathrooms on B hallway usually takes too long to heat up to a temperature appropriate for washing up. Observation on 3/6/18 of the hot water temperature in the bathroom between rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] on the B hallway revealed the water remained cold after five minutes of continuous running. Interview on 3/8/18 at 1:55 p.m. with Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) MM revealed she regularly works with residents on the B hall. It takes several minutes for the hot water in some of the rooms on that hallway to come to a temperature that is appropriate for giving the residents a bed bath or taking care of other personal care needs. To mitigate this lack, the CNAs bring hot water from other rooms on the hallway if hot water is needed immediately and the CNA cannot wait for the water in the resident's bathroom to heat up to a comfortable temperature. Observation on 3/9/17 at 7:34 a.m. revealed that the hot water (which was turned off the previous day) had been turned on in the bathroom shared by residents in rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] on the B hall. The hot water tap now had good pressure, but the water temperature had not changed upwards after five minutes. Interview on 3/9/18 at 7:53 a.m. with the maintenance director revealed he was aware that some of the rooms in the building had inadequate hot water. He said he attributed this to a malfunctioning circulating pump and planned to replace it. Observation on 3/9/18 at 3:00 p.m. with the maintenance director water from the hot water taps in the following bathrooms only reached the following temperatures after five or more minutes of having the taps turned on: 1. Hallway B, bathroom shared by rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] = 98 degrees Fahrenheit (F). 2. Hallway B, bathroom shared by rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] = 91 degrees F. 3. Hallway A, bathroom in room [ROOM NUMBER] = 100 degrees F. 4. Hallway A, bathroom in room [ROOM NUMBER] = 99 degrees F. 5. Hallway A, bathroom shared by rooms [ROOM NUMBERS] = 101 degrees F. Interview on 3/9/18 at 3:15 p.m. with the maintenance director revealed he checks water temperatures, weekly, and tries to have the water temperatures between 100 degrees F and 110 degrees F. He does not perform preventative maintenance, but fixes problems as they are reported to him; He has been having some issues with the circulation pump and this contributes to the hot water taking a long time to rise to acceptable levels in some of the rooms. When the pump goes out, he fixes it, but it has been going in and out recently and he plans to go to the local hardware store to purchase a replacement pump he can have one ordered and available to him within 24 hours. | 2020-09-01 |